PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalke comes into the arena with Operation Blade blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chalke
vs
Nurmagomedov

175 cm
22
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

177 cm
23
156 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown

and Chalke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chalke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chalke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cody Chalke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chalke tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chalke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmagomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalke swivels and escapes.
Chalke tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.

Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chalke.
Nurmagomedov prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chalke lands with a left to the head.
Chalke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov is trying to drag Chalke to the mat but Chalke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chalke stops a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Chalke is pressed up against the ropes. Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chalke down to the mat. Chalke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chalke stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.

Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chalke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chalke is pressed up against the ropes. Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chalke down to the mat. Chalke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Nurmagomedov darts in and clinches Chalke up against the ropes.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Chalke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Nurmagomedov looking for a takedown.
Chalke stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Chalke.
Nurmagomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chalke is defending well.
Nurmagomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chalke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Chalke on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown.

Chalke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep. Chalke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmagomedov has hold of Chalke's hands but Chalke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chalke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chalke lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Chalke.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep. Chalke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chalke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chalke working over Nurmagomedov with some ground and pound. Nurmagomedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Chalke is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov keeping hold of Chalke's head, controlling as best he can.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Nurmagomedov's temple.
Chalke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Nurmagomedov's temple.
Nurmagomedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chalke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nurmagomedov has his hands clasped together around Chalke's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Chalke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nurmagomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chalke pinned against the ropes. Chalke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body punch from Chalke.
Chalke gets cracked there but stands up to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurmagomedov wants the takedown. Chalke is fighting it off but Nurmagomedov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chalke's guard against the ropes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Chalke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chalke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into side control.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working away.
Chalke tries to improve position but can't.
Chalke is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chalke keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Chalke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Nurmagomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nurmagomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Nurmagomedov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chalke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chalke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurmagomedov off and has taken his back!
Chalke is trying to stick to Nurmagomedov's back but Nurmagomedov is turning into Chalke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chalke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nurmagomedov.
Chalke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chalke keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Chalke blocks nicely.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the top position.
Nurmagomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Chalke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov pulls Chalke in close to his closed guard and prevents Chalke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand up but Chalke is controlling him.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chalke's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chalke trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chalke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chalke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chalke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nurmagomedov can turn it around.
Chalke misses with a body punch.

Chalke successfully pulls guard.
Chalke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chalke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Chalke is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Chalke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Nurmagomedov clinches with his opponent.
Chalke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cody Chalke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Chalke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is working for takedown but Chalke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chalke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalke is pushing Nurmagomedov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Chalke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chalke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov looking for a takedown.
Chalke lands a right hand.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Chalke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Nurmagomedov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chalke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chalke breaks Nurmagomedov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chalke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Chalke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurmagomedov is trying to keep Chalke in close.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Chalke looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chalke pulls Nurmagomedov in to control the position.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Chalke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Chalke keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Chalke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chalke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cody Chalke!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cody Chalke!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cody Chalke!

Cody Chalke wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cody Chalke thanked RAGS of a RONIN for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).