PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Barger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash Barger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nurmy
vs
Barger

169 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flash Barger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barger tries to clinch up.
Barger doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmy circles away.
Barger moves in looking to clinch but Nurmy pushes him off.

Nurmy gets the takedown into side control.
Barger is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barger to see if he's OK.
Nurmy taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Nurmy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Barger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nurmy lands some shots froms side control.
Nurmy really is a fat lump.
Barger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barger taking a bit of punishment here - Nurmy scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Barger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barger wants to control but Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nurmy is chipping away with strikes.
Nurmy working away.
Barger taking punishment in the form of punches.

Barger is rocked!
Nurmy working the head with strikes.
Barger is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy lands a strong strike to the head of Barger. That's dazed him! Nurmy looking to finish here. Barger is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nurmy lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!