PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stroev (ranked 6093 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 25970 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stroev
vs
Magomedov

175 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Victor Stroev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stroev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magomedov is on top in guard.

Stroev trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Magomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magomedov postures up.
Stroev wants to hit a switch here but Magomedov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stroev there!
Magomedov tries to control but Stroev wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroev is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Magomedov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stroev tries to hold on but Magomedov pushes him away.
Magomedov cracks Stroev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Stroev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stroev wants to hold on but Magomedov pushes him away.
Stroev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magomedov on the ground.
Magomedov working the ground and pound effectively.
Stroev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magomedov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov prevents Stroev from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov looking to control but Stroev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magomedov avoids the attempt from Stroev to control.
Magomedov looking to control but Stroev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magomedov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stroev tries to reverse the position but Magomedov maintains control.

Stroev tries to improve his position but Magomedov has taken his back! Magomedov has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Stroev tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Magomedov pushes Stroev away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rashid Magomedov!
After the big win, Rashid Magomedov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.