PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erich Stanley (ranked 24800 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khatib Nurmagomedow (ranked 3737 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stanley
vs
Nurmagomedow

158 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erich Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khatib Nurmagomedow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stanley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nurmagomedow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stanley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stanley is trying to keep Nurmagomedow in close.
Stanley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedow is standing up over Stanley. Stanley looks to escape but Nurmagomedow dives into side control.
Nurmagomedow just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley looking for a sweep but Nurmagomedow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stanley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Nurmagomedow.
Nurmagomedow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stanley really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Stanley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedow.
Stanley working to try and regain half guard.
Stanley is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Stanley wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedow controlling from mount.
Stanley is working to get back to half guard.
Stanley wants to hold on but Nurmagomedow pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley taking shots to the head.
Nurmagomedow landing strikes from the mount.
Stanley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nurmagomedow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurmagomedow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stanley looks a forlorn figure.
Nurmagomedow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stanley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmagomedow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stanley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmagomedow controlling the pace for now.
Nurmagomedow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagomedow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stanley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stanley shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nurmagomedow working Stanley over with strikes here.
Nurmagomedow throws some wild stikes that Stanley manages to avoid easily.
Nurmagomedow controlling from the full mount.
Stanley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nurmagomedow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stanley tries to hold on but Nurmagomedow postures up.
Nurmagomedow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedow looking to ground and pound but Stanley is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries to lock up and control but Nurmagomedow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Nurmagomedow has isolated one of Stanley's arms. Stanley looking to fight him off but Nurmagomedow twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khatib Nurmagomedow!