PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nurmagomedov Junior (ranked 5395 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Mystery (ranked 24033 p4p, 0 weight class). King Mystery is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Junior
vs
Mystery

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
26
152 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nurmagomedov Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Mystery!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mystery misses with a low kick.

Junior moves into the clinch successfully.
Mystery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junior leaning his opponent against the cage.
Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Junior looking for a takedown.
Mystery trying to stall but Junior improves his position.
Mystery with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Junior to work.
Mystery scores with a hook to the body.

Junior gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Junior in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Mystery defends it.
Junior sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Junior maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mystery could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Junior has cracked it and Mystery is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Junior!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nurmagomedov Junior!