PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 947 p4p, 125 weight class) and Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 1648 p4p, 208 weight class). Nurmagabeeb has chosen Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Half Assed
vs
Nurmagabeeb

179 cm
22
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
29
163 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nurmagabeeb misses.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed lands with a hook. Nurmagabeeb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurmagabeeb throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Half Assed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed thuds his right hand into Nurmagabeeb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Nurmagabeeb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Nurmagabeeb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Half Assed walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagabeeb's head.

It looks like Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has been cut.
Half Assed connects with a right hand. Nurmagabeeb shakes it off.
Nurmagabeeb slips under a jab.
Nurmagabeeb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Half Assed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Half Assed slips a jab and a cross from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb swinging wildly here.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Half Assed misses

and Nurmagabeeb counters by moving into the clinch.
Half Assed tries a body shot but Nurmagabeeb blocks it.
Half Assed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Nurmagabeeb manages to pull guard.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Half Assed in close to prevent any damage.

Nurmagabeeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Half Assed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Half Assed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagabeeb swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nurmagabeeb working for a triangle but Half Assed defends it easily.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Half Assed in close to prevent any damage.

Nurmagabeeb looking for a guillotine here but Half Assed defends easily.
Half Assed looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagabeeb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Half Assed working for submissions but it's allowed Nurmagabeeb to get to half guard.
Half Assed is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Psycho’s Elites , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Half Assed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmagabeeb lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurmagabeeb wants to free his trapped foot but Half Assed is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Half Assed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Nurmagabeeb is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmagabeeb wants to take a breather but Half Assed is having none of it.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Half Assed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nurmagabeeb misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a right hand to the body.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb moves away.
A big right from Nurmagabeeb misses.
Half Assed lands with an overhand left.
Nurmagabeeb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab and a cross from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagabeeb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anti Half Assed is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagabeeb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Half Assed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Nurmagabeeb ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagabeeb lands with a right hand.
Nurmagabeeb missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Half Assed lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of Nurmagabeeb's head but Nurmagabeeb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagabeeb stalks Half Assed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Half Assed's face. Half Assed staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a wild combination.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed lands a jab to Nurmagabeeb's midsection.
Nurmagabeeb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Half Assed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Half Assed takes a swing at Nurmagabeeb's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Nurmagabeeb is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Nurmagabeeb is out of range.
Nurmagabeeb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb moves away.
Half Assed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagabeeb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Half Assed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurmagabeeb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Half Assed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagabeeb lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurmagabeeb staying out of range there.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagabeeb misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb lands a jab to Half Assed's midsection.
Half Assed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurmagabeeb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagabeeb.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Half Assed finds it's way through Nurmagabeeb's defenses.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed dodges the punch combination from Nurmagabeeb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagabeeb throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Half Assed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nurmagabeeb is in Half Assed's guard.
Half Assed keeping moving, preventing Nurmagabeeb from controlling successfully.

Nurmagabeeb got a little sloppy there for a moment and Half Assed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagabeeb has managed to get both his arms back between Half Assed's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagabeeb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb stopping the sweep attempt from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagabeeb slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Half Assed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nurmagabeeb stacks Half Assed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nurmagabeeb!
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Half Assed taking punishment in the form of punches.
Half Assed is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Half Assed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Half Assed slips under a jab from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmagabeeb swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagabeeb. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmagabeeb moves away from the strike by Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
Half Assed lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Nurmagabeeb lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagabeeb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Nurmagabeeb fails with the takedown
and Half Assed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Half Assed lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurmagabeeb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Half Assed scores with a nice right hand.
Nurmagabeeb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Half Assed throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagabeeb's shoulder, as Nurmagabeeb tries to avoid the shot.
Half Assed lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagabeeb looks to clinch
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagabeeb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Half Assed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
No joy there for Nurmagabeeb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Half Assed scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Half Assed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Half Assed clobbers Nurmagabeeb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagabeeb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagabeeb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurmagabeeb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Half Assed lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagabeeb's head back.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range nicely.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Nurmagabeeb saw that one coming.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a left hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb throws a jab when Half Assed was well out of range.
It looked like Half Assed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurmagabeeb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagabeeb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Half Assed misses the target.

Nurmagabeeb closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Half Assed to the mat! Half Assed manages to get full guard.
Nurmagabeeb connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagabeeb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagabeeb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Half Assed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nurmagabeeb stacks Half Assed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nurmagabeeb!
Half Assed looks to move to half guard but instead Nurmagabeeb has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Half Assed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is in a horrible position here. Nurmagabeeb smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control but Half Assed is having none of it.
Half Assed is looking to get to half guard.
Nurmagabeeb controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Half Assed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Half Assed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!