PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bruno (ranked 6813 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mukhammadgafur Gazimagomedov (ranked 5957 p4p, 0 weight class). Gazimagomedov has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mukhammadgafur Gazimagomedov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bruno
vs
Gazimagomedov

178 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mukhammadgafur Gazimagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gazimagomedov looks winded!
Bruno throws a series of punches but Gazimagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Gazimagomedov stuffs the takedown.
Gazimagomedov blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bruno.
Bruno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno swinging wildly here.
Gazimagomedov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Gazimagomedov.
And Gazimagomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Bruno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch combination from Bruno misses.
Bruno tries to bum rush Gazimagomedov with a series of wild strikes but Gazimagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Bruno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Gazimagomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adam Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gazimagomedov dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Bruno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Bruno misses.
Gazimagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruno but Bruno pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bruno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gazimagomedov is trying to defend but Bruno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bruno breaks from Gazimagomedov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bruno trying to control but Gazimagomedov is having none of it.
Bruno working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov is in a horrible position here. Bruno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bruno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bruno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruno wants to control the pace but Gazimagomedov is squirming around nicely.
Bruno with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno scoring with strikes but Gazimagomedov is staying in there.
Gazimagomedov is looking to improve his position but Bruno isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruno scoring with strikes but Gazimagomedov is staying in there.
Bruno with the ground and pound from mount.
Bruno cracks Gazimagomedov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bruno wants to control the pace but Gazimagomedov is squirming around nicely.
Bruno controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bruno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazimagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gazimagomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Bruno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Bruno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Bruno does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Bruno. Those never looked like landing.
Gazimagomedov dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Bruno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazimagomedov can do to turn this around?
Bruno misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno thuds his right hand into Gazimagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gazimagomedov is breathing heavily.
Bruno stuffs the takedown attempt from Gazimagomedov. Gazimagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Bruno.
Gazimagomedov slips a jab from Bruno.
Bruno throws a right hand that Gazimagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazimagomedov also avoids with ease.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Gazimagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Bruno looks to land a right hand but Gazimagomedov moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gazimagomedov as Bruno shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruno, as that shot connected.
Gazimagomedov slips a jab and a cross from Bruno.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bruno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bruno lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gazimagomedov is looking for a triangle here but Bruno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Bruno has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gazimagomedov slips under a jab from Bruno.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Bruno misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bruno.
Gazimagomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruno tries to bum rush Gazimagomedov with a series of wild strikes but Gazimagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazimagomedov.
Gazimagomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Gazimagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Gazimagomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruno defends it nicely.
Bruno stalks Gazimagomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazimagomedov's face. Gazimagomedov staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Gazimagomedov slips a jab and a cross from Bruno.
Bruno throws a right hand that Gazimagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazimagomedov also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gazimagomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruno, which made it look bad.
Adam Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukhammadgafur Gazimagomedov.
Gazimagomedov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gazimagomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Gazimagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bruno dominated that second round.
That's time! Bruno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bruno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gazimagomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruno sets himself, and Gazimagomedov steps forward looking for the clinch! Bruno avoids it this time.
Bruno throws a right hand that Gazimagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazimagomedov also avoids with ease.
Gazimagomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruno shoots for a double leg takedown but Gazimagomedov sprawls well. He's pushed Bruno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Gazimagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Bruno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bruno shoots for a double leg takedown but Gazimagomedov sprawls well. He's pushed Bruno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Bruno misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno throws a right and a left that Gazimagomedov avoids nicely.
Gazimagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruno was well out of range. Poor timing from Gazimagomedov.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Gazimagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Gazimagomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruno attempts a counter takedown but Gazimagomedov avoids it well and moves away.

Bruno gets a takedown into half guard.
Bruno is trying to control the action in half guard but Gazimagomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bruno connects with a nice short shot to Gazimagomedov's temple.
Gazimagomedov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bruno manages to pass to mount!
Bruno cracks Gazimagomedov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bruno tries to control but Gazimagomedov wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Gazimagomedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bruno lands with some strikes.
Gazimagomedov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno dominating with strikes here.
Bruno wants to control the pace but Gazimagomedov is squirming around nicely.
Bruno is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gazimagomedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gazimagomedov wants to hold on but Bruno pushes him away.
Gazimagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gazimagomedov is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Gazimagomedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bruno lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bruno is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gazimagomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruno trying to control but Gazimagomedov is having none of it.
Bruno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gazimagomedov can't escape the position.
Bruno unloading with bombs!
Bruno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bruno dominating with strikes here.
Gazimagomedov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bruno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gazimagomedov hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gazimagomedov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bruno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adam Bruno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gazimagomedov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mukhammadgafur Gazimagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno breaks from Gazimagomedov's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bruno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bruno!