PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamar Tazmachev (ranked 25170 p4p, 25280 weight class) and Bill Nigel (ranked 805 p4p, 762 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tazmachev
vs
Nigel

185 cm
22
185
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
185
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamar Tazmachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Nigel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tazmachev tries to bum rush Nigel with a series of wild strikes but Nigel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tazmachev throws a right hand that Nigel ducks under and follows up with a left that Nigel also avoids with ease.
Kamar Tazmachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nigel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tazmachev but Tazmachev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tazmachev scores with a hook to the body. Nigel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Nigel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nigel has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tazmachev is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nigel yanks on the arm and Tazmachev is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nigel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Nigel!