PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Mcgregor (ranked 4862 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 480 p4p, 433 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mcgregor
vs
Nurmagomedov

181 cm
26
162
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
162
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov dives in and grabs Mcgregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes down on Nurmagomedov's head and hops out.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor throws a nice looking combination but Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcgregor with a body shot.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmagomedov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mcgregor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor looks to clinch
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmagomedov swinging wildly here.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurmagomedov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liam Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgregor throws a combination that misses
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgregor's waist but Mcgregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmagomedov off to one side.
A combination from Mcgregor does no damage.
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgregor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nurmagomedov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nurmagomedov with the ground and pound but Mcgregor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nurmagomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from half guard but Mcgregor is working away.
Nurmagomedov working over Mcgregor with some ground and pound. Mcgregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mcgregor is trying to stand up here but Nurmagomedov is controlling him well.
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Mcgregor is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Mcgregor's hands, connecting with Mcgregor's forehead.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Mcgregor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgregor keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Mcgregor is keeping him busy.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcgregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nurmagomedov looking to score a takedown here. Mcgregor is defending well but Nurmagomedov drives through and ends up in Mcgregor's guard.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of digs.
Mcgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov postures up in Mcgregor's guard and throws a big left but Mcgregor blocks it.
Mcgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to Mcgregor's body and controls the position.
Nurmagomedov is working Mcgregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcgregor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nurmagomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmagomedov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcgregor!
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nurmagomedov breaks from Mcgregor's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Mcgregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mcgregor is rocked!
Nurmagomedov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Mcgregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagomedov loads up with a big shot that hurts Mcgregor! He's pulled Nurmagomedov in close but Nurmagomedov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mcgregor survive? More strikes from Nurmagomedov and Mcgregor is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.