PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalib Nuragomidova (ranked 2904 p4p, 2356 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 335 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nuragomidova
vs
Morad

181 cm
37
155
10 - 9 - 0

178 cm
37
157
19 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khalib Nuragomidova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuragomidova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nuragomidova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuragomidova on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nuragomidova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morad scores with a jab to the body.
Morad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuragomidova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Morad misses.
Nuragomidova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nuragomidova closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nuragomidova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morad, up you get!
Nuragomidova staying out of range there.
Nuragomidova doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Nuragomidova has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morad throws a head kick that misses.
Nuragomidova looks to land a left hand but Morad moved out of range nicely.
Morad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Morad. That snapped Nuragomidova's head back.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Morad throws a hook to the side of Nuragomidova's head but Nuragomidova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Nuragomidova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Nuragomidova drives through with a takedown into Morad's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nuragomidova trying to control the position from guard on top but Morad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuragomidova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nuragomidova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Morad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Morad keeps moving.
Morad working a defensive guard but Nuragomidova manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nuragomidova 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.
Morad is trying to get back to half guard.
Nuragomidova works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morad regains half guard, as Nuragomidova was trying to land strikes.
Nuragomidova is keen to just control but Morad is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morad tries to roll over but Nuragomidova keeps him under control.
Nuragomidova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morad taking some punishment here, with Nuragomidova in his half guard.
Nuragomidova is looking to advance position but Morad won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nuragomidova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nuragomidova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Morad keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nuragomidova scoring with some ground and pound.
Morad is trying to control the position but Nuragomidova postures up.
Nuragomidova is in close to Morad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nuragomidova throwing strikes from guard but Morad blocks nicely.
Morad trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khalib Nuragomidova dominated that round.
That's time! Nuragomidova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Nuragomidova lands.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Nuragomidova moved out of range nicely.
Morad throws a hook to the side of Nuragomidova's head but Nuragomidova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morad slaps away a takedown attempt from Nuragomidova, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nuragomidova's corner calls for a 1-2. Nuragomidova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nuragomidova misses with a looping right.
Morad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuragomidova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morad.
Nuragomidova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nuragomidova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Nuragomidova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nuragomidova slips a jab from Morad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuragomidova cracks Morad with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad scores with a leg kick.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nuragomidova throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morad connects with an inside leg kick.
Morad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nuragomidova lands an overhand right.

It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Morad sizes up Nuragomidova with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Nuragomidova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nuragomidova scores with a nice head shot.
Nuragomidova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morad.
Nuragomidova takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Morad throws a head kick but Nuragomidova moves out of range.
Nuragomidova dodges the punch combination from Morad.
Morad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
Nuragomidova misses with the combination.
Morad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nuragomidova moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nuragomidova throws a right and a left that Morad avoids nicely.
Nuragomidova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morad misses with a looping right.
Nuragomidova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morad walks into a left hand.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Nuragomidova moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Nuragomidova.
Morad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nuragomidova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nuragomidova misses with an uppercut.
Morad throws a head kick but Nuragomidova moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Morad.

Morad rushes Nuragomidova and presses him up against the cage.
Nuragomidova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuragomidova is trying to push Morad away but Morad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Nuragomidova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morad misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morad.
Morad scores with the left hand. Nuragomidova knows he should have avoided that one.
Nuragomidova misses with a series of wild punches.
Nuragomidova closes the distance and clinches up with Morad, looking for a takedown. Nuragomidova pushes Morad against the cage but Morad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nuragomidova throws a right and a left that Morad avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morad! But no joy.
Nuragomidova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morad with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nuragomidova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been informed that Morad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morad has hold of Nuragomidova's hands but Nuragomidova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nuragomidova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morad defending well though.
Nuragomidova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nuragomidova throwing shots but Morad is blocking nicely.
Morad wants to control but Nuragomidova is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuragomidova wants to control but Morad is keeping him busy.
Nuragomidova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morad defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erran Morad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
That's time! Nuragomidova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morad throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Nuragomidova lands.
Nuragomidova throws a hook to the side of Morad's head but Morad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuragomidova misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
Nuragomidova throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Morad.
Nuragomidova connects with a looping right hand.

Morad is rocked!
Nuragomidova drops Morad with a naaaaasty hook - Morad is in real trouble here! Nuragomidova dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalib Nuragomidova!
After winning the bout, Khalib Nuragomidova thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.