PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 75 p4p, 126 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 8 p4p, 13 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Dagestan (Remix). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nurmagomedov
vs
Lee

178 cm
39
175
30 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
180
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Nurmagomedov drops back down to his feet.
Nurmagomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmagomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Nurmagomedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Lee has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurmagomedov stalling in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Nurmagomedov blocks with his arms.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee gets through Nurmagomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nurmagomedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Nurmagomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagomedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into side control.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Nurmagomedov tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov is working away.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Nurmagomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nurmagomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nurmagomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Lee clinches up with Nurmagomedov and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Nurmagomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagomedov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Lee tenderised Nurmagomedov's leg. Nurmagomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Lee.

It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jimmy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmagomedov rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Nurmagomedov should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Nice jab there from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Nurmagomedov throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nurmagomedov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmagomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nurmagomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurmagomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurmagomedov steps away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Nurmagomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nurmagomedov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter punch.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Nurmagomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Nurmagomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nurmagomedov eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints and then cracks Nurmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Nurmagomedov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lee stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Nurmagomedov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov controls the position from side control.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.

Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee controls Nurmagomedov momentarily but Nurmagomedov frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagomedov is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee has his hands clasped together around Nurmagomedov's back. He's all about the action.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee keeping hold of Nurmagomedov's head, controlling as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Lee is looking to control Nurmagomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?

Nurmagomedov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov had his way with Jimmy Lee in that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmagomedov with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Lee lands a nice hook to Nurmagomedov's body. Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee catches Nurmagomedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Lee.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov counters with a two punch combo.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee defending well as Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick as Nurmagomedov jumps back.
Nurmagomedov moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmagomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a push kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee is the new welterweight champion!
Jimmy Lee decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.