PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Glover (ranked 2536 p4p, 5580 weight class) and Magomed Magomedsharipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomed Magomedsharipov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glover
vs
Magomedsharipov

186 cm
23
200
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
175
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Magomedsharipov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedsharipov at a distance.
Magomedsharipov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Glover's corner calls for a 1-2. Glover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Magomedsharipov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glover.
Glover lands with a shot to the body.
Glover thuds a left hand into Magomedsharipov's body.

Glover forces Magomedsharipov back against the cage and clinches.
Glover displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedsharipov up against the cage.
Glover content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedsharipov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glover defends well and Magomedsharipov ends up having to push Glover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Glover cracks Magomedsharipov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Glover has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Magomedsharipov to stand back up!

Magomedsharipov is rocked!
Magomedsharipov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomedsharipov is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
Glover digs a good hook to Magomedsharipov's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Magomedsharipov up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Glover from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Magomedsharipov's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrance Glover!