PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joseph willam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nagiev
vs
willam

177 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Nagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, joseph willam!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagiev, right into the meat.
No joy there for Nagiev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
willam avoids the head kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagiev tries to clinch up but willam circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagiev misses with a two punch combination.
Nagiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
willam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
willam avoids the head kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev misses with a body shot.
willam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagiev misses the jab.
Nagiev throws a head kick but willam moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.
Nagiev misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.

willam scores with a takedown into Nagiev's guard.
Nagiev keeping moving, preventing willam from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

willam is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
willam won't allow Nagiev to get back to his feet.
Nagiev trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
willam trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nagiev lands with an uppercut that bounces willam off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nagiev slams his shin into willam's torso.
Nagiev with a nice cross.

willam is rocked!
willam looks gassed!
Nagiev drops willam with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nagiev follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Nagiev!