PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bagatov
vs
Humphrey

176 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Humphrey!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Bagatov.
Bagatov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagatov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bagatov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Humphrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Bagatov. Bagatov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azamat Bagatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Bagatov. Bagatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Humphrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagatov misses with a series of wild punches.
Humphrey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Humphrey, right into the meat.
Bagatov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bagatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Humphrey circles away.

Humphrey closes the distance and pushes Bagatov back into the cage.
Humphrey lands a left hand.
Bagatov jumps guard but Humphrey stands there with Bagatov around his waist. Bagatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Humphrey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bagatov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Humphrey walks away with a smile on his face. Bagatov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Bagatov does no damage.
Bagatov darts in trying to clinch

and Humphrey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Humphrey.
Humphrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Humphrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bagatov is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Humphrey.
Humphrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Bagatov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Humphrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Azamat Bagatov has been cut.
Humphrey stalling in the clinch.
Bagatov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Humphrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Humphrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Humphrey lands an elbow inside that Bagatov shrugs off.
Humphrey lands an elbow inside that Bagatov shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Humphrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bagatov takes an elbow to the temple.
Humphrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Humphrey.
Humphrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Humphrey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Humphrey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Humphrey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Humphrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Humphrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Humphrey stalling against the cage.
Humphrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Humphrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
Bagatov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bagatov takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Humphrey.
Humphrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Humphrey digs a right hand into Bagatov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bagatov's gas tank.
Humphrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Humphrey slowing the pace effectively.
Humphrey lands an elbow inside that Bagatov shrugs off.

Azamat Bagatov's cut is getting worse.

Humphrey has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bagatov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
What can Bagatov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Humphrey throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Humphrey scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humphrey struggling to keep hold of the position.
Humphrey is working the ground and pound. Can Bagatov escape?
Bagatov controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bagatov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Humphrey controlling from mount.
Humphrey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bagatov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Humphrey prevents Bagatov from getting the reversal.
Humphrey controlling the pace for now.
Bagatov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey looking to ground and pound but Bagatov is blocking nicely.
Humphrey controlling from mount.

Bagatov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Humphrey lands a really nice looking cross but Bagatov seems unphased.

Humphrey clinches with his opponent.
Humphrey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Humphrey scores a nice knee to the body.
Humphrey digs a right hand underneath Bagatov's ribcage. Bagatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Humphrey.
Humphrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humphrey lands an elbow just above Bagatov 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Humphrey.
Humphrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bagatov's defenses.
Humphrey lands with a right to the head.
Humphrey lands an elbow that stopped Bagatov in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Humphrey.
A head punch on the inside from Bagatov fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Humphrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azamat Bagatov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Humphrey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bagatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bagatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Humphrey pulls his head out easily.
Bagatov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Humphrey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bagatov is trying desperately to improve position.
Humphrey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Humphrey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bagatov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Humphrey.
Humphrey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Humphrey with good strikes from the mount here!
Humphrey controlling from the full mount.
Humphrey misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Humphrey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bagatov is looking to get to half guard.
Humphrey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bagatov's face.
Humphrey looking to finish Bagatov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bagatov!
Bagatov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Humphrey controlling the pace for now.
Humphrey tries to control but Bagatov wriggling away.
Humphrey content just to control the position here.
Bagatov regains half guard.
Humphrey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Humphrey controlling the pace for now.
Humphrey punching from mount but Bagatov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Humphrey tries to control but Bagatov wriggling away.
Humphrey throwing strikes here but Bagatov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Humphrey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Humphrey prevents Bagatov from getting the reversal.
Humphrey content just to control the position here.
Bagatov is desperately trying to improve his position but Humphrey has a good base and remains in mount.
Bagatov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bagatov tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bagatov is looking to improve his position but Humphrey isn't that keen on the idea.
Bagatov blocking the ground and pound.
Bagatov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Humphrey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Humphrey wants to control the pace but Bagatov is squirming around nicely.
Humphrey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Humphrey won't let Bagatov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Humphrey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Humphrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azamat Bagatov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bagatov misses with a combination

and Humphrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Humphrey.
Bagatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Humphrey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bagatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Humphrey's elbow.
Bagatov wants a takedown but no success here.
Humphrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Humphrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Humphrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagatov backwards.
A short uppercut from Humphrey.
Bagatov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azamat Bagatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey lands a shoulder strike.
Bagatov tries for a takedown but Humphrey manages to get underhooks.
Humphrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Humphrey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Humphrey lands a damaging elbow.

Humphrey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Bagatov looking for submissions off his back.
Humphrey passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov is trying desperately to improve position.
Humphrey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Humphrey landing strikes from the mount and Bagatov is in trouble!
Humphrey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Humphrey content just to control the position here.
Bagatov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bagatov is working hard here to advance position.
Humphrey throws some wild stikes that Bagatov manages to avoid easily.
Bagatov tries to reverse the position but Humphrey maintains control.
Bagatov trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bagatov's face.
Bagatov tries to reverse the position but Humphrey maintains control.
Humphrey controlling his opponent.
Humphrey throwing strikes here but Bagatov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Humphrey lands with some strikes.
Bagatov tries to reverse the position but Humphrey maintains control.
Humphrey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Humphrey misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov can't escape the position.
Humphrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bagatov is squirming around, avoiding Humphrey's attempts to control the action.
Humphrey controlling his opponent.
Bagatov tries to reverse the position but Humphrey maintains control.
Humphrey controlling his opponent.
Bagatov is squirming around, avoiding Humphrey's attempts to control the action.
Bagatov is desperately trying to improve his position but Humphrey has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Humphrey wants to finish this one by submission but Bagatov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Humphrey.
Humphrey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bagatov is looking to escape.
Humphrey prevents Bagatov from getting the reversal.
Humphrey controlling the pace for now.
Bagatov is desperately trying to improve his position but Humphrey has a good base and remains in mount.
Azamat Bagatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagatov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Humphrey. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Humphrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Humphrey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Humphrey!