PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Kamyshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magaba's choice of entrance music: Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mookie Magaba enters the cage!

Kamyshin
vs
Magaba

160 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Valeriy Kamyshin!
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, Mookie Magaba!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magaba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kamyshin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Magaba is in Kamyshin's guard.
Kamyshin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magaba is one step ahead there.

Magaba 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.

Magaba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Magaba 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Magaba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magaba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Magaba 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.

Magaba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Magaba 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.
Magaba won't allow Kamyshin to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magaba 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.
Kamyshin wants to sweep here but Magaba controlling him for the moment.

Magaba 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.
Magaba stopping the sweep attempt from Kamyshin.
Kamyshin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamyshin tries to get out of the position.

Magaba 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.

Magaba drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Magaba seems to have locked his on tight now - Kamyshin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Magaba, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mookie Magaba!
After winning the bout, Mookie Magaba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.