PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton comes to the cage accompanied by I Want It All. Magomedov has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clayton
vs
Magomedov

189 cm
31
280 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Clayton throws a leg kick
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Clayton scores with a leg kick.
Clayton misses the body punch
and Magomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clayton tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clayton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Magomedov misses.
Clayton throws a leg kick

and Magomedov counters by clinching up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clayton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clayton is leaning against Magomedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton blocking some punches.
Clayton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magomedov is keeping busy.
Clayton is working Magomedov over against the cage.
Clayton stalling.
Magomedov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clayton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magomedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Clayton gets an underhook and turns Magomedov into the cage.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Clayton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clayton tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Clayton back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Clayton misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Clayton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clayton lands with a short shot to the head.
Clayton misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clayton.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Clayton avoids the damage to the body.
Clayton is trying to stall.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Clayton holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Clayton controls his hands.
Clayton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Clayton.

Magomedov tightens his grip and picks Clayton up, before dumping him to the ground. Clayton manages to land in guard.
Clayton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clayton is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clayton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clayton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magomedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clayton keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.

Clayton looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clayton trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Clayton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clayton is keeping the position for now.
Clayton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov distracts Clayton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clayton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clayton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clayton throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Clayton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magomedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clayton tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clayton throws a leg kick but Magomedov checks it.
Clayton misses with a looping right.
Clayton misses with a body shot

and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Magomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Clayton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clayton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Clayton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clayton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Clayton.
Clayton throws some wild stikes that Magomedov manages to avoid easily.
Clayton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magomedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clayton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Magomedov is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Clayton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Clayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magomedov tries to hold on but Clayton pushes him away.
Magomedov working to try and regain half guard.
Magomedov wants to control but Clayton is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ethan Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clayton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Magomedov is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Clayton! Magomedov is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ethan Clayton!
After the big win, Ethan Clayton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.