PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 393 p4p, 864 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 57 p4p, 123 weight class). De Minaur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek and Destroy . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Minaur
vs
Nagibatel

177 cm
24
162
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
160
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel scores with a punch to the head.
Nagibatel misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Nagibatel misses with an uppercut
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Nagibatel scores with a push kick.
De Minaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A cross from Nagibatel lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Minaur dodges the punch combination from Nagibatel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur jabs at Nagibatel's body.
De Minaur defending well as Nagibatel loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a big counter combination but Nagibatel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Nagibatel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.

De Minaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nagibatel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
Nagibatel lands a right hand.
Nagibatel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel wants to break free but De Minaur has control.
Nagibatel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
Nagibatel swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagibatel struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Nagibatel can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.

Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Nagibatel lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Minaur's sensitive parts.
Nagibatel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagibatel misses with a looping right.
Nagibatel swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nagibatel lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by De Minaur - just one landing.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
De Minaur lands with a cross.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a straight right.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
De Minaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagibatel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagibatel scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagibatel scores with a jab.
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!
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
Nagibatel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel scores with a nice strike.
Nagibatel throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but De Minaur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab.

De Minaur has closed the distance and engaged Nagibatel in a clinch.
Nagibatel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

De Minaur looks for the body kick but Nagibatel saw that one coming.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
Nagibatel missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a left hand
and De Minaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nagibatel misses.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
De Minaur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Minaur tries to bum rush Nagibatel with a series of wild strikes but Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagibatel.

De Minaur rushes Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Minaur lands with a right to the head.
Nagibatel tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.
Nagibatel misses with a wild body shot.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nagibatel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagibatel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nagibatel looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur scores with a hook.
Nagibatel misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nice jab there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel connects with a body shot.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Nagibatel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagibatel tries to land a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagibatel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
Nagibatel throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagibatel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from De Minaur.
Nagibatel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagibatel's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Minaur under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Nagibatel cracks De Minaur with an open hand slap.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagibatel.
De Minaur scores with a hook.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur thumps Nagibatel with a low kick.
Nagibatel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagibatel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagibatel misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur walks into a left hand.
Nagibatel throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Nagibatel is rocked!
Nagibatel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagibatel throws out the jab.
Nagibatel lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Nagibatel takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel throws a wild body kick that De Minaur sees coming a mile off.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for De Minaur.
A head kick misses from De Minaur.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nagibatel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
De Minaur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagibatel wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur tries to clinch but Nagibatel is having none of it.
De Minaur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Minaur clobbers Nagibatel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagibatel blocks the leg kick.
Nagibatel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nagibatel just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's a brutal combination of punches from De Minaur! Nagibatel is backing up but he can't get away as De Minaur lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Nagibatel and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rod De Minaur!
Our winner, Rod De Minaur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.