PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 862 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Marcos Furriel (ranked 125 p4p, 334 weight class). Marcos Furriel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nurmagomedov
vs
Furriel

170 cm
23
162
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
165
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Furriel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Furriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice head shot.
Furriel throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.

Furriel is rocked!
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Furriel avoids it easily.
Furriel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Furriel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nurmagomedov lands a right hand from hell, dropping Furriel. Nurmagomedov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
An out of breath Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.