PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ruthless (ranked 1291 p4p, 1760 weight class) and Maksud Magomedov (ranked 139 p4p, 181 weight class). Ruthless's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All for the Cash. Magomedov has chosen Lezginka - Kavkaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ruthless
vs
Magomedov

193 cm
25
264
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
34
226
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov tries to clinch but Ruthless moves away
and Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking.
Magomedov drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruthless throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Ruthless lands a head shot.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruthless avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruthless misses with the head strike.
Ruthless throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov jumps guard but Ruthless stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruthless.
Ruthless tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.

Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Ruthless is having none of it.
Rob Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless misses with a looping left.
Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruthless was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rob Ruthless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Ruthless throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab.

Magomedov rushes Ruthless and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless presses Magomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruthless.
A head punch on the inside from Ruthless fails to land.
Ruthless misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruthless gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Ruthless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruthless.
Ruthless lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruthless avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless manages to get underhooks.
Magomedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthless stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruthless.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Ruthless.
Ruthless fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruthless.

Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Magomedov looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Ruthless with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Ruthless. Beautiful body shot.
Ruthless moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruthless with a nice calf kick.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless circles away easily
and Ruthless cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Ruthless dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good leg kick by Ruthless.
Magomedov walks into a left hand.
Ruthless changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruthless tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Magomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruthless misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless misses with a leg kick.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruthless.
Ruthless scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a solid leg kick but Magomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruthless.
Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruthless throws a right hand that misses
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruthless missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruthless tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Ruthless misses.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Ruthless avoids it easily.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov fails with the takedown
enabling Ruthless to counter with a crisp jab.
Rob Ruthless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Ruthless misses with a straight left.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a quick inside leg kick.

Magomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruthless to the ground. Magomedov is now in Ruthless's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruthless controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov distracts Ruthless with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruthless is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruthless on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruthless tries to get out of the position.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ruthless keeps moving.
Magomedov won't allow Ruthless to sweep him here.
Magomedov postures up.
Ruthless looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Magomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Ruthless pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Magomedov trying to control but Ruthless is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruthless avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruthless is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruthless is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ruthless with a hook.
Ruthless throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruthless but Ruthless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruthless. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Ruthless dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruthless's guard.
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruthless keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Ruthless controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov pushing down on Ruthless's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruthless tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Ruthless trying to get back to full guard but Magomedov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Magomedov scoring with strikes but Ruthless is staying in there.
Ruthless is in a horrible position here. Magomedov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Magomedov trying to control but Ruthless is having none of it.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maksud Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruthless really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magomedov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Rob Ruthless has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is working to get back to half guard.
Ruthless wants to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov wants to control the pace but Ruthless is squirming around nicely.
Magomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Ruthless is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Rob Ruthless's cut is getting worse.
Ruthless taking shots to the head.

Rob Ruthless's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Ruthless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maksud Magomedov!
An out of breath Maksud Magomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.