PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Orton
vs
Magomedov

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orton quickly recovers to half guard.
Orton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Magomedov is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Magomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov passes to side control.
Magomedov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Magomedov has hold of Orton's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Orton tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Magomedov cranks the arm and Orton screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Orton, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Magomed Magomedov!