PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Magallanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaurbek Beygansiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Magallanes
vs
Beygansiev

210 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

205 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Magallanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Beygansiev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beygansiev stuffs the takedown.

Magallanes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Magallanes moves into full mount! Beygansiev won't be happy about that!

Magallanes has control of Beygansiev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Beygansiev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Magallanes cracks Beygansiev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Magallanes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Zaurbek Beygansiev has been cut.

Magallanes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Magallanes postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Beygansiev in real trouble here! The ref calls for Beygansiev to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Magallanes!