PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemesio Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bukharin's choice of entrance music: "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" by Brad Fiedel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Magellan
vs
Bukharin

199 cm
33
250 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

183 cm
31
245 lbs
18 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemesio Magellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitriy Bukharin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magellan misses with a looping left.
A cross from Bukharin lands.
Magellan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magellan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bukharin.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukharin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magellan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bukharin should have avoided that one.
Bukharin misses with an uppercut. Magellan saw that one coming.
Magellan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bukharin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magellan ducks under a wild hook from Bukharin.
Magellan scores with the left hand. Bukharin knows he should have avoided that one.
Bukharin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magellan.
Magellan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bukharin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magellan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bukharin gets tackled into the cage by Magellan. Magellan maintains the clinch.
Magellan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bukharin's efforts to push away.
Magellan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magellan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bukharin backwards.
Magellan stops a takedown attempt from Bukharin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bukharin is trying to break the clinch but Magellan has him pressed against the cage.
Magellan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukharin's elbow.
Magellan prevents Bukharin from breaking the clinch.
Bukharin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magellan tries to work over Bukharin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukharin blocks a body shot from Magellan.
Bukharin is trying to maintain a safe position but Magellan gets an underhook and turns Bukharin into the cage.
Magellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bukharin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bukharin.
Magellan can't find room to land a body shot as Bukharin controls the action.
A short right from Magellan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin is looking to break free of the clinch but Magellan has double underhooks.
Magellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukharin is trying to break the clinch but Magellan has him pressed against the cage.
Magellan lands with a light punch inside.
Magellan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukharin controls his hands.
Magellan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magellan.
Magellan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magellan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bukharin is trying to push Magellan away but Magellan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bukharin misses with the head strike.

Bukharin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukharin walks into a left hand.
Nemesio Magellan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukharin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magellan defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan tries a head kick but it misses.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukharin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magellan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukharin.
Magellan throws a hook to the side of Bukharin's head but Bukharin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dmitriy Bukharin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magellan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magellan tries to move into range but Bukharin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Bukharin gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bukharin wants to free his trapped foot but Magellan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bukharin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukharin stops Magellan from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Magellan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bukharin throws a lazy right hand but Magellan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bukharin on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Magellan clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magellan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukharin controls his hands.
Magellan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magellan lands a body punch.
Magellan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bukharin backwards.
Bukharin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magellan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magellan lands a shoulder strike.
Magellan pushes Bukharin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magellan stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesio Magellan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Magellan finds it's way through Bukharin's defenses.
Bukharin misses with a straight left.
Bukharin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magellan scores with a jab to the body.
Bukharin looks to land a left hand but Magellan moved out of range nicely.
Bukharin scores with a body shot.
Magellan misses with a wild body shot.
Dmitriy Bukharin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magellan avoids the body shot from Bukharin.
Magellan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Magellan.
Bukharin misses with a looping right.
Bukharin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Magellan clinches up against the cage.

Magellan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magellan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukharin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magellan cracks a nice hook into Bukharin's ribs.
Bukharin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bukharin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magellan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukharin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin takes one to the side of the head.
Magellan slips a jab from Bukharin.
Nemesio Magellan is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bukharin.
Magellan swinging wildly here.
Magellan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Magellan scores with a jab. Bukharin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bukharin looks to land a left hand but Magellan moved out of range nicely.
Magellan digs a good body shot into Bukharin's ribs.
Bukharin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magellan but Magellan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheers as Bukharin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magellan doesn't seem phased though.
Magellan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bukharin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bukharin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukharin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukharin throws an overhand right that lands on Magellan's shoulder, as Magellan tries to avoid the shot.
Magellan defending well as Bukharin loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukharin. Magellan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukharin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magellan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukharin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magellan as he jumps to the side.
Nemesio Magellan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitriy Bukharin.
Magellan punishes Bukharin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bukharin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magellan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bukharin throws a poor cross that misses
and Magellan counters with a leg kick.
Bukharin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Magellan. Beautiful body shot.
Bukharin is breathing heavily.
Bukharin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bukharin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Magellan catches Bukharin right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Bukharin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magellan connects with a body shot.
Magellan looks to land a combination. Bukharin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by Magellan - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukharin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magellan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bukharin swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magellan. That's going to slow Bukharin down.
Magellan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bukharin throws a jab but it's blocked by Magellan.
Magellan moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magellan.
Bukharin swings for the body but Magellan moves out of range.
Bukharin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magellan.
Magellan stuffs the takedown attempt from Bukharin. Bukharin gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bukharin gets tackled into the cage by Magellan. Magellan maintains the clinch.
Magellan lands an uppercut.
Nemesio Magellan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magellan lands a left hand.

Magellan breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan scores with a body shot.
Magellan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magellan connects with an inside leg kick.
Bukharin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bukharin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magellan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magellan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukharin.
Bukharin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Magellan.
Both fighters circling a little - Magellan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bukharin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bukharin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magellan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukharin on the side of the head.
Magellan punishes Bukharin's body with a nice straight punch.
Magellan scores with a jab. Bukharin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magellan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bukharin can do to turn this around?
Magellan lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesio Magellan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bukharin misses with a looping left.
Magellan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magellan scores with a hook to the body. Bukharin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bukharin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magellan slips a jab and a cross from Bukharin.
Bukharin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magellan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukharin misses with a hook. Magellan ducked under it nicely.
Bukharin closes the distance and clinches up with Magellan, looking for a takedown. Bukharin pushes Magellan against the cage but Magellan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magellan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magellan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bukharin in his tracks.
Magellan cracks Bukharin with an open hand slap.
Magellan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukharin manages to avoid it.
Magellan with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bukharin misses.
Bukharin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukharin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bukharin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magellan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magellan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukharin under the eye.
Bukharin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bukharin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magellan.
Bukharin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Magellan lands a nice hook to Bukharin's body. Bukharin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bukharin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magellan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magellan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bukharin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magellan stalks Bukharin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bukharin's face. Bukharin staggers backwards, shaken.
Bukharin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magellan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magellan scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magellan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magellan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bukharin gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan manages to get to full guard.
Magellan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bukharin.
Bukharin stopping the sweep attempt from Magellan.
Magellan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Magellan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin tries to hold on but Magellan postures up.
Bukharin working to try and regain half guard.
Magellan controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dmitriy Bukharin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukharin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nemesio Magellan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bukharin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nemesio Magellan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magellan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nemesio Magellan!
Nemesio Magellan thanked the fans post fight for their support.