PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teodor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oy to Ne Vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Atanase Teodor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nurmagomedov
vs
Teodor

177 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

FJCP Healthy Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teodor as he jumps to the side.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
letting Teodor counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teodor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmagomedov momentarily.
Teodor lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmagomedov off balance momentarily.
Atanase Teodor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Teodor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Teodor is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teodor scores with a push kick.
Teodor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Teodor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teodor is fending him off so far but Nurmagomedov persists. Nope, Teodor circles away and we're back to standing.
Teodor tries a quick counter leg kick but Nurmagomedov is wise to it.
Teodor lands a nice looking body kick.
Nurmagomedov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Teodor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor stuns Nurmagomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teodor scores with a punch to the head.
Teodor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atanase Teodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teodor.
Crunch! Teodor slams his shin into Nurmagomedov's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teodor.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Teodor.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Teodor lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nurmagomedov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Teodor - the referee stops the clock and Nurmagomedov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Teodor. Nurmagomedov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Teodor throws a leg kick which misses Nurmagomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid it.
Teodor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nurmagomedov. That did some damage!
Teodor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teodor scores with a leg kick.

Teodor lands a big head kick that sends Nurmagomedov tumbling to the mat! Teodor takes a step backwards and waves Nurmagomedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Nurmagomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teodor scores with a push kick.
We've been told by Nurmagomedov's head coaches at Cozad MMA Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Teodor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Atanase Teodor!