PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Haggus (ranked 7446 p4p, 553 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagoduv (ranked 5006 p4p, 447 weight class). Khabib Nurmagoduv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Haggus
vs
Nurmagoduv

185 cm
19
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Haggus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagoduv!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggus moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagoduv pushes him off.
Nurmagoduv changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagoduv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haggus looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagoduv is just out of range.
Haggus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagoduv keeps the fight on the outside.
Haggus tries to clinch there but Nurmagoduv circles away.
Haggus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Nurmagoduv tries to counter it with a takedown but Haggus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagoduv looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nurmagoduv enables Haggus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nurmagoduv manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurmagoduv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagoduv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagoduv is pulling down on Haggus's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagoduv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haggus manages to get himself to full guard.

Nurmagoduv is working Haggus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurmagoduv lands a couple of digs.
Haggus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagoduv is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Haggus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggus is striking from the bottom but Nurmagoduv uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nurmagoduv looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv slips a nice elbow through Haggus's hands, connecting with Haggus's forehead.
Nurmagoduv trying to control the action but Haggus is working from the bottom.
Haggus has hold of Nurmagoduv's hands but Nurmagoduv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagoduv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagoduv wants to free his trapped foot but Haggus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagoduv looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haggus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagoduv is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagoduv connects with a nice short shot to Haggus's temple.

Haggus is rocked!
Nurmagoduv lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Haggus! More strikes land and this one is all over! Nurmagoduv jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagoduv!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagoduv thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.