PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 4381 p4p, 426 weight class) and Shamil Magomedov (ranked 24178 p4p, 547 weight class). Lester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Back - Ludacris. Shamil Magomedov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lester
vs
Magomedov

180 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
157 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shamil Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Magomedov. Those never looked like landing.

Lester bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lester trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
Magomedov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lester connects with a decent elbow.
Lester scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magomedov to see if he's OK.
Lester advances to full mount.
Lester lands a heavy elbow.
Lester controlling from the full mount.
Magomedov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Lester connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magomedov tries to reverse the position but Lester maintains control.
BOOM! Lester connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Magomedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lester lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lester controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lester prevents Magomedov from getting the reversal.
Lester punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magomedov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Lester fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Magomedov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magomedov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lester looking to control but Magomedov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lester with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magomedov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lester putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lester controlling his opponent.
Magomedov is squirming around, avoiding Lester's attempts to control the action.
Lester dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Lester looking to control but Magomedov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lester tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Magomedov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lester manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lester is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lester controlling the position.
Lester wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
Lester lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lester stands and throws Magomedov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lester is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magomedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is really struggling to control Magomedov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lester working the body and head with strikes.
Lester cracks Magomedov with a big right hand but Magomedov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lester working the head and body with strikes.
Lester has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Magomedov is in a horrible position here. Lester smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lester sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lester trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Lester sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magomedov is looking to escape.
Lester controlling from mount.
Lester landing strikes from the mount.
Magomedov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lester trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Moe Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lester punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lester looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lester scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lester with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lester is keen to just control but Magomedov is a slippery customer.
Magomedov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Magomedov wants to improve his position but Lester is controlling well.
Lester works his way into full mount!
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lester controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester scoring with strikes but Magomedov is staying in there.
Lester tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lester scoring with strikes but Magomedov is staying in there.
Lester with shots to the head and body - Magomedov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position but Lester isn't that keen on the idea.
Lester controlling from mount.
The referee warns Magomedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lester working Magomedov over with strikes here.
Lester pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lester connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lester wants to control the pace but Magomedov is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magomedov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester wants to control the pace but Magomedov is squirming around nicely.
Lester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lester landing strikes from the mount and Magomedov is in trouble!
Lester in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lester content just to control the position here.
Magomedov working to try and regain half guard.
Shamil Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lester, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
A less than humble Moe Lester misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.