PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4322 p4p, 4458 weight class) and Niall ODooley (ranked 0 p4p, 488 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by MMA Entrance Music / Khabib Nurmagomedov. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nurmagomedov
vs
ODooley

180 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niall ODooley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook.

Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
ODooley has Nurmagomedov pressed against the cage, preventing Nurmagomedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ODooley looking to stall.
ODooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Nurmagomedov tries to circle away but ODooley has him pinned against the cage.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ODooley misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
ODooley stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ODooley is trying to force a seperation but Nurmagomedov has the dominant position.
ODooley working hard to break the clinch.
Nurmagomedov works on ODooley's body with a couple of short punches.
ODooley controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ODooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the side of ODooley's head.
ODooley throws a head punch that misses.
ODooley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nurmagomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov.
ODooley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
ODooley tries to circle away but Nurmagomedov has him pinned against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
ODooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
ODooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Nurmagomedov on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nurmagomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODooley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ODooley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ODooley wants to break the clinch but can't.
ODooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
ODooley taking a breather.
Nurmagomedov wants to break free but ODooley has control.
ODooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ODooley trying to stall but Nurmagomedov improves his position.
ODooley misses with a punch to the body.
ODooley is trying to break free.
ODooley misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
ODooley stalling in the clinch but Nurmagomedov improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODooley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nurmagomedov's efforts to push away.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ODooley's efforts to push away.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
ODooley looking to slow down the pace here.
ODooley is trying to push Nurmagomedov away but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ODooley is looking to break free of the clinch but Nurmagomedov has double underhooks.
ODooley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nurmagomedov.
ODooley is looking to break free of the clinch but Nurmagomedov has double underhooks.
ODooley tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ODooley backwards.
ODooley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ODooley is trying to push Nurmagomedov away but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike.
ODooley misses with some punches.
ODooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ODooley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Nurmagomedov has ODooley pressed against the cage, preventing ODooley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ODooley misses with a punch on the inside.
ODooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
ODooley working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ODooleys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODooley has had enough of the clinch but Nurmagomedov keeps him there for the moment.
ODooley misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

ODooley defending well as Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand.
ODooley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ODooley throws out the jab.
As ODooley looks to move away, Nurmagomedov throws a big counter combo but ODooley just gets out of the way.

Nurmagomedov catches ODooley napping and connects with a big right hand that sends ODooley to the canvas!

ODooley is rocked!
Nurmagomedov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
ODooley is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nurmagomedov tries for a kimura but ODooley is defending well.
ODooley seems to have recovered his senses.

Nurmagomedov has hold of ODooley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! ODooley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nurmagomedov cranks the arm and ODooley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from ODooley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jabib Nurmagomedov!
Jabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.