PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Islam Magomedsharipov (ranked 4513 p4p, 5164 weight class) and Dirty Shoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Magomedsharipov
vs
Shoe

185 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
175
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Magomedsharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirty Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedsharipov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedsharipov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirty Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe lands a slapping body shot.
Shoe misses with a double jab
and Shoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magomedsharipov is fending him off so far but Shoe persists. Nope, Magomedsharipov circles away and we're back to standing.
Shoe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shoe throws a combination that misses

so Magomedsharipov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Magomedsharipov gets to his feet. Shoe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shoe as he jumps to the side.
Shoe is looking to clinch but Magomedsharipov is avoiding it.
Magomedsharipov throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Shoe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Islam Magomedsharipov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Shoe.
Magomedsharipov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Magomedsharipov sprawls well. He's pushed Shoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shoe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Islam Magomedsharipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Shoe.

Shoe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magomedsharipov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Magomedsharipov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magomedsharipov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Magomedsharipov chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov won't allow Shoe to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Magomedsharipov 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov cracks Shoe with a solid left hand.
Magomedsharipov content to stall in guard here.
Shoe looking to control.
Magomedsharipov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedsharipov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shoe being controlled here, momentarily.
Magomedsharipov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the top position.
Magomedsharipov with a nice head shot there.
Magomedsharipov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magomedsharipov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magomedsharipov postures up and lands a big shot to Shoe's brow.
Magomedsharipov content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shoe's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Islam Magomedsharipov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Islam Magomedsharipov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shoe tries to clinch up

and Magomedsharipov counters with a shoot takedown. Shoe fights it but they end up in guard.
Magomedsharipov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomedsharipov cracks Shoe with a solid left hand.
Magomedsharipov stays in close to Shoe's body and controls the position.
Magomedsharipov scoring with some ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the top position.
Magomedsharipov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoe can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov is in close to Shoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magomedsharipov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Magomedsharipov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magomedsharipov circles away.
It looked like Magomedsharipov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedsharipov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedsharipov.
Sloppy strikes from Shoe. Those never looked like landing.
Magomedsharipov lands with a right and another and another! Shoe is in big trouble! Magomedsharipov lands again and this time it's lights out for Shoe! A quality knockout there for Magomedsharipov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Islam Magomedsharipov!
After the fight, Islam Magomedsharipov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.