PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christof Rollo (ranked 3586 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 469 p4p, 506 weight class). Rollo comes to the cage accompanied by dis. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nurmagomedov's choice of entrance music: Khabib Nurmagomedov Mix || The Eagle Motivation. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rollo
vs
Nurmagomedov

184 cm
20
184
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
189
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christof Rollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov misses with a combination
and Rollo counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Rollo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rollo.

Nurmagomedov gets tackled into the cage by Rollo. Rollo maintains the clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocks an elbow strike from Rollo.
Rollo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rollo. Rollo obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Rollo moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Rollo.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Rollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rollo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo thumps Nurmagomedov with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut. Rollo saw that one coming.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rollo tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.
Rollo with a nice calf kick.
Rollo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross.
Rollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
Rollo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Nurmagomedov blocks the low kick.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Rollo moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollo blocks a jab.
Nurmagomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rollo.
Rollo throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.

Oooh a lovely combination from Nurmagomedov sends Rollo down but not out. Nurmagomedov dives into side control looking to finish.

Rollo is rocked!
Rollo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oh Rollo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rollo is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmagomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
Rollo seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nurmagomedov stands up and beckons Rollo to his feet.
Rollo slips a jab and a cross from Nurmagomedov.
Rollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagomedov's sensitive parts.

Rollo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rollo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rollo misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollo.
Nurmagomedov blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rollo throws an elbow but misses.
Nurmagomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollo.
Nurmagomedov avoids the elbow strike from Rollo, against the cage.
Rollo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmagomedov connects with the punch.
Rollo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
A nice leg kick from Rollo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollo moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Rollo tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.
Rollo looks to throw a body kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Rollo counters with a good low kick that Nurmagomedov was not able to check.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollo.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut

and Rollo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Rollo throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rollo throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids the elbow strike from Rollo, against the cage.
Rollo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Rollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollo is looking to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch.

Nurmagomedov lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rollo sprawling to the canvas. Nurmagomedov follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rollo hang on?

Nurmagomedov stands up and beckons Rollo to join him on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Rollo.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Rollo's head but Rollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rollo thumps Nurmagomedov with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Rollo counters with a head kick.
Rollo throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Rollo's shoulder, as Rollo tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Rollo moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Rollo throws a body kick.
Rollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rollo momentarily.

Nurmagomedov catches Rollo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Rollo to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nurmagomedov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rollo, up you get!
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov wobbles Rollo with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Nurmagomedov dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Rollo to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.