PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legend (ranked 4409 p4p, 5524 weight class) and Magomed Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Khamzat theme song. Sigandi Legend looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Legend
vs
Nurmagomedov

150 cm
25
265
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
255
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigandi Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nurmagomedov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Legend kicks Nurmagomedov off and gets to his feet.
Legend looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nurmagomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Legend shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurmagomedov pinned against the cage. Nurmagomedov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Legend.
Legend closes the distance and clinches up with Nurmagomedov, looking for a takedown. Legend pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage but Nurmagomedov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nurmagomedov defends well and Legend ends up having to push Nurmagomedov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigandi Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend stops a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Legend gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Legend pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Legend fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurmagomedov, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown.
Nurmagomedov is struggling to control the position.
Legend stalling.
Legend is looking to take this one to the mat.
Legend prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.

Legend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with a leg kick

and Nurmagomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legend's guard.
Legend looking for a sweep. Not yet Legend, not yet.

Nurmagomedov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Legend is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Legend has escaped and now he's on top!

Legend slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Legend pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmagomedov is keeping the position for now.
Nurmagomedov working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nurmagomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Legend from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legend is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Nurmagomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Legend gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Legend is looking to stand up but Nurmagomedov won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigandi Legend dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown.

Legend moves into range and clinches up with Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Legend.

Legend manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Legend avoids it really well and circles away.
Sigandi Legend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Nurmagomedov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nurmagomedov counters with a single leg into guard. Legend didn't expect that.
Legend trying to control the position here.
Nurmagomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Legend looking to control.
Legend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Legend throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him busy.
Legend stops Nurmagomedov from getting back to his feet.
Legend prevents Nurmagomedov from improving his position.
Nurmagomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Legend control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend prevents Nurmagomedov from improving his position.
Nurmagomedov throws a strike from the bottom but Legend passes into side control!
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Legend's posture but Legend avoids it.
Nurmagomedov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Legend is staying active.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Legend has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Legend wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legend fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmagomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmagomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Legend, which made it look bad.

Nurmagomedov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legend looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Legend struggling a bit here.
Nurmagomedov is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legend is looking for a sweep.
Legend is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Legend can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigandi Legend dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nurmagomedov looking to score a takedown here. Legend is defending well but Nurmagomedov drives through and ends up in Legend's guard.

Legend manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Legend throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Legend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Legend was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurmagomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legend is trying to drag Nurmagomedov to the mat but Nurmagomedov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov has Legend pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Legend manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Nurmagomedov tightens his grip and picks Legend up, before dumping him to the ground. Legend manages to land in guard.

Legend pushes Nurmagomedov off and gets back to his feet.
Legend has his takedown stuffed

and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Legend manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Legend decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep but Legend has passed to side control!

Legend wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nurmagomedov, who protects the arm well.
Nurmagomedov struggling a bit here.
Legend advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend wants to control the pace but Nurmagomedov is squirming around nicely.
Nurmagomedov is working to get back to half guard.
Legend lands with some strikes.
Legend trying to control but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Magomed Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend is hanging on to Nurmagomedov's back as he tries to escape.
Sigandi Legend overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov tries to escape the position.

Nurmagomedov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Legend.
Nurmagomedov tries to roll but Legend sticks to his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigandi Legend showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legend has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigandi Legend!
The defeated Magomed Nurmagomedov had this to say: 'Alhamdulillah, sorry to everyone who support me I come back stronger'.