PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 610 p4p, 415 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 85 p4p, 59 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coloradas
vs
Magomedov

181 cm
29
175
18 - 11 - 0

179 cm
35
175
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coloradas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coloradas moves away.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magomedov throws a leg kick
and Coloradas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov blocks a low kick nicely.
Coloradas slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magomedov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mangas Coloradas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov with a nice calf kick.

Coloradas instigates a clinch.
Coloradas with a knee to the head.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Coloradas's ribcage. Coloradas let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coloradas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coloradas is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns Coloradas into the cage.
Coloradas cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Coloradas.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coloradass head.

Coloradas breaks from the clinch.
Coloradas checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coloradas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coloradas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Coloradas is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs.
Coloradas throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Magomedov is predictable there
and Coloradas counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coloradas counters with a thumping low kick.
Coloradas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
Coloradas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coloradas throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Coloradas.

Coloradas pushes Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
A short right from Magomedov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Coloradas controls his hands.
Coloradas lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Coloradas.
Coloradas trying to land knees to the body.

Coloradas breaks the clinch.
Magomedov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas with a nice cross.
Coloradas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coloradas tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That has opened up Zabit Magomedov's cut even more.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coloradas, as that shot connected.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Coloradas should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Coloradas blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Magomedov.
Magomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coloradas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coloradas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas lands a nice shot that snaps Magomedov's head back.
Coloradas with the inside leg kick.
Coloradas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coloradas throws a sloppy head kick
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Coloradas with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coloradas takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mangas Coloradas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Coloradas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coloradas avoids a kick to the body.
Coloradas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coloradas throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Coloradas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomedov throws a solid leg kick but Coloradas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magomedov.
Coloradas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov punishes Coloradas's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Coloradas misses.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Coloradas ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a jab to the body
letting Coloradas counter with a right hand.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Magomedov lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Coloradas.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Coloradas clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The cut above Zabit Magomedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coloradas checks a leg kick.
Coloradas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Coloradas checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Coloradas misses its target.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Coloradas moves out of range easily.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coloradas.
It seemed like Magomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coloradas is looking to land body kicks.
Coloradas scoring well with a low kick there.
Coloradas avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Coloradas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coloradas blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Coloradas throws a head kick that misses
and Magomedov counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coloradas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coloradas tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Magomedov blocks a low kick nicely.
Magomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Coloradas avoids them all with ease.
Coloradas moves out of range as Magomedov throws a body kick.
Coloradas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Coloradas.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Coloradas.
Magomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coloradas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magomedov's head.
A low kick from Magomedov misses
and Coloradas counters with an outside leg kick.
Coloradas throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov throws out a leg kick but Coloradas moves out of range and Magomedov only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas with a nice calf kick.
Mangas Coloradas is winning the standup battle so far.
Coloradas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Magomedov. That one must have hurt.
Magomedov misses with a double jab.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Magomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coloradas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov thows a leg kick but Coloradas checks it
and Coloradas counters with a good low kick that Magomedov was not able to check.
Coloradas throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov throws a head kick that Coloradas semi-blocks.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Magomedov backs away, Coloradas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coloradas scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Coloradas slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Coloradas has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!

Zabit Magomedov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Coloradas controls his hands.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Magomedov pushes Coloradas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Our sources have told us that Coloradas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Coloradas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Coloradas scores with a knee to the head.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Coloradas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov throws a hook but Coloradas blocks it.
Coloradas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Coloradas is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Coloradas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magomedov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Coloradas really felt that one!
Coloradas throws out a leg kick but Magomedov moves out of range and Coloradas only half commits.
Magomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coloradas counters with a leg kick.
Coloradas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magomedov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov connects with a high kick.
Magomedov throws a push kick but Coloradas slaps the foot to one side.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coloradas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coloradas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Coloradas throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Coloradas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Coloradas.
Magomedov scores with a head kick.
Zabit Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangas Coloradas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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!
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Magomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coloradas rather than just go for the knockout.
Coloradas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coloradas tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Magomedov misses
and Coloradas counters with a nice uppercut.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov looks for the body kick but Coloradas saw that one coming.
Coloradas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coloradas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Coloradas avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coloradas. Coloradas obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas scores with a nice strike.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coloradas with a nice cross.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Coloradas.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Coloradas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coloradas. Coloradas obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coloradas.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Coloradas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Magomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coloradas counters with a low kick, right behind Magomedov 's knee.
Coloradas scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Coloradas.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Coloradas sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coloradas.
Magomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coloradas counters with a leg kick.
Coloradas lands a slapping body shot.
Coloradas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Coloradas blocks the leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mangas Coloradas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coloradas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mangas Coloradas!
A victorious Mangas Coloradas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.