PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 3291 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 220 p4p, 167 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched. 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?

Magomedov
vs
Tacarante

150 cm
26
145
9 - 8 - 0

172 cm
23
137
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Furnace Performance 🔥

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacarante lands with a right hand.
Tacarante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tacarante wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tacarante! But no joy.
Tacarante lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tacarante looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedov with a poor takedown
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hasbulla Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov shoots and misses
and Tacarante counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tacarante. That snapped Magomedov's head back.
Tacarante connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
Magomedov dives in for a single leg takedown but Tacarante sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Tacarante.

Tacarante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tacarante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tacarante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tacarante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tacarante lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tacarante works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Tacarante throws a good cross that connects.
Tacarante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.
Tacarante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a straight right hand.
Tacarante works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov tries to move into range but Tacarante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tacarante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacarante lands a really nice looking cross but Magomedov seems unphased.
Tacarante stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Tacarante works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Tacarante tries to sprawl out of it but Magomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tacarante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tacarante scores with a nice strike.
Hasbulla Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Tacarante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tacarante leaves Magomedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tacarante lands a right hook to the body.
Magomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tacarante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magomedov has been working on his balance at ubergym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tacarante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tacarante is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, Tacarante circles away and we're back to standing.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Magomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Tacarante counters with a series of strikes. Magomedov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tacarante tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tacarante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tacarante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Magomedov tries to sprawl but Tacarante drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tacarante in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Tacarante has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Tacarante is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tacarante in particular looking to stall.

Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tacarante pulls his head out easily.

Magomedov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tacarante escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tacarante!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tacarante tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tacarante has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tacarante wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tacarante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedov at a distance.
Tacarante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tacarante as he jumps to the side.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a right hand to the body.
Tacarante scores with a one two! Magomedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tacarante lands a head shot.
Tacarante with a nice cross.
Tacarante with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Tacarante.
Tacarante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Tacarante.
Tacarante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tacarante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magomedov dives in and grabs Tacarante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tacarante pushes down on Magomedov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hasbulla Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magomedov fails with the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tacarante lands a lovely overhand right.
Magomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante jabs Magomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Tacarante.
Tacarante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tacarante connects with a body shot.
Tacarante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Tacarante catches Magomedov right on the button with a cross.
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tacarante to score with a decent uppercut.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tacarante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tacarante scores with a jab to the head.
Magomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Tacarante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magomedov misses with a takedown
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov with a poor takedown
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.
Tacarante scores with a nice strike.
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.

Magomedov is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Magomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tacarante throws out a powerful jab.
Magomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tacarante counters with a crisp right that sends Magomedov to the canvas! Tacarante follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Tacarante!
A relieved looking Saul Tacarante thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.