PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meodread Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magas has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nut
vs
Magas

190 cm
23
197 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meodread Magas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magas's calf.
Magas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nut can pounce on him.
Nut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magas throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nut, right into the meat.
Nut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nut throws a good cross that connects.
Nut defending well as Magas loads up on a big left hand.
Nut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nut thumps Magas with a low kick.
Nut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Nut clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magas's brow.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Meodread Magas has been cut.
Magas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nut prevents Magas from breaking the clinch.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Magas just leaning against Nut, taking a breather.
Nut has Magas pressed against the cage, preventing Magas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magas tries to circle away but Nut has him pinned against the cage.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Nut with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Nut.

That has opened up Meodread Magas's cut even more.
Nut prevents Magas from breaking the clinch.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Magas looks gassed!
Nut managing to block the knees to the body from Magas.
Magas is trying to stall.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Meodread Magas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nut prevents a body shot from Magas.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Meodread Magas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Magas won't want to take too many of those.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Magas shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Meodread Magas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Nut!