PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jewtuszko
vs
Nurmagomedov

183 cm
28
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewtuszko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jewtuszko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nurmagomedov's guard.

Nurmagomedov has his foot on Jewtuszko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jewtuszko works his way back into a safe position though.
Nurmagomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jewtuszko stands up and waves to Nurmagomedov to follow him.

Jewtuszko has closed the distance and engaged Nurmagomedov in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jewtuszko won't allow it.

Jewtuszko pulls guard effortlessly.

Nurmagomedov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jewtuszko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jewtuszko has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nurmagomedov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jewtuszko uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewtuszko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jewtuszko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jewtuszko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nurmagomedov is avoiding damage well.

Jewtuszko decides to stand back up.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and drives through. Jewtuszko sprawls well.

Nurmagomedov gets caught flat footed, as Jewtuszko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Nurmagomedov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jewtuszko stacks Nurmagomedov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jewtuszko!
Nurmagomedov looks gassed!
Jewtuszko in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov dodges the ground and pound from Jewtuszko.
You can see the frustration on Nurmagomedov's face as Jewtuszko controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jewtuszko decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Nurmagomedov gets caught napping as Jewtuszko dives in and scores a takedown. Nurmagomedov manages to retain guard.
Jewtuszko 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.
Jewtuszko preventing the sweep.
Nurmagomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmagomedov controls Jewtuszko momentarily but Jewtuszko frees himself.
Jewtuszko tries to stand but Nurmagomedov is controlling from the bottom.
Jewtuszko won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Jewtuszko wanted to stand there but Nurmagomedov had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jewtuszko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jewtuszko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jewtuszko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jewtuszko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jewtuszko controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maciej Jewtuszko.

Jewtuszko dives in and scores a takedown into Nurmagomedov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jewtuszko trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Jewtuszko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jewtuszko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jewtuszko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nurmagomedov's head.

Nurmagomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jewtuszko pulls his head out easily.
Jewtuszko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Jewtuszko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nurmagomedov defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jewtuszko in particular looking to stall.
Jewtuszko wants to free his trapped foot but Nurmagomedov is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Nurmagomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jewtuszko pulls his head out easily.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jewtuszko in particular looking to stall.
Maciej Jewtuszko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jewtuszko is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jewtuszko controlling the pace.

Maciej Jewtuszko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jewtuszko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nurmagomedov sprawls well initially but Jewtuszko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jewtuszko controlling the pace.
Jewtuszko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jewtuszko punching from mount but Nurmagomedov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jewtuszko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Jewtuszko has hold of Nurmagomedov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nurmagomedov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jewtuszko throws some wild stikes that Nurmagomedov manages to avoid easily.
Jewtuszko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jewtuszko blocks Nurmagomedov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko misses with a head shot.
Jewtuszko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jewtuszko thowing shots but they're missing.
Jewtuszko throwing strikes here but Nurmagomedov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nurmagomedov gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jewtuszko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Jewtuszko is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Jewtuszko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jewtuszko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Jewtuszko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jewtuszko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Nurmagomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jewtuszko pulls his head out easily.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jewtuszko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nurmagomedov to regain full guard.
Jewtuszko wants to stand and escape but instead Nurmagomedov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jewtuszko wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewtuszko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jewtuszko wants to control but Nurmagomedov passes easily into half guard.

Jewtuszko actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jewtuszko punching from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Jewtuszko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov not doing much here.
Jewtuszko wants to get back to full guard.
Jewtuszko won't allow Nurmagomedov to pass to mount.

Nurmagomedov seems to be working for a kimura but Jewtuszko defends the submission attempt.
Nurmagomedov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jewtuszko's thigh. Jewtuszko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jewtuszko trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jewtuszko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jewtuszko is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.

Jewtuszko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nurmagomedov defends well.
Jewtuszko trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jewtuszko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jewtuszko wants to stand and escape but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jewtuszko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Nurmagomedov drops back looking for a leg! Jewtuszko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jewtuszko manages to kick Nurmagomedov off! Nurmagomedov jumps back into Jewtuszko's guard.
Jewtuszko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Jewtuszko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jewtuszko 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Jewtuszko!
Maciej Jewtuszko is the new lightweight champion!