PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurahimov comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Thriller. Fury has chosen Roll On Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abdurahimov
vs
Fury

208 cm
19
243 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Mohito Fightwear

GREEN!160

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abdurahimov darts in and clinches Fury up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Fury goes for a takedown attempt but Abdurahimov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abdurahimov slaps away a takedown attempt from Fury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdurahimov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch but Fury is having none of it.
Abdurahimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdurahimov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Lotza Fury has been cut.
Abdurahimov moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
Abdurahimov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdurahimov slaps away a takedown attempt from Fury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdurahimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamil Abdurahimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotza Fury.
Abdurahimov works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fury has Abdurahimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury looking for a takedown.
Abdurahimov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abdurahimov controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdurahimov misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury takes a shot to the head.
Fury changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abdurahimov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdurahimov looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fury checks a leg kick.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.

It looks like Shamil Abdurahimov has been cut.
Shamil Abdurahimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Abdurahimov pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurahimov misses with a body punch.
Abdurahimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Fury blocking some punches.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdurahimov walks away with a smile on his face. Fury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdurahimov misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abdurahimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch up.
Fury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdurahimov misses the target.
Abdurahimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdurahimov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Abdurahimov misses.
Some wild striking there from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abdurahimov counters with a left and a right that stings Fury.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamil Abdurahimov 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.

Good exchange - Abdurahimov coming out on top.
Abdurahimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdurahimov lands a really nice looking cross but Fury seems unphased.

Abdurahimov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury is working for takedown but Abdurahimov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fury wants to take the fight to the mat but Abdurahimov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abdurahimov just leaning against Fury, taking a breather.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Abdurahimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamil Abdurahimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov lands with a left to the head.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fury tries to pull guard but Abdurahimov won't allow it.
Shamil Abdurahimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotza Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdurahimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdurahimov throws a head punch that misses.

Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdurahimov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch up.
Fury unleashes a big counter combination but Abdurahimov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Abdurahimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Fury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fury has Abdurahimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Abdurahimov gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdurahimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdurahimov misses with some punches.
Fury is trying to drag Abdurahimov to the mat but Abdurahimov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Abdurahimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Fury tries to score a body lock takedown but Abdurahimov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abdurahimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdurahimov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Abdurahimov closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdurahimov misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov is struggling to control the position.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Fury fails to pull guard.
Abdurahimov can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Abdurahimov lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Abdurahimov misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov misses with some punches.
Abdurahimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdurahimov.
Fury can't break the clinch.
Abdurahimov just leaning against Fury, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamil Abdurahimov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abdurahimov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdurahimov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abdurahimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Abdurahimov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdurahimov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Abdurahimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Fury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdurahimov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
As Abdurahimov backs off Fury throws a huge counter combo but Abdurahimov manages to avoid it all.
Shamil Abdurahimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdurahimov throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.

Fury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abdurahimov's half guard.
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!
Fury working Abdurahimov over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury drops an elbow to the side of Abdurahimov's head.
Abdurahimov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdurahimov tries to get out of the position.
Fury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdurahimov tries to kick Fury off but Fury keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fury trying to control the pace.
Fury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fury lands strikes from half guard.
Fury working over Abdurahimov with some ground and pound. Abdurahimov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury working Abdurahimov over with strikes.
Fury wants to take a breather but Abdurahimov is having none of it.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fury stops Abdurahimov from getting back to his feet.
Abdurahimov wants to control but Fury is keeping busy.
Abdurahimov is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fury working over Abdurahimov with some ground and pound. Abdurahimov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is trying to control. Abdurahimov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Fury seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abdurahimov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abdurahimov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fury counters with a series of strikes. Abdurahimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abdurahimov misses with a few strikes there.
Abdurahimov misses with a wild combination.
Abdurahimov works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Abdurahimov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown but Abdurahimov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fury's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abdurahimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdurahimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fury gets tackled into the cage by Abdurahimov. Abdurahimov maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury tries to score a body lock takedown but Abdurahimov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamil Abdurahimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotza Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abdurahimov to keep the fight standing.
Abdurahimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamil Abdurahimov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdurahimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Abdurahimov has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Abdurahimov is stalling here.
Lotza Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamil Abdurahimov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abdurahimov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamil Abdurahimov!
Shamil Abdurahimov made sure to mention his sponsor, Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview.
Lotza Fury spoke after the fight, saying 'Thats Bullshiiiit... I waz robbed'.