PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. 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?

Nesset
vs
Mian

191 cm
28
201 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

175 cm
27
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesset displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mian swings for the body but Nesset moves out of range.
Da Mian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nesset.
Mian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nesset.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nesset sprawls well. Nesset wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mian gets slowly back to his feet.
Mian throws a hook to the side of Nesset's head but Nesset sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nesset stuffs the takedown.
Mian scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mian shoots in and bounces Nesset off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesset wants to sweep but no luck.
Nesset wants to stand and escape but Mian is having none of it.
Mian working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mian landing with the ground and pound.
Nesset is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mian wants to control from the top but Nesset keeps moving.
Nesset wants to get back to his feet but Mian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nesset knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mian on the ground.

Mian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mian trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesset wants to stand up but Mian is controlling him.
Mian pushing down on Nesset's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mian in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.

Mian wants to work for an arm triangle but Nesset is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mian wants to control but Nesset is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.
Nesset is trying to stand.

Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is not content to let Mian control the position.
Nesset is trying to stand back up but Mian is controlling him

Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.
Nesset looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nesset is looking to improve his position.
Mian works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nesset is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Mian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Mian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nesset has escaped the position, nice work there.

Mian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Nesset's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Mian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mian lands a right hook to the body.
Nesset avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nesset throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nesset avoids the head kick by Mian.
Nesset takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nesset connects with a solid leg kick.
Mian misses with the combination.
Mian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesset.
A jab lands there for Nesset.
Mian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nesset manages to avoid it.
Nesset misses with a looping right.
Mian throws a nice looking combination but Nesset bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Mian does no damage.
Da Mian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Mian is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Mian misses
and Nesset counters with a slapping leg kick.

Nesset gets caught flat footed, as Mian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mian is breathing heavily.
Mian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nesset swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mian trying to control but Nesset is working from the bottom.
Nesset wants to stand up but Mian is controlling him.

Nesset has his feet on Mian's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nesset feints and then cracks Mian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mian down.
Mian misses with a takedown attempt - Nesset sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mian dives in and grabs Nesset's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nesset pushes down on Mian's head and hops out.
Nesset lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nesset throws a shot to the body.
Mian takes a swing at Nesset's ribcage but misses.
Nesset swinging wildly here.
Mian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nesset rather than just go for the knockout.
Nesset staying out of range there.
Mian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nesset.
Mian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mian misses with a jab to the body
and Nesset counters with a thumping low kick.
Nesset stuffs the takedown attempt from Mian. Mian gets slowly back to his feet.
Arnfinn Nesset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Mian.
Some wild striking there from Mian.
Mian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Nesset.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mian.
Nesset works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nesset scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mian misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nesset.
Mian throws a body kick that misses.
Nesset scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mian in his tracks.
Nesset looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nesset will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mian. Nesset does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nesset scores with a shot to the body.
Nesset throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nesset slips a jab from Mian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nesset.
Mian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nesset connects with a crisp jab.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nesset sprawls well. Nesset wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mian gets slowly back to his feet.
Nesset dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nesset scores with a body shot.
Nesset scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nesset.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Mian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesset moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nesset dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mian. That did some damage!
Nesset is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mian slips a straight right by Nesset.
A telegraphed right hand from Mian misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnfinn Nesset dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nesset scores with a one two! Mian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nesset.
A good leg kick by Nesset.
Nesset lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Nesset.
Nesset throws a head kick but Mian moves out of range.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Nesset misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Nesset finds it's target.
Nesset 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nesset. That's going to slow Mian down.
Mian shoots in for a takedown but Nesset shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Mian misses.
Nesset throws a sloppy head kick and Mian moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesset cracks the inside of Mian's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesset lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mian connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Mian there.
Mian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nesset avoids it really well and circles away.
Arnfinn Nesset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Mian.
A left lands for Nesset.
Mian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nesset with a hook.
Mian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nesset but Nesset pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nesset displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nesset ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nesset avoids the body shot from Mian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian swinging wildly here.
Mian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesset throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nesset lands a nice shot that snaps Mian's head back.
Nesset scoring well with a low kick there.
Mian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nesset takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nesset punishes Mian's body with a nice straight punch.
Nesset throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nesset lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mian's sensitive parts.
Nesset lands with a nice body punch.
Nesset works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown by Mian or perhaps it was just good defense by Nesset which made him look bad.
Nesset lands with a hook. Mian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset scores with a shot to the body.
Mian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nesset avoids it really well and circles away.
Nesset feints a jab promting Mian to slip. Nesset then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nesset connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mian misses with the combination.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Mian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nesset getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nesset tries to avoid it but Mian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nesset to the ground. Nesset escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nesset lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nesset fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mian on the side of the head.
Mian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nesset manages to avoid it.
Nesset misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Mian or perhaps it was just good defense by Nesset which made him look bad.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesset chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mian trying to control the action but Nesset is working from the bottom.

Mian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nesset is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nesset is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mian trying to control the position but Nesset is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnfinn Nesset showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nesset has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
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