PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Ismangulov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ismangulov
vs
Dowe

168 cm
20
146 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Ismangulov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismangulov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ismangulov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dowe slips under a jab.
Dowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismangulov.
Dowe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ismangulov throws an overhand right that lands on Dowe's shoulder, as Dowe tries to avoid the shot.
Ismangulov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dowe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ismangulov swinging wildly here.
Dowe swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot.
Dowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sergey Ismangulov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismangulov throws a right hand that misses
and Dowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ismangulov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ismangulov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dowe.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowe.
Ismangulov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ismangulov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ismangulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ismangulov throws a shot from downtown. Dowe moves away and avoids it.
Dowe misses with a straight right.
Ismangulov misses the shot to the body.
Ismangulov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ismangulov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowe is just out of range.
Dowe scores with a sloppy right hand. Ismangulov should have avoided that one.
Ismangulov throws out a loose jab but Dowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ismangulov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dowe.
Ismangulov misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov connects with a body shot that sends Dowe's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismangulov walks into a jab.
Ismangulov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Dowe misses.
Ismangulov throws a shot to the body.
Ismangulov lands a jab.
Ismangulov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dowe moves away.
Ismangulov throws a body punch but Dowe moves out of range.
Ismangulov thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Ismangulov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ismangulov does no damage.
Dowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismangulov.
Dowe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dowe connects with a nice looking jab.
Dowe lands a lovely overhand right.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowe.
Ismangulov dips to his left and cracks Dowe with an uppercut!
Ismangulov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ismangulov misses the jab.
Ismangulov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut.
Ismangulov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismangulov misses with a hook to the body
and Dowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ismangulov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowe is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Ismangulov misses.
A big left from Ismangulov misses.
Nice body punch from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Dowe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ismangulov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismangulov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ismangulov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ismangulov throws a shot from downtown. Dowe moves away and avoids it.
Dowe misses with a two punch combination.
Dowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov throws a jab when Dowe was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismangulov throws a body punch but Dowe moves out of range.
Dowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ismangulov stuns Dowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Ismangulov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ismangulov throws a looping overhand right but Dowe ducks down to avoid it.
Ismangulov throws a lazy right hand but Dowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowe looks to land a combination but Ismangulov avoids it well.
Dowe lands the left hand.
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut
and Dowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Dowe does no damage.
Nice cross by Dowe.
Ismangulov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dowe counters with a left and a right that stings Ismangulov.
Dowe defending well as Ismangulov loads up on a big left hand.
Ismangulov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dowe counters with a nice uppercut.
Ismangulov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dowe connects with a single shot there.
Ismangulov lands with a nice body punch.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dowe.
Ismangulov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ismangulov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov takes a swing at Dowe's ribcage but misses.
Ismangulov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ismangulov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dowe manages to avoid it.
Ismangulov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ismangulov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Ismangulov swings widly with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dowe lands a jab-cross combination.
Dowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ismangulov misses with a wild body shot.
Dowe throws a right and a left that Ismangulov avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowe feints a jab promting Ismangulov to slip. Dowe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ismangulov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ismangulov misses with a jab to the body
and Dowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ismangulov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Dowe moves forwards but Ismangulov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ismangulov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowe.
Ismangulov swings widly with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a nice uppercut.
Dowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismangulov.
Dowe moves away from the strike by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov misses with a jab to the body
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Dowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ismangulov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dowe scores with a jab.
Ismangulov misses with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismangulov misses the shot to the body.
Ismangulov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowe cracks Ismangulov with a good jab.
Ismangulov lands a lovely overhand right.
Ismangulov misses with a hook
enabling Dowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Ismangulov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot
and Dowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ismangulov tests Dowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ismangulov digs a good hook to Dowe's body.
Ismangulov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ismangulov throws a right hand that misses
and Dowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismangulov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ismangulov misses with a hook to the body
and Dowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismangulov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dowe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ismangulov swings widly with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ismangulov misses with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut.
Ismangulov scores with a decent looking hook.
Ismangulov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dowe doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ismangulov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dowe duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismangulov misses with a jab to the body
and Dowe counters with a one-two to the body.
Dowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ismangulov misses with a shot to the body
and Ismangulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
William Dowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ismangulov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergey Ismangulov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dowe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ismangulov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Dowe does no damage.
Ismangulov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dowe.
Ismangulov thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ismangulov, as that shot connected.
Dowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dowe cracks Ismangulov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ismangulov misses with a shot to the body
and Dowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ismangulov misses the body punch
and Dowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ismangulov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismangulov works Dowe's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowe.
Ismangulov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ismangulov. Dowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot
and Dowe counters with a nice uppercut.
Ismangulov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ismangulov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowe lands a head shot.
Dowe scores with a body shot.
Dowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Ismangulov. That snapped Dowe's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismangulov throws a hook but Dowe avoids it easily.
Ismangulov misses the shot to the body.
Ismangulov is looking to wear down Dowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ismangulov thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowe 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.
Ismangulov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dowe manages to avoid it.
Dowe feints a jab promting Ismangulov to slip. Dowe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ismangulov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ismangulov takes a swing at Dowe's ribcage but misses.
Dowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismangulov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dowe.
Ismangulov misses with a right hand
and Dowe counters with a series of strikes. Ismangulov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ismangulov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowe avoids the body shot from Ismangulov.
Dowe defending well as Ismangulov loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowe stuns Ismangulov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ismangulov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dowe.
Dowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismangulov.
Dowe connects with a body shot that sends Ismangulov's belly button to the back.
Dowe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dowe as he connects with a hook.
Ismangulov misses with a body punch
and Dowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dowe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ismangulov throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dowe counter with a right hand.
Ismangulov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ismangulov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ismangulov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowe scores with a hook.
Dowe avoids the body shot from Ismangulov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismangulov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ismangulov lands with a shot to the body.
Ismangulov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dowe.
Ismangulov throws a hook to the side of Dowe's head but Dowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ismangulov dodges the punch combination from Dowe.
Dowe lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismangulov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dowe counters with a good low kick that Ismangulov was not able to check.
Dowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismangulov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowe slips a jab from Ismangulov.
Dowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
William Dowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Ismangulov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ismangulov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergey Ismangulov.
Well Ismangulov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Ismangulov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Ismangulov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.