PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saidov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ismail Saidov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ismail Saidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naga
vs
Saidov

182 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
201 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Naga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Naga swivels and escapes.
Saidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Naga avoids it really well and circles away.
Vito Naga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown but Naga shows good takedown defense.

Naga pushes Saidov up against the cage in a clinch.

Naga jumps guard and drags Saidov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saidov looking to pass the guard.

Saidov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Naga dives on top into guard.
Naga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saidov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Naga passes into side control.
Saidov is not content to let Naga control the position.
Saidov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Naga.
Saidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Saidov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saidov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saidov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Naga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saidov is wriggling around trying to escape.

Naga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Saidov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Naga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naga prevents Saidov from getting the reversal.
Naga landing punches.
Saidov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga controlling the position easily from mount.
Naga landing shots from mount.
Saidov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naga lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Naga.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saidov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saidov taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Naga blocks Saidov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Naga looking to control but Saidov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saidov is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidov is squirming around, avoiding Naga's attempts to control the action.
Naga avoids the attempt from Saidov to control.
Naga landing strikes from the mount.
Saidov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Naga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naga lands a big shot there that rocks Saidov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saidov is trying desperately to improve position.
Saidov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Naga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saidov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saidov shoots in looking for a takedown but Naga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saidov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown but Naga shows good takedown defense.
Saidov moves away from the strike by Naga.
Naga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saidov.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown but Naga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vito Naga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Saidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naga.
Naga misses with a double jab

and Saidov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saidov won't allow Naga to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naga is really struggling to control Saidov but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidov looking to pass the guard.

Saidov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Naga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Saidov, into his guard.
Naga stands up over Saidov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saidov wants to sweep but no luck.
Naga trying to control but Saidov is working from the bottom.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saidov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Naga has gone for a leg lock! Saidov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Naga's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Naga looking for a guillotine here but Saidov defends easily.
Saidov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Naga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga is trying to improve his position.
Naga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Naga has his hands clasped together around Saidov's back. He's all about the action.
Saidov passes into side control, despite Naga's attempt to control the position.
Naga manages to get back to half guard.
Naga trying to hold on to Saidov's head to control him but Saidov postures up.
Naga tries to roll over but Saidov keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Saidov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naga controlling the position for now.

Saidov wants to work for an arm triangle but Naga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Naga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saidov won't allow Naga to sweep him here.
Naga is trying to keep Saidov in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Naga dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Saidov misses with a takedown
and Naga counters with a straight right hand.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naga as he jumps to the side.
Saidov fails with the takedown
and Naga counters with a stiff right hand.
Vito Naga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Naga lands a nice shot to the body.
Saidov leaves Naga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Naga stuffs the takedown.
Saidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Naga wants it to stay on the feet.
Saidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naga counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga lands a nice shot that snaps Saidov's head back.
Naga shoots in but Saidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Saidov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Naga quickly recovers to half guard.
Vito Naga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Naga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saidov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Naga has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Saidov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Naga has tightened it up now! Saidov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vito Naga!
In his post fight interview, Vito Naga gave a big smile as he said 'i waited from a long time to destroy this guy..and today i did.. I cant wait for my next victim..and thank you all for ur love&support..i wont let u guys down..'.