PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isa Ismailov (ranked 5254 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Rosey Nosey (ranked 573 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ismailov
vs
Nosey

185 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
193
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isa Ismailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosey Nosey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov looks to land a right hand but Nosey moved out of range.
Ismailov throws a hook to the side of Nosey's head but Nosey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nosey feints the counter takedown.
Ismailov throws an off balance right hand

and Nosey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ismailov won't be happy with that.

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

Nosey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ismailov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nosey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ismailov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nosey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ismailov, who protects the arm well.
Ismailov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nosey is trying to get an arm triangle but Ismailov is defending well.

Nosey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ismailov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nosey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nosey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nosey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nosey advances to mount.

Nosey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.

Ismailov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nosey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Nosey working for a submission but Ismailov is keeping him at bay.

Nosey is working for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov frees his head quite easily.

Nosey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ismailov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ismailov shrugs it off.

Ismailov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nosey.

Nosey working for a submission but Ismailov is keeping him at bay.
Ismailov really wants to buck Nosey off and get back to his feet.
Ismailov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Nosey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ismailov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ismailov shrugs it off.
Ismailov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.

Nosey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ismailov is surviving well by controlling Nosey's body position as best he can.
Ismailov is trying to stand up.

Nosey is working for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov frees his head quite easily.

Nosey looking for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov is having none of it.
Ismailov is trying to stand.

Nosey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ismailov is surviving well by controlling Nosey's body position as best he can.
Ismailov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Nosey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.

Nosey has control of Ismailov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ismailov regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nosey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ismailov manages to avoid the submission attempt.

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

Nosey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nosey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ismailov, who protects the arm well.

Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rosey Nosey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Ismailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ismailov misses with a wild body shot.
Nosey with the counter takedown but Ismailov avoids it easily.
Ismailov lands a right hook to the body.
Ismailov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nosey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Isa Ismailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nosey avoids the body shot from Ismailov.
Ismailov throws a big shot that misses.
Nosey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismailov throws a body punch but Nosey moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ismailov.
Ismailov stuns Nosey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ismailov is looking to wear down Nosey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nosey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nosey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A cross from Ismailov lands.
Nosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov just misses with a punch to the body.
And Nosey tries to counter it with a takedown but Ismailov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nosey moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismailov misses with a wild combination.
Rosey Nosey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nosey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ismailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nosey is just out of range.
Nosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ismailov throws a good cross that connects.
Ismailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nosey.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Isa Ismailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismailov swings widly with a right hand

and Nosey counters with a single leg into guard. Ismailov didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Nosey drops back looking for a leg! Ismailov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ismailov manages to kick Nosey off! Nosey jumps back into Ismailov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey slips nicely into half guard.
Nosey stops Ismailov from getting back to his feet.

Nosey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nosey prevents Ismailov from standing back up.

Nosey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.

Nosey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ismailov sees it coming and defends easily.
Ismailov pushes Nosey off looking to stand but Nosey dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Nosey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Nosey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ismailov cracks Nosey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Isa Ismailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ismailov misses with a body punch

so Nosey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey pushes down on Ismailov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isa Ismailov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ismailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismailov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nosey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ismailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nosey.
Nosey with the counter takedown but Ismailov avoids it easily.
A big right from Ismailov misses.
Nosey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nosey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismailov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosey slips a jab from Ismailov.
Ismailov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ismailov misses with a hook to the body

and Nosey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nosey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosey slips nicely into half guard.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.

Nosey is working for a submission of some sort.

Nosey seems to be working for a kimura but Ismailov defends the submission attempt.

Nosey wants to work for an arm triangle but Ismailov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Nosey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ismailov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nosey.
Ismailov is trying to stand up here but Nosey is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nosey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ismailov looks like he's trying to stand up.

Nosey is looking for a kimura but Ismailov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nosey to get the leverage.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.

Nosey is looking for a kimura but Ismailov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nosey to get the leverage.

Nosey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov is trying to stand back up but Nosey is controlling him

Nosey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ismailov has managed to free his arm - good work.

Nosey is working for a submission of some sort.
Nosey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with a double jab.
Ismailov throws a series of punches but Nosey avoids them all with ease.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Nosey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nosey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nosey moves out of range as Ismailov strikes.
Ismailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nosey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nosey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismailov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with a jab to the body

and Nosey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ismailov's guard.
Nosey prevents Ismailov from getting back to his feet.

Nosey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ismailov wants to stand up but Nosey is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Nosey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nosey stops Ismailov from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Nosey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nosey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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 Isa Ismailov.
I think Ismailov 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rosey Nosey!