PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilkki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fintelligens - Sori kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pikku Nilkki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Keosayan's chin.

Keosayan
vs
Nilkki

169 cm
29
151 lbs
24 - 13 - 3

154 cm
33
145 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

PED Nutrition
Perkele!

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 24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan misses with a straight left.
Keosayan swings for the body but Nilkki moves out of range.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Keosayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Keosayan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nilkki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keosayan.
Nilkki tries to roll over but Keosayan keeps him under control.
Nilkki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Keosayan working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki trying to control here.
Nilkki tries to roll over but Keosayan keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan is thwarting Nilkki's attempts to control the position.
Nilkki tries to get to full guard but Keosayan has control of the leg.
Nilkki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nilkki trying to control from the bottom.
Keosayan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nilkki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keosayan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keosayan's back!
Keosayan trying to control the hands but Nilkki breaks the grip.
Keosayan tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Keosayan tries to break free.
Keosayan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nilkki's guard. Nice work there by Keosayan.
Nilkki working a defensive guard here.
Keosayan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nilkki is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keosayan looking to pass the guard.
Nilkki trying to control the position here.

Keosayan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nilkki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nilkki, not yet.
Keosayan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keosayan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nilkki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nilkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch but Keosayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keosayan scores with a body shot.
Nilkki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nilkki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nilkki throws a leg kick but Keosayan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nilkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keosayan checks a leg kick.
Nilkki misses with an uppercut.
Keosayan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Keosayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keosayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Keosayan 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.

Nilkki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keosayan.
Nice sprawl there from Nilkki as Keosayan shoots in.
Nilkki unleashes a big counter combination but Keosayan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Keosayan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keosayan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keosayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilkki.
Keosayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nilkki.
Nilkki works Keosayan's body with a nice hook.
Keosayan looks for the body kick but Nilkki saw that one coming.
Nilkki thuds a left hand into Keosayan's body.
Keosayan 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.
Nilkki throws a body punch but Keosayan moves out of range.
Nilkki throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Nilkki - just one landing.
Keosayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilkki tries a low kick but Keosayan avoids it.
Keosayan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keosayan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keosayan's calf.
Nilkki misses with a body shot.
Keosayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nilkki's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Keosayan blocks the low kick.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keosayan slips a jab from Nilkki.
Keosayan feinted with a counter takedown.
Nilkki slips a straight right by Keosayan.
And Nilkki responds with a good body kick, but Keosayan manages to step out the way in time.
Nilkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keosayan throws out a leg kick but Nilkki moves out of range and Keosayan only half commits.
Keosayan throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Keosayan.
Keosayan misses with a jab to the body

and Nilkki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keosayan's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nilkki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keosayans head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Keosayan.
Nilkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keosayan.
Keosayan tries to pull guard but Nilkki holds him up against the cage and eventually Keosayan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Keosayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilkki throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nilkki throws an elbow but misses.

Keosayan manages to pull guard.

Keosayan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nilkki is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilkki wants to pass the guard but Keosayan is keeping the position.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Keosayan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nilkki defends it easily.
Nilkki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keosayan is trying to control the position but Nilkki postures up.
Keosayan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Keosayan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nilkki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Keosayan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nilkki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keosayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Keosayan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nilkki doesn't defend quickly enough and Keosayan has managed to lock this one up! Can Nilkki escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Keosayan on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergey Keosayan!
A victorious Sergey Keosayan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.