PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Nolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rartley Appaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Nolin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nolin
vs
Appaport

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

154 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Nolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rartley Appaport!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nolin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Appaport's half guard.
Appaport moves into full guard.
Nolin content to stall in guard here.
Nolin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Appaport is trying to get back to full guard.
Nolin working over Appaport with some ground and pound. Appaport looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Appaport is trying to get back to full guard.
Nolin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Appaport is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nolin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolin winds up and cracks Appaport with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nolin working Appaport over with strikes.
Nolin lands strikes from half guard.

Appaport looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Appaport is looking to improve his position.
Nolin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolin working Appaport over with strikes.
Appaport makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Appaport.
Appaport controls Nolin momentarily but Nolin frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Appaport is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nolin passes into half guard.
Nolin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nolin 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.
Appaport is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nolin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nolin trying to control from half guard but Appaport is working away.
Nolin is controlling the pace.
Appaport is not content to let Nolin control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Appaport tries to hold on but Nolin postures up.
Appaport really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nolin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nolin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Appaport is working to get back to half guard.
Nolin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nolin is landing with some decent strikes but Appaport is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nolin tries to control but Appaport wriggling away.
Nolin won't let Appaport get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Appaport looks gassed!
Nolin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nolin working the ground and pound effectively.
Nolin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Appaport is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Appaport shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nolin tries to hold on but Appaport postures up.
Nolin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Appaport thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nolin's head.
Appaport is trying to control. Nolin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nolin actively working from the bottom here.
Nolin is looking for a sweep. Appaport is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nolin is trying to control but can't.
Nolin is staying active underneath Appaport, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nolin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Appaport.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nolin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nolin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Appaport tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Appaport trying to remain calm as Nolin controls from the top position.
Nolin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Appaport should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nolin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nolin is chipping away with strikes.
Appaport is trying to control Nolin's posture but Nolin avoids it.
Appaport is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nolin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Appaport tries to roll over but Nolin keeps him under control.

Appaport looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nolin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nolin seems to be looking for submissions.
Appaport is not content to let Nolin control the position.
Nolin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Appaport trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Nolin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Nolin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolin is trying to control the action in half guard but Appaport is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Appaport wants to improve his position but Nolin is controlling well.
Nolin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Nolin 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!

Nolin tries for a takedown but Appaport circles away easily

and Appaport counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Appaport is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nolin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nolin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Appaport is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Nolin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Appaport has escaped the position, nice work there.
Markus Nolin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Appaport tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Appaport struggling a bit here.
Appaport tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Nolin staying calm.
Nolin landing strikes.
Appaport is looking to regain half guard here but Nolin keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nolin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Appaport tries to buck Nolin off but Nolin is having none of it.
Appaport is trying to escape the position but Nolin is controlling the position.
Nolin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Appaport is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Appaport wants to get back to his feet but Nolin drags him back down.
Appaport is looking to reverse the position.
Nolin is working Appaport over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Appaport wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Nolin has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Appaport's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Appaport is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Nolin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Markus Nolin!