PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Blackheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackheart comes into the arena with Dimmu Borgir - Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse blaring out of the sound system. Nowell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doin Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackheart
vs
Nowell

185 cm
24
208 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

192 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Blackheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackheart throws a nice looking combination but Nowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nowell.
Blackheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowell.
Blackheart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackheart throws a right hand that Nowell ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowell also avoids with ease.
Blackheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowell manages to avoid it.
Blackheart throws a nice looking combination but Nowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank Blackheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowell.
Blackheart misses with a body shot.
Blackheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Blackheart does no damage.
Nowell dodges the punch combination from Blackheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackheart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowell staying out of range there.
Blackheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackheart misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell shoots in and drives through. Blackheart sprawls well.
A big right from Blackheart misses.
Nowell fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackheart's face.

It looks like Frank Blackheart has been cut.
Nowell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blackheart is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowell has double underhooks.
Nowell has Blackheart pressed against the cage.
Blackheart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackheart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nowell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowell.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackheart is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowell has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackheart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Nowell just leaning against Blackheart, taking a breather.
Nowell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
Blackheart is breathing heavily.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blackheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackheart's face.
Nowell taking a breather.
Nowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackheart tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Nowell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Nowell is trying to trip Blackheart. He has hold of a leg but Blackheart is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nowell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blackheart wants to stand but Nowell is controlling the position.
Blackheart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blackheart tries to get out of the position.
Nowell working some strikes from top position.
Nowell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nowell is pushing down on Blackheart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blackheart is fighting to maintain full guard but Nowell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nowell controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nowell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nowell controlling from mount.

Nowell goes for an armbar but Blackheart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blackheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Blackheart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nowell closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Blackheart is trying to break the clinch but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Blackheart is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Come on Nowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell has Blackheart pressed against the cage.
Nowell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackheart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackheart is trying to force a seperation but Nowell has the dominant position.
Nowell lands an elbow inside.

Frank Blackheart's cut is getting worse.
Nowell lands a big knee! That's hurt Blackheart! Oh, he's all over the place! Nowell lands another knee that sends Blackheart to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Nowell!