PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Drazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell has chosen Doin Time as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Drazen
vs
Nowell

196 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

192 cm
21
252 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Drazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drazen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowell cracks the inside of Drazen's front leg.
Drazen missing with a left hand there. Nowell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Nowell clinches up against the cage.
Nowell with a knee to the head.

It looks like Victor Drazen has been cut.
Nowell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drazen up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowell.
Nowell is working for takedown but Drazen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nowell is struggling to control the position.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Drazen.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Drazen can't break the clinch.
Drazen avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell effectively controlling the action here.
Drazen wants to stall.
Nowell scores a nice knee to the body.
Drazen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowell.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell landing knees to the body.
Drazen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drazen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drazen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell lands a good knee to the midsection. Drazen won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drazen.
Drazen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowell obliges.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nowell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowell obliges.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Drazen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowell stalls.
Nowell tries a body shot but Drazen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drazen blocks an elbow strike.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drazen's face.

Victor Drazen's cut is getting worse.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Nowell to work.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drazen blocks an elbow strike.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell effectively controlling the action here.
Drazen takes a knee right on the jaw!

Nowell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drazen looks to throw the jab but Nowell is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drazen.
Nowell slips under a jab.
Nowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drazen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drazen tries to land a leg kick but Nowell saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nowell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drazen misses with a looping right.
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 Victor Drazen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drazen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowell tries to clinch but Drazen is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drazen. Nowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drazen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drazen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drazen looks to land a right hand but Nowell moved out of range.
Nice shot by Drazen.
Nowell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drazen. Nowell does a little dance to reset his feet.

Nowell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drazen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.

Victor Drazen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nowell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Drazen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nowell controlling the action here for a moment.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drazen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drazen avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Drazen blocks with his arms.
Drazen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nowell up against the cage.
Nowell is struggling to control the position.
Drazen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drazen avoids it.
Bradley Nowell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nowell lands a good knee to the midsection. Drazen won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drazen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drazen blocks it with crossed arms.
Drazen holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Nowell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drazen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Drazen.
Nowell closes the distance and clinches up with Drazen, looking for a takedown. Nowell pushes Drazen against the cage but Drazen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nowell blocks the body kick.

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.
Drazen scores with a one two! Nowell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nowell tries to clinch but Drazen is having none of it.
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drazen misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Drazen.
Drazen throws a series of punches but Nowell moves out of range.
Drazen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Victor Drazen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drazen takes a swing at Nowell's ribcage but misses.
Nowell tries to clinch but Drazen is having none of it.
Nowell wants to clinch.
Drazen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowell doesn't manage to clinch there - Drazen circles away.
Nowell is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nowell.
Drazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nowell clinches up with Drazen and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nowell fails to land.
Nowell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drazen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drazen taking a breather.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Victor Drazen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nowell looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Drazen blocks it.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Drazen avoids the damage to the body.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drazen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell is looking to control Drazen's arms but Drazen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nowell has his back to the cage.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Drazen blocks it.

Nowell breaks the clinch.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drazen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drazen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nowell is able to avoid easily.
Victor Drazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drazen misses with a straight left.
Drazen misses with a kick to the body.
Nowell cracks the inside of Drazen's front leg.
Nowell doesn't manage to clinch there - Drazen circles away.
Nowell wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Drazen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowell.
Victor Drazen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowell moves out of range as Drazen throws a body kick.
Nowell throws a jab but it's blocked by Drazen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowell looks for the body kick but Drazen saw that one coming.
Drazen throws out a loose jab but Nowell uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Nowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!