PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Przemyslaw Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gibesi aymeric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nowak
vs
aymeric

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Przemyslaw Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, gibesi aymeric!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aymeric is looking to clinch but Nowak is avoiding it.

Nowak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for aymeric!
aymeric wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nowak.
Nowak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nowak fails to take his opponent's back.
Nowak wants to control the pace but aymeric is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nowak looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nowak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Nowak looking to control but aymeric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nowak is really struggling to control aymeric but he's trying to hold on to the position.

aymeric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nowak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
aymeric'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.
aymeric really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nowak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nowak unloads with some shots from mount but aymeric bucks and avoids them well.
Nowak wants to control the pace but aymeric is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Nowak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because aymeric is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nowak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nowak thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Przemyslaw Nowak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

aymeric fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - aymeric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

aymeric rushes Nowak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
aymeric misses with some punches.
Nowak tries to circle away but aymeric has him pinned against the cage.
aymeric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
aymeric lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by aymeric.
Nowak wants a takedown.
aymeric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

aymeric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nowak tries to clinch but aymeric is having none of it.
Nowak is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from aymeric.
aymeric throws a hook to the side of Nowak's head but Nowak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
aymeric is looking to clinch but Nowak is avoiding it.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts aymeric as he jumps to the side.
Nowak is looking to clinch but aymeric is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from aymeric. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aymeric tries to clinch

and Nowak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for aymeric!
aymeric has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Nowak is riding his opponent, not letting aymeric buck him off.

Nowak is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nowak's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

aymeric defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
aymeric avoids the strikes from Nowak.
Nowak thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nowak is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. aymeric knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften aymeric for a finish.
A lull in the action here.
Nowak misses with a punch to the head.
Nowak missing with strikes from the back.
aymeric is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nowak off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
aymeric looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
aymeric looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nowak.
aymeric controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Przemyslaw Nowak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

aymeric misses with a series of wild punches.
Nowak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
aymeric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
aymeric darts in trying to clinch

and Nowak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aymeric keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Nowak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nowak gets to his feet - aymeric follows without any prompting.

aymeric tries to sprawl but Nowak drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but aymeric defending well.

Nowak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
aymeric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nowak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two 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.
Nowak has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
aymeric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Nowak is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for aymeric!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking to control but aymeric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
aymeric holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nowak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Nowak stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Nowak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nowak wants to control from the top but aymeric keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nowak tries to advance to mount but aymeric denies him.
gibesi aymeric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowak throws an elbow but aymeric slips to the side and avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Przemyslaw Nowak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nowak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Przemyslaw Nowak!