PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrycjusz Nawalony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merlin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nawalony
vs
Fox

160 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrycjusz Nawalony!
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, Merlin Fox!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Nawalony misses with a takedown

and Fox counters by clinching up.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Nawalony is controlling him.
Fox goes for a takedown attempt but Nawalony pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nawalony with a poor takedown
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox throws a right hand that Nawalony ducks under and follows up with a left that Nawalony also avoids with ease.
Nawalony doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fox scores with a jab.
Nawalony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fox counters with a single leg into guard. Nawalony didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrycjusz Nawalony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nawalony could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nawalony tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nawalony pushes Fox off and scrambles back to his feet.

Nawalony gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox preventing the sweep.
Nawalony is breathing heavily.
Nawalony has his hands on Fox's head, controlling the position.
Fox throws a strike but Nawalony rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Nawalony from controlling successfully.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.
Nawalony prevents Fox from getting back to his feet.
Nawalony throwing strikes but missing.
Fox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nawalony dives into side control.
Fox prevents Nawalony from improving position.

Nawalony decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawalony fails with the takedown
and Fox counters with a series of strikes. Nawalony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nawalony misses with a takedown attempt
and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fox lands a jab to Nawalony's midsection.

Fox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nawalony is trying to get back to half guard.
Fox working the ground and pound.
Nawalony is looking to regain half guard here but Fox keeps moving and retains side control.
Nawalony is trying to escape the position but Fox is controlling the position.
Nawalony tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox working the head and body with strikes.
Fox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fox cracks Nawalony with a big elbow.
Fox lands an elbow.
Fox trying to control the position but Nawalony is working away.
Fox tries to stand but Nawalony is controlling his head.
Nawalony manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nawalony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nawalony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merlin Fox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fox looks to land a strike but Nawalony avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nawalony manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.

Fox has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nawalony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nawalony misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Nawalony.
Nawalony displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fox.

Nawalony gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nawalony looks up at the clock and then as Fox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nawalony smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nawalony working the ground and pound but Fox is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox parries the strikes from Nawalony easily there. Nawalony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fox to escape.
Nawalony 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.
Nawalony wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Nawalony throws a strike aimed at the side of Fox's head but Fox avoids it well.
Nawalony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nawalony wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.

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.

Nawalony stands up and beckons Fox to his feet.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nawalony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Nawalony looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to pass the guard but Nawalony is defending well.

Nawalony has one foot on Fox's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nawalony fails with the takedown
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox shoots in but Nawalony avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Nawalony.

That's four 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.
Nawalony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nawalony won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrycjusz Nawalony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox lands an elbow.
Nawalony is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fox connects with a decent elbow.
Fox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nawalony works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nawalony is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fox's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nawalony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merlin Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nawalony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nawalony shoots and misses
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Nawalony.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fox.
Sloppy strikes from Fox. Those never looked like landing.
Nawalony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nawalony has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Merlin Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox thuds his right hand into Nawalony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Nawalony is looking to clinch.
Nawalony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fox defends it nicely.
Nawalony misses with a takedown
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrycjusz Nawalony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fox gets a takedown into half guard.
Fox stops Nawalony from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nawalony moves into full guard.
Merlin Fox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nawalony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Nawalony looking for a triangle here. Fox is fighting it but it looks tight! Nawalony pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fox is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Patrycjusz Nawalony!