PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pontes
vs
Novak

200 cm
26
282 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

ANABOLIC **160**

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Novak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pontes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pontes.
Pontes has Novak pressed against the cage, preventing Novak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Novak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pontes smiles and moves away.
Novak dives in and grabs Pontes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pontes pushes down on Novak's head and hops out.

Pontes moves into the clinch.
Novak wants to break the clinch but can't.

Novak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Novak gets tackled into the cage by Pontes. Pontes maintains the clinch.
Pontes stalls.
Pontes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Novak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pontes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jose Pontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Novak.
Novak letting Pontes take a breather here.
Novak wants to break the clinch but can't.

Novak breaks from the clinch.
Jose Pontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pontes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Novak with a poor takedown

and Pontes lands a stunning uppercut that sends Novak to the mat!

Novak is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Novak quite badly. Novak pulls Pontes in close trying to recover. Pontes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Novak on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Novak doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Pontes!
A very excited looking Jose Pontes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.