PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Flower. Putin has chosen Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu as his entrance music. Herkules Nowacki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonas Putin's chin.

Nowacki
vs
Putin

182 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
153 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Putin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nowacki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nowacki takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Nowacki.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin looks to land a body kick but Nowacki moved away.
Putin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nowacki to score with a decent uppercut.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowacki is just out of range.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowacki lands a glancing blow to the side of Putin's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nowacki.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin throws a lazy right hand but Nowacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nowacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nowacki swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a wild body kick that Putin sees coming a mile off.
Nowacki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nowacki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Putin is out of range and Nowacki settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a right hand that Putin ducks under and follows up with a left that Putin also avoids with ease.
Nowacki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Putin throws a series of punches but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki throws a push kick but Putin slaps the foot to one side.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Nowacki avoids it.
Nowacki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Putin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putin throws a right hand that Nowacki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowacki also avoids with ease.
Putin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nowacki misses with a body shot.
Nowacki is looking to slow Putin down with leg kicks.
Nowacki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nowacki moves into the clinch.
Nowacki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Nowacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin tries a body shot but Nowacki blocks it.
Putin blocking some punches.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Putin.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
Putin blocks the elbow strike.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Putin as Nowacki tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
A short right from Nowacki.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki tries to stall but Putin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nowacki tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Putin.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nowacki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Nowacki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Nowacki's head.
Nowacki swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but Putin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowacki controls his hands.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki stalling in the clinch.
Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Putin to work.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Herkules Nowacki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nowacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin slips under a jab from Nowacki.
Putin lands an overhand right.
Putin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nowacki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nowacki thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin connects with a solid leg kick.
Putin throws a head kick but Nowacki moves out of range.
Jab from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a body shot.
Nowacki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nowacki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Putin is able to avoid easily.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Putin connects with a nice looking jab.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Nowacki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin avoids the body shot from Nowacki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
Putin lands with a nice body kick.
Nowacki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nowacki tries to move into range but Putin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nowacki scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nowacki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Putin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Putin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Putin throws a lazy right hand but Nowacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nowacki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin lands a glancing blow to the side of Nowacki's head.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Putin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Nowacki avoids it.
Crunch! Putin slams his shin into Nowacki's torso.
Putin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowacki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nowacki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki misses the jab.
Nowacki throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Nowacki avoids it.
A good leg kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Nowacki loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Nowacki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowacki moves out of range as Putin strikes.
Putin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nowacki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Putin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nowacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Nowacki misses the target.
Nowacki tries to land a leg kick but Putin saw it coming and moves away.
Nowacki moves out of range of the leg kick from Putin.
Nowacki scores with a jab to the body.
Putin is looking to clinch but Nowacki is avoiding it.
Putin blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Putin.
Nowacki looks for the body kick but Putin saw that one coming.
Putin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nowacki is out of range and Putin settles back down.
Nowacki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nowacki blocks a low kick nicely.
Putin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nowacki throws a leg kick but Putin sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Nowacki drives through and clinches with Putin against the cage.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Nowacki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nowacki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
Nowacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nowacki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Putin blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonas Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Nowacki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Putin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nowacki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nowacki's calf.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin with a jab.
Jonas Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nowacki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Nowacki as he checks the leg kick.
Nowacki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nowacki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nowacki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowacki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
Putin scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowacki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Putin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Nowacki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Putin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nowacki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nowacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin throws a lazy body kick
and Nowacki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nowacki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nowacki moves out of range of the body kick from Putin.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for Putin's leg but Putin calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowacki lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki moves out of range as Putin strikes.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nowacki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowacki misses with a head kick.
Putin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Putin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin tries to work over Nowacki's front leg with a kick but Nowacki checks it.
Nowacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nowacki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nowacki moves out of range as Putin strikes.
Putin checks the leg kick.
Nowacki connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki tries to land a front kick but Putin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nowacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Putin can pounce on him.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Nowacki moves away and avoids it.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nowacki!
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Nowacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nowacki misses with a low kick.
Putin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Nowacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Nowacki moved out of range.
Nowacki moves away from the strike by Putin.
Putin checks a low kick from Nowacki.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
Putin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a leg kick that misses.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Nowacki moved out of range.
Putin scores with a nice right hand.
Nowacki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Putin on the side of the head.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowacki moves away.
Nowacki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nowacki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Putin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nowacki counters with a nice leg kick.
Nowacki checks the leg kick.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin throws a leg kick but Nowacki sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin checks a low kick from Nowacki.
Nowacki is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Putin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Putin!
A very excited looking Jonas Putin 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.