PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nowacki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moby - Flower. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nowacki
vs
Milat

182 cm
28
165 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

187 cm
36
177 lbs
32 - 21 - 1

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki checks a leg kick.
Milat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowacki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nowacki misses with a low kick.
Milat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Nowacki is looking to land body kicks.
Nowacki wants to clinch but Milat slips to the side
and Milat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nowacki throws a low kick but Milat moves out of range easily.
Milat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Nowacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Nowacki lands but Milat takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat throws the kick towards the body but Nowacki avoids it.
Nowacki walks into a stiff left hand from Milat.
Nowacki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nowacki lands a nice looking body shot.

Nowacki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milat tries to circle away but Nowacki has him pinned against the cage.
Milat tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nowacki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Milat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milat misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Nowacki. That snapped Milat's head back.
Milat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Milat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nowacki doesn't seem bothered though.
Milat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Milat.
Milat follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nowacki lands the left hand.
Milat misses with a body kick.
Nowacki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Nowacki finds it's target.
Nowacki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki tries to land a front kick but Milat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Milat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nowacki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Milat blocks the body kick.
Milat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Milat. Beautiful body shot.
Milat throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milat.
A bone on bone clash there as Nowacki blocks the leg kick.
Milat throws a leg kick but Nowacki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Milat misses with a double jab.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
Milat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nowacki rather than just go for the knockout.
Nowacki doesn't manage to clinch there - Milat circles away.
Milat throws a jab when Nowacki was well out of range.
Milat cracks Nowacki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Milat.
Milat keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Milat tries a quick counter leg kick but Nowacki is wise to it.
Nowacki misses with a body kick.
Milat lands a front kick.
Milat lands a lovely overhand right.
Nowacki misses with a wild body shot.
Nowacki throws a hook but Milat blocks it.
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowacki tries to score with a low kick but Milat moves his leg out of the way.
Nowacki moves out of range of the body kick from Milat.
Milat throws a leg kick but Nowacki moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Nowacki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nowacki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Milat misses with a leg kick.
Milat misses with a hook
and Nowacki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nowacki lands a leg kick that knocks Milat off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat misses the jab.
Milat throws a good cross that connects.
Milat throws a body shot but no joy.
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
Milat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nowacki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milat on the side of the head.
Milat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowacki slips under a jab from Milat.
Milat thumps Nowacki with a low kick.
Nowacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nowacki. Milat shrugs it off though.
Nowacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Milat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body. Milat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milat lands a nice looking body shot.
Nowacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowacki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Milat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nowacki lands with an uppercut that bounces Milat off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick lands from Milat.
Milat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nowacki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Milat throws a leg kick
and Nowacki counters with a nice body kick.
Nowacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nowacki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Nowacki is predictable there
and Milat counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowacki misses with a hook.
Nowacki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milat tests Nowacki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nowacki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nowacki wants to land a leg kick but Milat is out of range.
Milat tried to score with a low kick but Nowacki checks it.
Milat scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowacki.
Milat misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat misses with a few strikes there.
Milat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nowacki lands with a nice body punch.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowacki misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Milat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
It looks like Nowacki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nowacki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Nowacki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Nowacki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nowacki throws a leg kick
and Milat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
Milat defending well as Nowacki loads up on a big left hand.
Milat slips a straight right by Nowacki.
Milat looks to land a left hand but Nowacki moved out of range nicely.
Nowacki is looking to clinch but Milat is avoiding it.
Nowacki blocks a jab.

Nowacki closes the distance and pushes Milat back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Milat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Milat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat feints a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Nowacki.
Milat ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
Milat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nowacki blocks it well.
Nowacki avoids a kick to the body.
Nowacki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Milat.
Nice shot by Milat.
Milat scores with a kick to the body.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat is looking for the big counter here.
Milat tries to bum rush Nowacki with a series of wild strikes but Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nowacki with a jab.
Milat swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowacki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Milat.
As Milat backs away, Nowacki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Nowacki closes the distance and pushes Milat back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Milat struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowacki controls his hands.
Nowacki misses with an elbow over the top.
Nowacki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milat.

Milat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milat tries to work over Nowacki's front leg with a kick but Nowacki checks it.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowacki.
Nowacki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowacki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milat throws a series of punches but Nowacki avoids them all with ease.
Milat thows a leg kick but Nowacki checks it
and Nowacki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Milat swings for the body but Nowacki moves out of range.
A jab from Milat misses.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Milat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nowacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
Milat connects with a nice looking jab.
Milat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nowackis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Milat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nowacki throws out a powerful jab.
Milat blocks the body kick.
Milat steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milat's calf.
Nowacki scores with a jab. Milat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nowacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nowacki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nowacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nowacki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nowacki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nowacki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nowacki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nowacki checks a leg kick.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nowacki lands a front kick.
Milat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nowacki scores with a sloppy right hand. Milat should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki misses with a wild body shot.
Nowacki throws a wild body kick that Milat sees coming a mile off.
Nowacki throws a body kick that misses
and Milat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Milat misses.
Nowacki avoids the head kick by Milat.
Nowacki swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Nowacki avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Nowacki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Milat's hands.
Nowacki is looking to clinch.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nowacki connects with a crisp jab.
Milat misses with a few strikes there.
Milat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nowacki throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nowacki.
Milat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nowacki moves out of range as Milat throws a body kick.
Jab, jab by Nowacki - just one landing.
A left lands for Nowacki.
Nowacki connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Milat, right into the meat.
Nowacki takes a swing at Milat's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Milat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nowacki's calf.
Nowacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Milat blocks a leg kick.
Herkules Nowacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowacki dodges the punch combination from Milat.
Milat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nowacki lands a glancing blow to the side of Milat's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nowacki, right into the meat.
Milat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a head kick.
Milat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nowacki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat scores with a push kick.
Nowacki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat misses with a straight left.
Nowacki misses with the body kick
and Milat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milat.
A bone on bone clash there as Milat blocks the leg kick.
Milat swinging wildly here.
Nowacki lands a jab to the nose.
Milat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy body kick from Nowacki
and Milat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat misses with a two punch combination.
Ivan Milat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nowacki's sensitive parts.
Milat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nowacki in his tracks.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for Milat's leg but Milat calmly moves out of range.
Nowacki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Milat.
Milat connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Milat, right into the meat.
Milat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nowacki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Milat momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Milat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nowacki pounces like a tiger and cracks Milat with a vicious hook! Milat is down but not out! Nowacki follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Herkules Nowacki!
After winning the bout, Herkules Nowacki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.