PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Nowacki has chosen Moby - Flower as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Nowacki

178 cm
40
180 lbs
36 - 21 - 1

182 cm
36
180 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition
Sully's Bar & Grill

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

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 36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Nowacki lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Jab, jab by Nowacki - just one landing.
Nowacki lands a jab to the nose.
Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowacki.
A little jabbing left from Nowacki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Nowacki slams his shin into Williams 's torso.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a jab when Nowacki was well out of range.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Nowacki lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
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!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Nowacki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams swings for the body but Nowacki moves out of range.
Williams lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Nowacki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nowacki motions for Williams to come forward. Nowacki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bully Busters in the buildup to the fight.
Nowacki looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Nowacki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nowacki throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Nowacki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nowacki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowacki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Nowacki walks into a jab.
Nowacki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nowacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams .
Nowacki throws a body kick that misses.
Williams swings widly with a right hand

and Nowacki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Williams .

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Nowacki throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Nowacki scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowacki throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nowacki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Nowacki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nowacki digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nowacki to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams .
Nice body kick from Nowacki.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Nowacki lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Nowacki moves away and avoids it.
Williams cracks Nowacki with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Nowacki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowacki wants to counter with a clinch but Williams pushes him away.
Williams avoids the head kick by Nowacki.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowacki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams .
Williams slips under a jab from Nowacki.
Nowacki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowacki scores with a jab.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Nowacki counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Williams walks into a left hand.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Nowacki tries to clinch up
letting Williams counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
Jab from Nowacki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nowacki. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowacki.
Nowacki takes one to the side of the head.
Nowacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowacki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Nowacki's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Nowacki lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Nowacki moves away and avoids it.
Williams is looking to slow Nowacki down with leg kicks.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Nowacki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nowacki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nowacki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Herkules Nowacki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Nowacki misses.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Nowacki counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nowacki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Nowacki looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Nowacki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams . Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams misses with a hook. Nowacki ducked under it nicely.
Nowacki moves away from the strike by Williams .
Nowacki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams cracks the inside of Nowacki's front leg.
Nowacki throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Nowacki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Nowacki connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Nowacki.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Nowacki is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Nowacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nowacki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nowacki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
A clash of legs there as Nowacki blocks the low kick.
Nowacki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nowacki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nowacki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Nowacki clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Nowacki blocks an uppercut.
Nowacki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Nowacki scores with a kick to the body.
Nowacki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Nowacki scores with a four punch combination!
Williams jabs Nowacki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Nowacki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nowacki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams swings for the body but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Nowacki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowacki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
Nowacki lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nowacki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Nowacki's shoulder, as Nowacki tries to avoid the shot.
Nowacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nowacki is out of range.
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams takes a swing at Nowacki's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Nowacki.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams .
Nowacki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nowacki lands a jab to the head.

Nowacki closes the distance and clinches.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nowacki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nowacki misses with an elbow strike.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Nowacki has him pressed against the cage.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Nowacki wants to stall.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams lands a body punch.
Nowacki lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki works on Williams 's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Williams is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Nowacki.

Williams decides to pull guard.
Nowacki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams has his foot on Nowacki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nowacki works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herkules Nowacki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Nowacki saw that one coming.

Nowacki gets a clinch.
Nowacki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nowacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Nowacki.
Nowacki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.

Williams pulls Nowacki into guard.

Williams looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nowacki has picked Williams up and slammed him! Williams can't keep hold of the triangle and Nowacki manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to control Nowacki's posture but Nowacki avoids it.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Nowacki tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.

Nowacki decides to stand and escape the position.
Nowacki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nowacki throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nowacki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
A jab from Williams misses.
Nowacki tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Nowacki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowacki lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams tests Nowacki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nowacki moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams .
Stanly Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nowackis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nowacki tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nowacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Nowacki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Nowacki misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
A leg kick checked by Nowacki.
Herkules Nowacki 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.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Nowacki counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowacki stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams 's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Nowacki punishes Williams 's body with a nice straight punch.
Nowacki lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nowacki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Williams .
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowacki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nowacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nowacki just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Nowacki's knee but Nowacki avoids it well.
Nowacki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nowacki loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herkules Nowacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nowacki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
A victorious Herkules Nowacki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Stanly Williams had this to say: 'I have to go poop'.