PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Psychopath (ranked 6625 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Nowak (ranked 6472 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.

Psychopath
vs
Nowak

186 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Psychopath !
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, Dirk Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nowak closes the distance and pushes Psychopath back into the cage.
Nowak leaning against his opponent.
Nowak misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowak.

Nowak is trying to trip Psychopath . He has hold of a leg but Psychopath is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nowak persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nowak landing with the ground and pound.
Nowak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Psychopath looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Psychopath escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nowak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Psychopath is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nowak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nowak postures up and lands a big shot to Psychopath 's brow.
Psychopath might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nowak scoring with some ground and pound.

Psychopath is looking for a triangle here but Nowak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Psychopath takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Psychopath tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nowak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nowak lands a nice forearm strike.
Nowak lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is chipping away with strikes.
Nowak lands an elbow.
Nowak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Psychopath is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nowak's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nowak is controlling the pace.
Psychopath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Psychopath is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nowak scores with a couple of nice shots.

Psychopath looking for submissions off his back.
Nowak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nowak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Psychopath with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Psychopath looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Nowak there.

Psychopath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Psychopath could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nowak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Psychopath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Nowak there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nowak is taking a breather. Psychopath says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Psychopath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nowak working Psychopath over with strikes.
Nowak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nowak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Psychopath actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Nowak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nowak rushes Psychopath and presses him up against the cage.
Psychopath being controlled against the cage.
Psychopath tries to pull guard but Nowak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nowak tries to throw a body punch but Psychopath avoids it by throwing Nowak back against the cage.
Psychopath is looking for a takedown.

Nowak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nowak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Psychopath looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Psychopath with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nowak lands strikes from half guard.
Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psychopath is refusing to be controlled, as Nowak sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nowak connects with a nice short shot to Psychopath 's temple.

Psychopath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nowak lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nowak connects with a nice short shot to Psychopath 's temple.
Nowak controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Psychopath actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Psychopath looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nowak winds up and cracks Psychopath with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Nowak.
Nowak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Psychopath actively working from the bottom here.
Nowak sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psychopath has hold of Nowak's hands but Nowak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nowak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nowak is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Psychopath is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nowak scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nowak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nowak lands a nice short elbow.
Nowak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Psychopath looking for submissions off his back.
Nowak is controlling the pace.
Nowak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Nowak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Psychopath shoots in but no luck this time.

Psychopath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nowak keeping control of the position.

Psychopath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nowak controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Psychopath with the ground and pound but Nowak uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Psychopath 's guard.

Nowak controlling from the top position.
Psychopath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Psychopath tries to get out of the position.
Nowak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Psychopath looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nowak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nowak distracts Psychopath with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Psychopath throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nowak uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Psychopath being controlled for a moment.
Psychopath is looking to regain half guard here but Nowak keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Psychopath taking a bit of punishment here - Nowak scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Psychopath 's face as Nowak controls the position.
Nowak looks up at the clock and then as Psychopath takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nowak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Psychopath is looking to reverse the position.
Dirk Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nowak is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Psychopath will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nowak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Psychopath takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nowak scores with punches from side control.
Nowak controls the position from side control.
Nowak working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psychopath tries to bench press Nowak off him but Nowak keeps the position.
Nowak controlling the position.
Nowak landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Nowak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Psychopath is trying to improve his position.
Psychopath is working hard here to advance position.
Nowak moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nowak working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psychopath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nowak trying to control the position but Psychopath is working away.
Psychopath is looking for a sweep.
Nowak has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nowak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Nowak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Nowak!