PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 3075 p4p, 5654 weight class) and Dade Desjardins (ranked 399 p4p, 578 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dade Desjardins enters the cage!

Nowak
vs
Desjardins

195 cm
22
245
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
235
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Kore Fight Nutrition
Neon Zombie

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dade Desjardins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak catches Desjardins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Nowak feints and as Desjardins raises his hands in defense, Nowak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nowak trying to control but Desjardins is working from the bottom.

Nowak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Desjardins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nowak has managed to get both his arms back between Desjardins's legs - danger averted.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desjardins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nowak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Desjardins on the ground.
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.

Desjardins working for a triangle but Nowak defends it easily.

Desjardins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nowak is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nowak has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Desjardins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nowak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Desjardins keeps moving.
Nowak advances position into side control!
Desjardins is letting Nowak control him for a moment.
Desjardins can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Desjardins tries to buck Nowak off but Nowak is having none of it.
Desjardins prevents Nowak from moving into mount.
Desjardins is trying to get back to half guard.
Desjardins trying to remain calm as Nowak controls from the top position.
Desjardins is looking to regain half guard here but Nowak keeps moving and retains side control.
Nowak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Desjardins keeps working.
Nowak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Desjardins's legs.
Nowak is looking to take a break and control but Desjardins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nowak happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is looking for a sweep.
Desjardins trying to remain calm as Nowak controls from the top position.
Desjardins stops Nowak from passing to mount.
Nowak is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Desjardins's shoulder. That is not cool.
Desjardins is trying to control Nowak's posture but Nowak avoids it.
The referee asks Nowak politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nowak prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Desjardins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Desjardins drives through with a takedown into Nowak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desjardins wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak has control of Desjardins's left arm, preventing Desjardins from doing any damage.
Nowak working a defensive guard here.
Nowak wants to sweep here but Desjardins controlling him for the moment.
Desjardins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nowak tries to sprawl but Desjardins drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Desjardins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Desjardins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowak defending well though.
Nowak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Desjardins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nowak is looking to improve his position.
Nowak regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nowak seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nowak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak looking to control.
Nowak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nowak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nowak wants to sweep here but Desjardins controlling him for the moment.

Nowak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Desjardins tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.
Desjardins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nowak looking to score a takedown here. Desjardins is defending well but Nowak drives through and ends up in Desjardins's guard.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Desjardins keeps moving.
Desjardins keeping full guard, as Nowak tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak stopping the sweep attempt from Desjardins.
Nowak tries to free his leg and advance position but Desjardins is retaining full guard.
Nowak pushes down on Desjardins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Desjardins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Desjardins working a defensive guard here.

Desjardins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak postures up.

Nowak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nowak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nowak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Desjardins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Desjardins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nowak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nowak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nowak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desjardins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jan Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Desjardins trying to keep a closed guard but Nowak is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Desjardins feints and as Nowak raises his hands in defense, Desjardins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desjardins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak is adopting a defensive guard.
Nowak can't keep his opponent in guard - Desjardins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dade Desjardins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Desjardins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Desjardins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nowak dives on top into guard.

Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.

Desjardins is looking for a triangle but Nowak pushes his legs off easily.
Desjardins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Desjardins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nowak gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Desjardins is one step ahead there.
Nowak has Desjardins pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nowak.

Desjardins drops back looking for a leg! Nowak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nowak manages to kick Desjardins off! Desjardins jumps back into Nowak's guard.
Desjardins being controlled here momentarily.
Desjardins won't allow Nowak to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Desjardins wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
Nowak controls Desjardins momentarily but Desjardins frees himself.
Nowak is pulling down on Desjardins's head to control his posture.
Desjardins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Desjardins looking to pass the guard.
Desjardins trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nowak gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desjardins wants to control but Nowak postures up.
Desjardins manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Nowak seems content to control.
Desjardins trying to hold on to Nowak's head to control him but Nowak postures up.
Desjardins won't allow Nowak to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Nowak seems content to control.
Nowak wants to free his trapped foot but Desjardins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nowak is thwarting Desjardins's attempts to control the position.
Desjardins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nowak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nowak's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Desjardins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Desjardins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nowak knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nowak for a finish.
Desjardins not allowing Nowak to control his hands.
Nowak tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nowak is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Desjardins gets his way!
Nowak is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dade Desjardins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Desjardins 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dade Desjardins!
A victorious Dade Desjardins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.