PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka comes to the cage accompanied by I Get Knocked Down. Matt Nowka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nowka
vs
Chen

178 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

[MMABR] Killer Bee Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowka misses with a wild combination.
Nowka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Nowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen. Chen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nowka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nowka.
Chen throws a head kick but Nowka moves out of range.

Chen lands a big head kick that sends Nowka tumbling to the mat! Chen takes a step backwards and waves Nowka back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Matt Nowka has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Nowka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
A big left from Nowka misses.
Chen thumps Nowka with a low kick.
Chen staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowka throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Nowka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen defending well as Nowka loads up on a big left hand.
Nowka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Chen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowka.
A swing and a miss from Nowka.
Chen moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Nowka misses with a straight right.
Chen throws a head kick but Nowka moves out of range.
Chen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chen misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Chen.

That's two 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.
A jab from Nowka does it's job there.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nowka.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Nowka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nowka thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Nowka misses.
A combination from Nowka does no damage.
Nowka swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
Nowka misses with a looping right.
Chen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Nowka misses with a wild combination.
Chen defending well as Nowka loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Nowka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen avoids the body shot from Nowka.
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
Chen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen ducks right into an uppercut from Nowka.
A punch combination from Nowka misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nowka. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nowka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nowka.
Nowka throws a hook but Chen blocks it.
Nowka throws a hook but Chen blocks it.
Nowka lands with a nice body punch.
Chen staying out of range there.
Chen slips a straight right by Nowka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Nowka.
The crowd cheers as Nowka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen doesn't seem phased though.
Nowka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nowka throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Nowka avoids the head kick by Chen.
Nowka looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen moves out of range as Nowka strikes.
Nowka scores with a body shot.
Nowka throws a right hand that Chen ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen also avoids with ease.
Nowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nowka misses the target.
Chen slips a jab and a cross from Nowka.
Chen slips under a jab from Nowka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Nowka's cut.
That's time! Nowka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nowka!
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Nowka misses the target.

Chen pushes Nowka up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowka avoids it.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Nowka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Nowka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nowka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nowka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nowka dodges an elbow strike from Chen.
Nowka tries to score a body lock takedown but Chen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka working hard to break the clinch.

Nowka breaks from the clinch.
Chen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nowka with a hook.
Nowka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nowka throws a nice looking combination but Chen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nowka swinging wildly here.
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Nowka tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nowka misses with a straight left.
Nowka misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
Nowka lands a jab to Chen's midsection.
Chen defending well as Nowka loads up on a big left hand.
Nowka swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowka tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chen misses with a head kick.
Nowka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nowka throws a shot from downtown. Chen moves away and avoids it.
Nowka misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chen.
Nowka looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
Chen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowka blocks a head kick by Chen.
A big left from Nowka misses.
Chen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nowka.
Nowka throws a combination. Chen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Chen is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Nowka shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Chen is backing up but Nowka catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Chen covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Nowka Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Nowka!