PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Egg Nok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nok
vs
House

177 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
159 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egg Nok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nok swinging wildly here.
House scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nok moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.
Nok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from House does it's job there.
House avoids the body shot from Nok.

House clinches up with Nok and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nok is looking to break free of the clinch but House has double underhooks.
House tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nok has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
House blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nok looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
Nok can't break the clinch.

House pulls guard successfully.
Nok wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nok's guard.
Nok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for House on the ground.
House trying to control but Nok is working from the bottom.
House postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

House drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nok looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nok looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nok!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nok throws an elbow but House slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is looking for a sweep.
Nok trying to control the position but House is working away.
Nok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but House is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
House tries to improve position but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nok throws a leg kick but House moved away.
Nok misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
House slips under a jab.
Nok misses with a head kick.
Nok connects with a solid leg kick.
House moves out of range of the body kick from Nok.
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nok throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Nok as House shoots in.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nok swivels and escapes.
Egg Nok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max House.
House listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House avoids a kick to the body.
Nok tries to clinch but fails miserably

and House decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nok's guard.
Nok is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

House drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nok dives on top into guard.
House controls Nok momentarily but Nok frees himself.
Nok stays in close to House's body and controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
House is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nok stopping the sweep attempt from House.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nok trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Nok content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

House has his foot on Nok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nok works his way back into a safe position though.
Nok trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
House keeping moving, preventing Nok from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Egg Nok.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nok.
Egg Nok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nok throws a leg kick that misses.

House closes the distance and clinches.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nok tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by House or perhaps it was just good defense by Nok which made him look bad.
House fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by House.
Nok misses with a kick to the body.
House moves out of range of the leg kick from Nok.
Nok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
House scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House lands a two punch combo.
House lunges at Nok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nok's hand.

House gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

House breaks from the clinch.

House forces Nok back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

House has taken the fight to the clinch.

House manages to pull guard.
House is trying to keep Nok in close.

House looking for a guillotine here but Nok defends easily.
House is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nok throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
Nok trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nok slips nicely into half guard.
House trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nok keeps the fight on the outside.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nok as he avoids it easily.
House is breathing heavily.
Nok closes the distance looking to clinch

and House moves into the clinch.
Nok tries to break the clinch but House is controlling the position.
House keeps control of Nok as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nok.
Nok leaves House with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nok feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
Nok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nok throws a leg kick that misses.
Max House seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House looks to land a right hand but Nok moved out of range.
House punishes Nok's body with a nice straight punch.
Nok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nok doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Nok tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
Nok misses with a hook.

House has Nok up against the ropes in a clinch.

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

House feints and as Nok raises his hands in defense, House changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
House wants to stand but Nok is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nok keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
Nok lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for House!
Nok wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nok avoids the attempt from House to control.
Nok throwing strikes here but House is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
House holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nok tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
House tries to hold on but Nok pushes him away.
House is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Nok there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nok looking to ground and pound but House is blocking nicely.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
House is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nok.
House wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
House is looking to get to half guard.
Nok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
House tries to reverse the position but Nok maintains control.
Nok wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.
House is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nok there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nok looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
House sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max House 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. 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.

House shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nok defends it nicely.
Nok throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Nok stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Nok.
A jab from Nok does it's job there.
Nok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nok tried to score with a low kick but House checks it.
House takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
House lands a nice looking body shot.
House shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Egg Nok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max House.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nok.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nok tries to clinch but House is having none of it.

House shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. House showed some decent athleticism there.

House is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nok wants to control but House is keeping busy.
House stops Nok from getting back to his feet.
House thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
House is trying to control the action in half guard but Nok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nok tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.

House is working for a kimura but Nok is defending it quite comfortably.

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.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nok's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nok tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and House counters with a nice double leg into guard.

House thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
House working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Nok.

House thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House trying to control but Nok is working from the bottom.
House is working Nok over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nok is trying to keep House in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nok tries to clinch up.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Nok moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nok throws a leg kick but House checks it.
Max House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by House.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nok struggling a bit here.
House throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Egg Nok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nok is looking for a sweep.
House cracks Nok with a big elbow.

House thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
House working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well House 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max House!
Max House is the new lightweight champion!