PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Nowicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Sunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Sunny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Nowicki's chin.

Nowicki
vs
Sunny

179 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

NEW YORK STYLE FITNESS APPAREL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Nowicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Sunny!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunny wants to slow Nowicki down by chopping away at his legs.

Nowicki instigates a clinch.
Nowicki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sunny backwards.
Sunny looking for a takedown.

Nowicki breaks from the clinch.
Nowicki moves in looking to clinch but Sunny pushes him off.

Sunny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nowicki wants to improve his position but Sunny is controlling well.
Sunny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sunny decides to return to a standing position.
Nowicki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Shaun Sunny has been cut.
Nowicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nowicki fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Nowicki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sunny misses the jab.
Sunny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowicki.
Nowicki tries to clinch but Sunny moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunny misses with a looping left.
Bob Nowicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowicki misses with a head kick.
Nowicki with a nice cross.
Nowicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nowicki has Sunny up against the cage in a clinch.
Sunny tries to pull guard but Nowicki holds him up against the cage and eventually Sunny drops back down to his feet.
Nowicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Sunny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sunny goes for a takedown attempt but Nowicki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bob Nowicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Sunny.
Nowicki looks to land a left hand but Sunny moved out of range nicely.
Nowicki lands a nice hook to Sunny's body. Sunny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Sunny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Nowicki gets a clinch.

Nowicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sunny has a takedown stuffed.
Sunny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nowicki lands with a nice combination. Sunny backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sunny is defended easily by Nowicki.
Sunny looks gassed!

Sunny shoots in and gets a takedown into Nowicki's guard.
Nowicki keeping moving, preventing Sunny from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sunny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nowicki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunny on the ground.
Sunny wants to pass the guard but Nowicki is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowicki keeping moving, preventing Sunny from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowicki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowicki keeping moving, preventing Sunny from controlling successfully.
Nowicki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sunny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sunny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Sunny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sunny stops Nowicki from standing up.
Sunny trying to control but Nowicki is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunny advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Nowicki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Sunny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sunny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nowicki.
Nowicki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nowicki wants to clinch.
Nowicki is looking to clinch but Sunny is avoiding it.
Nowicki is looking to clinch.
Sunny looks for a takedown but Nowicki sprawls well.
Sunny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowicki.
Sunny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nowicki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nowicki misses with an uppercut. Sunny saw that one coming.
Nowicki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sunny in his tracks.
Sunny is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sunny checks a leg kick.
Sunny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sunny drops his hands momentarily and Nowicki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nowicki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nowicki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowicki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nowicki lunges at Sunny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sunny's hand.
Sunny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Sunny is rocked!
Sunny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nowicki lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sunny. Nowicki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Nowicki!