PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camillo Starksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell comes to the cage accompanied by Doin Time. Starksson has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nowell
vs
Starksson

192 cm
25
259 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

150 cm
21
246 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camillo Starksson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Starksson misses with an uppercut.
Nowell moves out of range of the body kick from Starksson.
Nowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowell throws a leg kick but Starksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nowell delivers a nice body kick.
Nowell slips a straight right by Starksson.
Nowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nowell clinches.
Starksson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Starksson looks gassed!
Starksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starksson goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nowell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell throws a head kick but Starksson moves out of range.
Nowell slips a jab from Starksson.
Nowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starksson.
Starksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starksson manages to avoid it.
Starksson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Starksson misses with an uppercut. Nowell saw that one coming.
Starksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nowell.
Starksson shoots in and drives through. Nowell sprawls well.
Nowell slips a straight right by Starksson.
Starksson throws a hook but Nowell avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
Starksson avoids the body shot from Nowell.
Nowell defending well as Starksson loads up on a big left hand.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowell but Nowell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starksson looks to land a right hand but Nowell moved out of range.
Nowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowell.
Nowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowell throws a head kick but Starksson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nowell. Starksson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
Starksson misses with a straight right.
Nowell closes the distance and clinches up with Starksson, looking for a takedown. Nowell pushes Starksson against the cage but Starksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nowell throws a sloppy head kick and Starksson moves out of range easily.
Starksson thuds his right hand into Nowell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Starksson misses with a body kick.
Starksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowell manages to avoid it.
Nowell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Camillo Starksson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starksson.
Nowell thows a left - swing and a miss!

Nowell moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Starksson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starksson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.
Nowell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starksson up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson tries for a takedown but Nowell manages to get underhooks.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Camillo Starksson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Starksson.
Nowell lands a high kick!
Nowell thumps Starksson with a low kick.
Nowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowell throws a jab when Starksson was well out of range.
Nowell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nowell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Starksson takes a step back to recover.
Starksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowell.
Starksson 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!
Nowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starksson throws out the jab.

Nowell rushes Starksson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Starksson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nowell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Starksson.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
Nowell misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Starksson is blocking nicely.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.
Starksson avoids the elbow strike from Nowell, against the cage.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Starksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nowell is keeping busy.
Starksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starksson can do to turn this around?
Nowell scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowell slowing the pace effectively.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Starksson has a couple of punches blocked by Nowell.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell stalling against the cage.
Starksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Camillo Starksson's cut even more.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Starksson avoids the damage to the body.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Starksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starksson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell avoiding damage.
Starksson managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Starksson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Starksson blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Starksson blocks with his arms.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Starksson blocks with his arms.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell stalls.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Starksson misses with a punch to the body.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Starksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowell's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Starksson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starksson avoids it.
Starksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nowell throws an elbow that misses.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Starksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starksson as Nowell tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell gets underhooks to prevent Starksson's takedown attempt.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson is working for takedown but Nowell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell effectively controlling the action here.
Starksson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Camillo Starksson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses.
Starksson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowell pinned against the cage. Nowell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bradley Nowell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowell scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
Starksson throws a hook to the side of Nowell's head but Nowell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowell dives in and grabs Starksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starksson pushes down on Nowell's head and hops out.
Starksson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowell moves away.
Starksson checks a low kick from Nowell.
A lazy left from Nowell finds it's target.

The cut above Camillo Starksson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses
and Starksson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Nowell takes the fight into the clinch.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Nowell wants to stall.
Starksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Starksson's face.
Nowell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Starksson up against the cage.
Starksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowell controls his hands.
Starksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nowell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell stalling in the clinch but Starksson improves position.
Starksson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nowell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
Nowell working Starksson over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell working Starksson over with knees to the body.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starksson avoids it.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell blocks a body shot from Starksson.
A body shot lands from Starksson.
Starksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starksson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Starksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Camillo Starksson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nowell stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nowell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Starksson can't get the takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nowell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Starksson goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camillo Starksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowell lands a jab to Starksson's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Nowell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nowell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
During a confident post fight interview, Bradley Nowell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.