PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Kawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirzai Navozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawa comes to the cage accompanied by Nocarz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kawa
vs
Navozov

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

180 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Kawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirzai Navozov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawa misses with a two punch combination.
Mirzai Navozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navozov throws a head kick that misses.
Kawa takes a swing at Navozov's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kawa moves into range and clinches up with Navozov.
Navozov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawa won't allow it.
Navozov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawa tries to break the clinch but Navozov is controlling the position.
Kawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Navozov's efforts to push away.
Kawa is trying to break the clinch but Navozov is controlling him.
Navozov prevents Kawa from breaking the clinch.
Navozov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kawa working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa is trying to push Navozov away but Navozov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kawa drags the fight down to the ground.
Kawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kawa pushes Navozov off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Navozov.
Kawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kawa. Those never looked like landing.
Kawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kawa takes one to the chin there.
Kawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Mirzai Navozov has been cut.
Navozov slips a jab and a cross from Kawa.
Kawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Navozov as he avoids it easily.
Mirzai Navozov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Navozov defends it nicely.
Navozov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Navozov does no damage.
Kawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Navozov cracks Kawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Kawa clinches up with Navozov and pushes him back against the cage.
Navozov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navozov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kawa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navozov circles away quickly and effectively.
Navozov delivers a nice body kick.
Navozov scores with a one two! Kawa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navozov scores with a head kick.

Kawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Navozov tries to work over Kawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navozov trying to stall but Kawa improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Navozov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Navozov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawa's efforts to push away.
Navozov avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawa.
Kawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Navozov won't allow it.
Kawa tries to break free but Navozov pushes him back against the cage.
Kawa tries to circle away but Navozov has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kawa successfully pulls guard.

Kawa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Navozov.
Navozov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kawa takes a swing at Navozov's ribcage but misses.
Kawa misses with a double jab.
Kawa is breathing heavily.
Navozov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawa on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navozov scores with a nice head shot.
Kawa slips a jab and a cross from Navozov.
Navozov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navozov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawa.
Kawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Kawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirzai Navozov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Navozov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawa scores with the left hand. Navozov knows he should have avoided that one.
Navozov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Kawa forces Navozov back against the cage and clinches.
Kawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawa keeps control of Navozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navozov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navozov working hard to break the clinch.
Kawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Navozov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawa is trying to force a seperation but Navozov has the dominant position.
Navozov is looking to control Kawa's arms but Kawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Navozov has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Navozov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kawa keeps control of Navozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawa keeps control of Navozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawa wants to break free but Navozov has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawa.
Navozov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawa's efforts to push away.
Navozov trying to control the position but instead, Kawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navozov into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawa is trying to break free.
Kawa is leaning against Navozov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawa is trying to break the clinch but Navozov is controlling him.

Kawa gets control of Navozov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Kawa pushes Navozov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Navozov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Navozov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Kawa rushes Navozov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navozov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navozov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navozov trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kawa keeps control of Navozov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Navozov managing to block the knees to the body from Kawa.
Kawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navozov working hard to break the clinch.
Kawa looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Kawa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Navozov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Kawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navozov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawa working hard to break the clinch.
Navozov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawa.
Navozov is breathing heavily.
Navozov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawa's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Navozov is trying to force a seperation but Kawa has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Kawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirzai Navozov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Navozov looks to land a right hand but Kawa moved out of range.
Navozov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Navozov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navozov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Navozov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Navozov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mariusz Kawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawa misses with a body shot.
Navozov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawa is just out of range.
Navozov dodges the punch combination from Kawa.
Kawa takes a swing at Navozov's ribcage but misses.
Kawa blocks a head kick by Navozov.
Navozov scores with a body shot.
Mariusz Kawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Navozov throws a head kick that Kawa semi-blocks.
Kawa throws a push kick but Navozov slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Navozov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawa misses with a takedown attempt - Navozov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kawa takes a swing at Navozov's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navozov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navozov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawa.
Kawa is looking to wear down Navozov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Navozov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Navozov does it's job there.
Navozov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Kawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navozov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kawa misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navozov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navozov throws a head kick that misses.
Navozov thuds a left hand into Kawa's body.
A good leg kick by Navozov.

Kawa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mariusz Kawa.

Kawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navozov has had enough of the clinch but Kawa keeps him there for the moment.
Navozov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navozov is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawa gets an underhook and turns Navozov into the cage.
Kawa tries to break the clinch but Navozov is controlling the position.
Navozov prevents Kawa from breaking the clinch.
Navozov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kawa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Navozov uses from the top position.

Kawa has his feet on Navozov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Kawa.
Crunch! Navozov slams his shin into Kawa's torso.
Navozov misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Navozov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kawa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navozov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Kawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mariusz Kawa!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Mariusz Kawa!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Mariusz Kawa!

Mariusz Kawa wins by unanimous decision!