PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Cezar De Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cezar De Lima
vs
Novak

193 cm
22
246 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
264 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cezar De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Novak!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima with a poor takedown

and Novak counters by moving into the clinch.

Novak breaks the clinch.
De Lima tries for a takedown but Novak circles away easily

and Novak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Lima's guard now.

De Lima manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Novak missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Novak shoots in and gets a takedown into De Lima's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Novak's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Novak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Novak stands up and waves to De Lima to follow him.
De Lima shoots and misses

and Novak moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Novak manages to pull guard.

Novak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Lima defends it easily.
De Lima tries to stand but Novak is controlling from the bottom.
Novak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Lima controls the pace.

Novak looking for a guillotine here but De Lima defends easily.
Novak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Novak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima wants to stand and escape but instead Novak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Novak stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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

Novak is rocked!

It looks like Nick Novak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Novak is still on wobbly legs! Can De Lima finish him?

Novak shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Lima napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Novak seems to have recovered his senses.

Novak decides to stand back up.
Novak looks gassed!
De Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Novak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Novak scores with a takedown into De Lima's guard.
Novak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Novak from controlling successfully.
De Lima wants to stand up but Novak is controlling him.
Novak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Novak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Novak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Lima wants to stand up but Novak is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Novak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Novak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

De Lima has his takedown stuffed

and Novak counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Novak cracks De Lima with a big right hand but De Lima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Novak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Lima stops Novak from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima tries to buck Novak off but Novak is having none of it.
De Lima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Novak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Novak gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Novak successfully pulls guard.
De Lima would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Novak keeps moving.
De Lima is really struggling to control Novak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Novak wants to stand but De Lima is controlling the position.

Julio Cezar De Lima has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Novak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak tries to land a body kick
and De Lima counters with a three punch combo that has Novak backing up. Novak nods at De Lima to acknowledge the strikes.
De Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Novak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Lima tries to score a body lock takedown but Novak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Novak has De Lima pressed against the cage.
De Lima wants a takedown but no success here.

Novak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima with a lazy takedown attempt

and Novak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Lima!
You get the feeling that De Lima really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Novak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Lima?
De Lima is desperately trying to improve his position but Novak has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak is landing with some decent strikes but De Lima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Novak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Novak controlling from the full mount.
Novak is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Novak is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De Lima is surviving well by controlling Novak's body position as best he can.
Novak content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Lima tries to buck Novak off but Novak takes his back!
De Lima wants to escape the position.
De Lima is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Novak controlling the positon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lima wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Novak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Novak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Lima with a lazy takedown attempt

and Novak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Novak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

De Lima pushes Novak off and gets back to his feet.
De Lima shoots and misses

so Novak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Novak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

De Lima is working an open guard so Novak takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Lima throws a right and a left that Novak avoids nicely.

Novak gets a double leg takedown into De Lima's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima being controlled here, momentarily.

Novak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Novak counters with a single leg into guard. De Lima didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Novak won't allow De Lima to get back to his feet.
Novak stopping the sweep attempt from De Lima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Lima's guard.
De Lima is trying to stand back up but Novak is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Novak gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Julio Cezar De Lima is winning the standup battle so far.

Novak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Novak is looking to take a break and control but De Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Novak prevents De Lima from standing back up.
Nick Novak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Novak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is trying to control but can't.
Novak tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Lima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

De Lima kicks Novak off and gets back to his feet.
De Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Novak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Novak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Novak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Novak tries to land a sweep but no joy.

De Lima drops back looking for a leg! Novak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Novak manages to kick De Lima off! De Lima jumps back into Novak's guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Novak keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak striking off his back but it's not causing De Lima any problems.

De Lima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Novak is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Novak has escaped and now he's on top!
Novak trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Novak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Novak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Novak!