PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ostroyevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostroyevski has chosen Russia as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lukas Novak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Novak
vs
Ostroyevski

209 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
242 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukas Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Ostroyevski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak tries to clinch but Ostroyevski is having none of it.
Ostroyevski tries to clinch up but Novak circles away and keeps his distance.
Novak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ostroyevski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Novak stuffs the takedown attempt from Ostroyevski. Ostroyevski gets slowly back to his feet.

Ostroyevski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ostroyevski wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Novak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Novak prevents Ostroyevski from breaking the clinch.
Ostroyevski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ostroyevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ostroyevski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ostroyevski wants to get back to striking at distance but Novak won't allow it.
Ostroyevski is trying to break the clinch but Novak is controlling him.
Ostroyevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Novak blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostroyevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Novak blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostroyevski tries to pull guard but Novak won't allow it.
Lukas Novak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Ostroyevski.
Novak is stalling here.
Ostroyevski looking for a takedown.
Novak stalling the fight.
Ostroyevski tries to break free but Novak pushes him back against the cage.
Novak leaning against his opponent.
Ostroyevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Novak just leaning against Ostroyevski, taking a breather.
Ostroyevski looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Novak.
Ostroyevski connects with a knee to the head.
Ostroyevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Novak blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Novak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostroyevski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostroyevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ostroyevski looks gassed!
Novak controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lukas Novak.
Ostroyevski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Novak as he avoids it easily.
Ostroyevski throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostroyevski wants to clinch.
Novak wants to clinch up but Ostroyevski keeps it at a distance.
Ostroyevski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick by Ostroyevski misses

and Novak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novak.
Novak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostroyevski misses with a knee strike.
Novak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ostroyevski up against the cage.
Novak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ostroyevski's efforts to push away.
Novak has Ostroyevski pressed against the cage.
Ostroyevski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Novak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ostroyevski can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Novak for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lukas Novak.
Ostroyevski wants to clinch.
Ostroyevski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Novak swivels and escapes.

Novak has closed the distance and engaged Ostroyevski in a clinch.
Novak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ostroyevski's efforts to push away.
Ostroyevski tries to break free but Novak pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostroyevski is looking to break free of the clinch but Novak has double underhooks.
Ostroyevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ostroyevski tries to pull guard but Novak holds him up against the cage and eventually Ostroyevski drops back down to his feet.
Ostroyevski misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ostroyevski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ostroyevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Novak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ostroyevski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Novak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jason Ostroyevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostroyevski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ostroyevski shoots for a takedown but Novak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ostroyevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novak tries to clinch up but Ostroyevski circles away and keeps his distance.

Novak closes the distance and clinches.
Novak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ostroyevski tries to pull guard but Novak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lukas Novak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Ostroyevski.
Novak taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostroyevski misses with a knee strike.
Ostroyevski misses with a knee to the head.
Ostroyevski is breathing heavily.
Ostroyevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ostroyevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Novak has Ostroyevski pressed against the cage, preventing Ostroyevski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ostroyevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Novak.
Ostroyevski is looking to break free of the clinch but Novak has double underhooks.
Novak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ostroyevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novak is pushing Ostroyevski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ostroyevski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jason Ostroyevski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lukas Novak.
Ostroyevski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novak was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostroyevski.
Ostroyevski throws a head kick but Novak moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Novak as Ostroyevski shoots in.
Novak is looking to clinch but Ostroyevski is avoiding it.
Ostroyevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Novak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ostroyevski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Novak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Novak tries to clinch there but Ostroyevski circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak tries to clinch up.

Novak has Ostroyevski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ostroyevski tries to break free but Novak pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Novak.
Ostroyevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Novak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Ostroyevski breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukas Novak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Novak tries to clinch but Ostroyevski moves out of range.
Ostroyevski misses with a takedown attempt - Novak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ostroyevski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ostroyevski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostroyevski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Novak rushes Ostroyevski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lukas Novak will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Novak moves into the clinch.
Novak taking a breather.
Novak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ostroyevski looking for a takedown.
Novak is pushing Ostroyevski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ostroyevski working hard to break the clinch.
Ostroyevski is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Novak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lukas Novak.
Ostroyevski shoots for a takedown but Novak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ostroyevski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Novak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ostroyevski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ostroyevski is looking to clinch.

Novak has Ostroyevski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ostroyevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novak leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ostroyevski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Novak has Ostroyevski pressed against the cage, preventing Ostroyevski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ostroyevski being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostroyevski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Novak has Ostroyevski pressed against the cage.
Ostroyevski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ostroyevski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ostroyevski tries to break the clinch but Novak is controlling the position.
Novak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ostroyevski is trying to pull guard but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Lukas Novak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Ostroyevski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Novak.
Novak trying to control the position but instead, Ostroyevski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Novak into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostroyevski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Ostroyevski jumps guard but Novak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ostroyevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Novak blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostroyevski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Novak avoiding damage.
Ostroyevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ostroyevski wants a takedown.
Novak is pushing Ostroyevski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lukas Novak.
Novak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ostroyevski tries to close the distance and clinch but Novak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Novak moves in looking to clinch but Ostroyevski pushes him off.
Ostroyevski doesn't manage to clinch there - Novak circles away.
Ostroyevski shoots in looking for a takedown but Novak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ostroyevski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Novak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ostroyevski circles away.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch but Ostroyevski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Novak moves in looking to clinch but Ostroyevski pushes him off.
Novak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostroyevski.
Ostroyevski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novak tries to clinch there but Ostroyevski circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Novak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Novak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

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