PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nowack
vs
Nunes

196 cm
28
240 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

197 cm
34
278 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

$10

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Firco Nowack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowack throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes shoots in but Nowack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nowack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nowack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nowack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes .
A head kick misses from Nowack.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Nowack feints and then cracks Nunes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nunes down.
Nowack misses with a kick to the body.
Nunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nowack tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes shoots for a takedown but Nowack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Firco Nowack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Nunes .
Nowack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nunes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nunes .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowack is keeping the position for now.
Nowack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nowack tries to get out of the position.
Nowack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nunes is controlling him.
Nowack wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nunes is now in half guard.
Nowack won't allow Nunes to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nunes controlling the action here.

Nunes wants to work for an arm triangle but Nowack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nunes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nowack!
Nowack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nunes on the ground.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throwing strikes here but Nowack is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nunes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nowack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Nunes dominated that round.
That's time! Nowack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nowack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nowack looks to land a body kick but Nunes moved away.
Nowack scores with a kick to the body.
Nunes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nowack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowack.
Nowack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nowack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Firco Nowack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowack tests Nunes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nunes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nowack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nunes will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nowack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowack throws a push kick but Nunes slaps the foot to one side.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Firco Nowack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Nunes .
A clash of legs there as Nunes blocks the low kick.
Nowack throws a low kick but Nunes moves out of range easily.
Nowack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Nowack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a looping right hand.
Nunes shoots for a double leg takedown but Nowack sprawls well. He's pushed Nunes 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Nunes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nunes is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowack is trying to stand up here but Nunes is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nunes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Marcos Nunes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nowack as he jumps to the side.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowack.

Nunes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nowack quickly recovers to half guard.
Nunes wants to pass the guard but Nowack is defending well.
Nunes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nowack is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is controlling the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcos Nunes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nowack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nowack throws a poor cross that misses
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Firco Nowack will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nowack rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Nowack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowack stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunes . Nunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowack as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nunes is defended easily by Nowack.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but Nowack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Firco Nowack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Nunes .
Nowack throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes fails with the takedown.
Nowack throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firco Nowack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nunes .
Nowack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nowack misses with a body kick.
Nunes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowack avoids it really well and circles away.
Nunes avoids the head kick by Nowack.
Nunes has his takedown stuffed
and Nowack counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Nowack darts in and clinches Nunes up against the cage.
Nowack misses with a knee to the head.
Nowack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nunes s head.
Nunes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes wants to take the fight to the mat but Nowack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nunes gets control of Nowack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nunes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Nowack from controlling successfully.
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!
Nunes trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nowack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nowack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nowack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowack scores with a spinning back kick!
Nowack throws a body kick that misses.
Nowack moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowack tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nowack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowack.
Nowack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowack lands a high kick!

It looks like Marcos Nunes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab by Nowack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Firco Nowack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nowack 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firco Nowack!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Firco Nowack waved his t-shirt featuring $10's logo in front of the cameras.