PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevsky has chosen Not Afraid - Eminem as his entrance music. Jan Nowak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nowak
vs
Nevsky

198 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
31
217 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nevsky's head.

Nowak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nevsky!
Nowak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nowak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nowak prevents Nevsky from getting the reversal.
Nevsky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nevsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nowak is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak throwing shots but Nevsky is blocking nicely.
Nevsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Nevsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky has hold of Nowak's hands but Nowak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nowak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nevsky tries to get to full guard but Nowak has control of the leg.
Nowak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nowak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nevsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nowak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nowak's back!

Nevsky working for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky missing with strikes.

Nowak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nowak is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Nevsky tightening his grip on Nowak, looking for the choke.
Nowak surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nevsky has got his arm under Nowak's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Nowak has spun round into Nevsky's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevsky's head.

Nevsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nowak chips away with some ground and pound.
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!

Nevsky has his foot on Nowak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nowak works his way back into a safe position though.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevsky's head.
Nevsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevsky is keeping the position for now.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak distracts Nevsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowak defends well.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nowak trying to control but Nevsky is working from the bottom.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Nevsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nowak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nevsky working for a triangle but Nowak defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nowak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nowak stopping the sweep attempt from Nevsky.
Nowak throwing strikes but missing.
Nowak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nowak cracks Nevsky with a solid left hand.

Nevsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nevsky controls Nowak momentarily but Nowak frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak trying to control but Nevsky is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nevsky wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
Nevsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nowak misses with a wild body shot.
Nowak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevsky.
Nowak cracks Nevsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexander Nevsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nevsky.
Nevsky shoots in and drives through. Nowak sprawls well.
A big left from Nevsky misses.
Nevsky tries to bum rush Nowak with a series of wild strikes but Nowak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak lands a slapping body shot.
Nowak misses with the combination.
Nowak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nevsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nevsky avoids the body shot from Nowak.
Nevsky shoots and misses
and Nowak counters with a right hand to the body.
Jan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nevsky.
Nevsky is looking to clinch.
Nevsky takes one to the chin there.
Nevsky tries to clinch but Nowak moves away
and Nowak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nevsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky fails to land with a series of punches.

Nevsky closes the distance and pushes Nowak back into the cage.

Nevsky lands a takedown into guard.
Nevsky throws an elbow that misses. Nowak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevsky's guard. Nice move by Nowak!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Nevsky keeps moving.
Nowak cracks Nevsky with a solid left hand.
Nevsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nowak controls the pace.
Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky wants to improve his position but Nowak is controlling well.
Nevsky is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Nowak seems content to control.
Nevsky wants to get back to full guard.

Nevsky actively working from the bottom here.
Nevsky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nowak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nowak is working Nevsky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Nevsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nowak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak works over Nevsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak scoring with some ground and pound.
Jan Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Nowak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nowak stopping the sweep attempt from Nevsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Nowak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nowak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nevsky's sensitive parts.
Nowak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nevsky tries for a takedown but Nowak circles away easily
and Nowak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nevsky wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
Nowak cracks Nevsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nevsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nevsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nevsky tries to clinch up but Nowak circles away and keeps his distance.
Nevsky is looking to chop away at Nowak's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nowak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nevsky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nowak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nevsky.
Nevsky cracks the inside of Nowak's front leg.
Nevsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Nevsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Nowak's guard.
Nowak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nevsky.
Nevsky is fighting to break Nowak's control of his arms but Nowak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nevsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nowak wriggles free and stands up.
Nowak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nowak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nevsky's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak lands with a right hand.
Nevsky shoots in for a double leg but Nowak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nevsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Nowak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nevsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nevsky enables Nowak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nevsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nevsky keeping full guard, as Nowak tries to pass.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Nevsky keeps moving.
Nowak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nevsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nevsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Nevsky wants to stand and escape but Nowak is having none of it.

Nowak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nowak has managed to get both his arms back between Nevsky's legs - danger averted.
Nowak prevents Nevsky from getting back to his feet.
Nevsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevsky's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nowak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nowak content to stall in guard here.
Nowak lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Nevsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nowak is controlling him.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowak works over Nevsky with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.

Nevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nowak is aware though and is defending well.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Nevsky keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nowak tries to keep at a distance but Nevsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nowak looking for a takedown.
Nevsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nevsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nevsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nowak circles away.

Nevsky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nowak's guard.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nevsky!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nowak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevsky gets back to half guard.
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!
Nowak lands with a punch from half guard.
Nowak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nowak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nevsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nowak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nevsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nevsky is trying to stand back up but Nowak is controlling him
Nowak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nevsky keeps working.
Nevsky is trying to stand up here but Nowak is controlling him well.
Nevsky is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nowak.
Nowak trying to control but Nevsky is working from the bottom.
Nevsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nowak passes Nevsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nowak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nevsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nevsky wants to get back to full guard.
Nowak trying to control from half guard but Nevsky is working away.
Nowak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Nevsky actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowak working Nevsky over with strikes.
Nowak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nevsky gets full guard.
Nevsky 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.
Nowak postures up in Nevsky's guard and throws a big left but Nevsky blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nevsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak won't allow Nevsky to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak had his way with Alexander Nevsky in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nowak throws a shot to the body.
Nevsky closes the distance and clinches up with Nowak, looking for a takedown. Nevsky pushes Nowak against the cage but Nowak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nowak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevsky takes one on the button.

Nowak gets a double leg takedown into Nevsky's guard.
Nevsky keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Nevsky wants to stand up but Nowak is controlling him.
Nowak landing some decent shots from guard.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Nowak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevsky is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevsky wants to stand but Nowak is controlling the position.
Nowak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nowak working some strikes from top position.
Nowak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nowak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Nevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nowak is aware though and is defending well.
Nowak preventing the sweep.
Nevsky is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is in close to Nevsky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Nevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nowak is aware though and is defending well.
Nowak lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nevsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nevsky keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nowak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nowak wants to pass the guard but Nevsky is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak slows the pace down in half guard.
Nowak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nowak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nowak is keen to just control but Nevsky is a slippery customer.
Nevsky taking some punishment here, with Nowak in his half guard.
Nowak is thwarting Nevsky's attempts to control the position.
Nevsky wants to get back to full guard.
Nowak is keen to just control but Nevsky is a slippery customer.
Nevsky trying to control but Nowak postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to advance position but Nevsky won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nevsky avoids the body shot from Nowak.
Nowak lands a body shot.
Nowak connects with a jab.
Nevsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevsky tries to clinch

and Nowak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nowak.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexander Nevsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nevsky has his feet on Nowak's thighs here. He's pushed Nowak off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nowak screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Nevsky!
Alexander Nevsky is the new light heavyweight champion!
Alexander Nevsky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.