PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Nonuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdzislaw Kretyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nonuts
vs
Kretyn

175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfred Nonuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdzislaw Kretyn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kretyn throws a series of punches but Nonuts avoids them all with ease.
Nonuts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kretyn.

Nonuts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nonuts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nonuts stops a takedown attempt from Kretyn.
Alfred Nonuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdzislaw Kretyn.
Kretyn can't get the takedown.
Nonuts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kretyn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kretyn wants a takedown.
Kretyn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nonuts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nonuts looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kretyn can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kretyn lands a takedown into guard.
Kretyn trying to control but Nonuts is working from the bottom.
Nonuts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nonuts is keen to just control but Kretyn is a slippery customer.
Nonuts is really struggling to control Kretyn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kretyn is looking to control Nonuts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kretyn avoid being mounted?
Kretyn tries to roll over but Nonuts keeps him under control.
Kretyn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kretyn is refusing to be controlled, as Nonuts sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alfred Nonuts.
Kretyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Nonuts.
Nonuts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Zdzislaw Kretyn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kretyn tries to clinch but Nonuts moves out of range.
Nonuts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kretyn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nonuts shoots in looking for a takedown but Kretyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nonuts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kretyn fails with the takedown.
Kretyn looks winded!
Nonuts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonuts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kretyn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nonuts.
Nice sprawl there from Kretyn as Nonuts shoots in.
Nonuts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Nonuts darts in and clinches Kretyn up against the cage.
Nonuts has had enough of the clinch but Kretyn keeps him there for the moment.

Nonuts pulls guard.
Kretyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Nonuts is retaining full guard.
Kretyn wants to control from the top but Nonuts keeps moving.
Nonuts wants to sweep here but Kretyn controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kretyn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kretyn working the head and body with strikes.
Nonuts is refusing to be controlled, as Kretyn sits in half guard.
Nonuts is positioning himself well to prevent Kretyn advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kretyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Nonuts trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Nonuts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdzislaw Kretyn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nonuts shoots in but Kretyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nonuts throws a sloppy head kick and Kretyn moves out of range easily.
Nonuts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kretyn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kretyn showed some decent athleticism there.
Kretyn is looking to take a break and control but Nonuts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kretyn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kretyn is looking to take a break and control but Nonuts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kretyn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nonuts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kretyn trying to control the action but Nonuts is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Zdzislaw Kretyn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nonuts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kretyn misses with a head kick.
Kretyn throws a push kick but Nonuts slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Kretyn. No joy for Nonuts on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Nonuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nonuts scores with a takedown into Kretyn's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nonuts won't allow Kretyn to sweep him here.
Nonuts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nonuts stops Kretyn from standing up.
Nonuts stays in close to Kretyn's body and controls the position.
Nonuts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kretyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kretyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nonuts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonuts stopping the sweep attempt from Kretyn.

Kretyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nonuts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nonuts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nonuts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kretyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kretyn can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alfred Nonuts just wasn't active enough.
Nonuts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kretyn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nonuts is trying to maintain the position but Kretyn is very close to passing his half guard.
Kretyn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Nonuts manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alfred Nonuts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kretyn misses the shot to the body.

Kretyn gets a clinch.
Nonuts wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zdzislaw Kretyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zdzislaw Kretyn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nonuts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kretyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nonuts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kretyn circles away.
Nonuts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kretyn avoids it really well and circles away.
Kretyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nonuts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nonuts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kretyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nonuts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nonuts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Nonuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nonuts misses with a takedown attempt - Kretyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kretyn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kretyn jumps guard but Nonuts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nonuts stops a takedown attempt from Kretyn.
Nonuts content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Nonuts has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kretyn uses from the top position.
Nonuts controls Kretyn momentarily but Kretyn frees himself.
Kretyn wants to control from the top but Nonuts keeps moving.

Nonuts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kretyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nonuts looking for a guillotine here but Kretyn defends easily.
Kretyn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kretyn wants to get up but he can't break Nonuts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonuts managing to control the position.
Kretyn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kretyn wants to get up but he can't break Nonuts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zdzislaw Kretyn.
Kretyn shoots in and drives through. Nonuts sprawls well.
Nonuts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nonuts throws a low kick but Kretyn avoids it.
Kretyn throws a hook but Nonuts avoids it easily.
Nonuts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kretyn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kretyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nonuts is keeping the position for now.
Nonuts trying to control the position.
Kretyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nonuts is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nonuts is trying to keep Kretyn in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zdzislaw Kretyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kretyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zdzislaw Kretyn!