PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak's entrance music is Kanye West - Clique ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z. A fine choice. Victor Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nowak
vs
Dos Santos

175 cm
24
167 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

177 cm
31
155 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GRAND Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piotrek Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Nowak.
Nowak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowak throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nowak.
Nowak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Nowak pushes Dos Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowak.
Nowak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the ropes.

Nowak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nowak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Nowak is very close to passing his half guard.

Nowak is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dos Santos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dos Santos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nowak wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Nowak is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Nowak but he's now mounted!
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Nowak to control.
Dos Santos trying to control but Nowak is having none of it.
Nowak is trying desperately to improve position.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Nowak is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nowak bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Nowak slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nowak trying to strike off his back.
Nowak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Nowak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dos Santos escapes and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dos Santos gets to mount! Nowak was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotrek Nowak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nowak throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.

Nowak rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the ropes.

Nowak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nowak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nowak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Nowak controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.

Nowak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dos Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nowak has Dos Santos in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nowak has an active guard here but Dos Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Nowak tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Nowak is working hard here to advance position.
Dos Santos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Nowak is working to get back to half guard.
Piotrek Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nowak is looking to escape.
Nowak gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control from half guard but Nowak is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nowak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Nowak defends it.
Nowak is looking to get back to full guard here but Dos Santos has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotrek Nowak dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nowak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nowak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piotrek Nowak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos defending well as Nowak loads up on a big left hand.
Nowak cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Nowak. Those never looked like landing.

Nowak has closed the distance and engaged Dos Santos in a clinch.
Nowak has Dos Santos pressed against the ropes, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nowak jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nowak actively working from the bottom here.
Nowak is trying to control but can't.
Nowak is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nowak trying to control here.
Dos Santos blocks the strikes from Nowak.
Nowak is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Nowak looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dos Santos passes into side control!
Victor Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Nowak is working away.
Dos Santos has control of an arm but Nowak manages to advance to Dos Santos's back!
Dos Santos has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nowak.

Nowak is looking for a choke. Dos Santos gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Dos Santos manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

Nowak looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nowak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dos Santos escapes and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nowak tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dos Santos easily slips into full mount!
Nowak is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes but Nowak is staying in there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nowak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotrek Nowak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nowak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotrek Nowak!
After winning the bout, Piotrek Nowak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.