PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Saint
vs
Nowak

188 cm
33
210 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

198 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt.
Saint tries to clinch but Nowak moves out of range.

Saint shoots in and gets a takedown into Nowak's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowak is on top in guard.

Saint looking for subs off his back but Nowak has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nowak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saint is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nowak.
Nowak throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
Saint is pressing down on Nowak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Saint looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
Saint has his hands on Nowak's head, controlling the position.

Saint looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
Nowak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saint working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nowak defends it easily.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowak preventing the sweep.
Nowak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Nowak decides to stand back up. Nowak steps back and let's Saint get back to his feet.

Saint closes the distance and pushes Nowak back into the cage.
Saint throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a knee to the head.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saint is defending well.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nowak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saint is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowak trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Nowak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saint wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nowak working his ground and pound in the gym.
Saint looking to control.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saint controlling Nowak's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nowak counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.

Nowak feints and as Saint raises his hands in defense, Nowak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak dominated that round.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nowak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nowak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saint is trying to get back to half guard.
Saint is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nowak in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Saint sneaks back into half guard.
Saint on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 is looking to stall here but Saint recovers full guard.
Saint wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.

Saint has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nowak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jan Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nowak works over Saint with some ground and pound from guard.
Nowak chips away with some ground and pound.

Nowak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saint is trying to control the position but Nowak postures up.
Nowak scoring with some ground and pound.
Saint is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Saint, up you get!
Saint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Nowak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saint can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowak lands some shots froms side control.
Saint is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saint struggling a bit here.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nowak's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Saint is staying active underneath Nowak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nowak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saint is looking to improve his position.
Nowak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saint wants to control but Nowak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saint is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nowak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Saint is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Nowak.
Saint wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Saint actively working from the bottom here.
Saint wants to get back to full guard.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Saint manages to get to full guard.

Saint is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowak defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saint's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
Nowak stands up over Saint, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Nowak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nowak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint wants to clinch.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowak throws a hook but Saint blocks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
Saint stalling in the clinch but Nowak improves position.
Saint just leaning against Nowak, taking a breather.
Saint pushes off an throws an elbow but Nowak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Nowak keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowak.
Saint is looking to control Nowak's arms but Nowak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint has his back to the cage.
Saint prevents Nowak from breaking the clinch.
Saint tries to land knees in the clinch but Nowak avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saint.
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Saint stalling in the clinch but Nowak improves position.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.
Saint misses with an elbow over the top.

Nowak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint shoots in but Nowak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Nowak shoots in.
Kain Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saint gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saint tries to work over Nowak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint tries to throw a body punch but Nowak avoids it by throwing Saint back against the cage.
Saint tries a body shot but Nowak blocks it.
Nowak blocks an elbow strike.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nowak up against the cage.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.
Saint throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saint gets underhooks to prevent Nowak's takedown attempt.
Kain Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Nowak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saint prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nowak as Saint tries to tie him up.
Nowak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saint to keep the fight standing.
Saint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowak is defending well for now.
Nowak blocks an elbow strike from Saint.
Saint misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak jumps guard but Saint turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saint is struggling to control the position.
Saint trying to stall but Nowak improves his position.

Nowak gets control of Saint's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nowak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Nowak blocks nicely.

Nowak has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Saint is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Saint is looking to control Nowak's arms but Nowak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint has his back to the cage.
Nowak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nowak 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Nowak!
A very excited looking Jan Nowak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Kain Saint was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back a better fighter, better person. Thank you all for coming out and supporting me'.