PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Nelson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Novak
vs
Nelson

209 cm
24
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
264 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukas Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses

and Novak moves into the clinch.
Novak misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Novak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jake Nelson has been cut.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novak up against the cage.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Novak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Novak lands a right hand.
Novak scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Novak.
Nice body punch from Novak - that landed with a thud.
Nelson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Novak after a bit of a struggle.
Novak misses with a body punch.
Novak scores with a knee to the head.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lukas Novak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Nelson.
Novak lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Novak.
Novak lands a nice uppercut.
Novak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novak lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Novak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Novak lands with a right to the head.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Novak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Novak.
Novak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Novak.
Nelson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Novak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nelson can turn it around.
Nice elbow from Novak.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Novak obliges.
Still in the clinch, Novak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Novak lands a nice elbow.
Novak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Novak scores with a knee to the head.
Novak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Novak lands a left hand.
Novak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novak can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Novak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Novak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Nelson is rocked!
Novak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Novak finish him?
Novak drops Nelson with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Nelson is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lukas Novak!