PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baratheon comes to the cage accompanied by House Baratheon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Baratheon
vs
Nowak

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
246 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Nowak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nowak showed some decent athleticism there.
Baratheon is refusing to be controlled, as Nowak sits in half guard.
Baratheon pushes Nowak off looking to stand but Nowak dives back in and keeps control.
Nowak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baratheon is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baratheon tries to get out of the position.
Nowak trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baratheon tries to kick Nowak off but Nowak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
Nowak throws a head kick but Baratheon moves out of range.
Robert Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baratheon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baratheon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Nowak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nowak.
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baratheon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baratheon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baratheon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robert Baratheon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
Baratheon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Baratheon.
Baratheon avoiding damage as Nowak throws knees to the body.
Baratheon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baratheon blocks the elbow strike.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Baratheon misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Baratheon.
Nowak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baratheon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baratheon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baratheon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nowak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baratheon pulls his leg out and moves away.

Baratheon moves into range and clinches up with Nowak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a knee strike.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Baratheon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baratheon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Baratheon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak scores with a shot to the side of Baratheon's head.
Nowak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baratheon pulls his leg out and moves away.

Baratheon moves into the clinch successfully.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Nowak wants to take the fight to the mat but Baratheon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baratheon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Baratheon.
Baratheon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowak backwards.
Baratheon lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baratheon is defending well.
Baratheon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nowak looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowak.
Baratheon presses Nowak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nowak blocking some punches.
Baratheon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowak backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baratheon.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Baratheon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nowak blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Nowak prevents a body shot from Baratheon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baratheon blocking some punches.
Baratheon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowak is looking for a takedown.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Baratheon.
Baratheon scores with a shot to the side of Nowak's head.
Baratheon is pressed up against the cage. Nowak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baratheon down to the mat. Baratheon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Baratheon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nowak shoots for a takedown but Baratheon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Baratheon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baratheon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baratheon throws a jab when Nowak was well out of range.
Baratheon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baratheon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nowak gets tackled into the cage by Baratheon. Baratheon maintains the clinch.
Nowak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baratheon smiles and moves away.
Robert Baratheon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
Nowak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baratheon avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon blocks a head kick by Nowak.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak tries to clinch up.
Baratheon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Nowak.

Baratheon pushes Nowak up against the cage in a clinch.
Baratheon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baratheon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jan Nowak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowak stuffs the takedown attempt from Baratheon. Baratheon gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Baratheon misses the target.
Baratheon tries to clinch there but Nowak circles away.
Baratheon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nowak's head.

Nowak tries to keep at a distance but Baratheon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baratheon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Baratheon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak blocks a body shot from Baratheon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowak.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Baratheon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baratheon blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Nowak scores with a takedown into Baratheon's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baratheon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baratheon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
Baratheon is looking to stand up but Nowak isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Baratheon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baratheon scores with a shot to the side of Nowak's head.
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baratheon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
Baratheon working aggressively here.
Baratheon throws an elbow but it misses.
Baratheon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nowak misses with an elbow strike.

Nowak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baratheon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baratheon is trying to get back to his feet but Nowak has full control of the position and if anything, Baratheon has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Nowak working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Baratheon is doing well to defend. Nowak seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Baratheon is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Nowak!