PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nowak
vs
Woods

220 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Woods!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Nowak.
Nowak tries to clinch up.
Nowak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nowak misses with a two punch combination.
Nowak misses with a series of wild punches.
Nowak tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Nowak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nowak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nowak backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Woods feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nowak's calf.
Woods slips a straight right by Nowak.
Woods slips under a jab from Nowak.
Nowak doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Nowak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Nowak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Nowak pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Nowak misses with some punches.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Nowak won't allow it.
Nowak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nowak prevents Woods from breaking the clinch.
Nowak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowak working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nowak.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Nowak throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nowak.
Nowak working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nowak.

It looks like David Woods has been cut.
Nowak swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nowak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woods wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods jumps guard but Nowak stands there with Woods around his waist. Woods gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nowak fails to land.
Nowak misses with some punches.
Nowak misses with some punches.
Nowak is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nowak down to the mat. Nowak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Woods takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Nowak throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jan Nowak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowak misses with a straight left.
Nowak misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowak misses the body punch
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods throws a head kick that Nowak semi-blocks.
Woods lands with a hook. Nowak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nowak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woods counters with a head kick.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a combination
and Woods counters with a head kick.

Jan Nowak's cut is getting worse.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nowak misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Nowak tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Nowak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowak misses with a body shot
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nowak wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Woods.
Nowak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Woods dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nowak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods counters with a series of strikes. Nowak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woods lands with a shot to the body.
Nowak misses with a straight left.
Woods lands a jab-cross combination.

Jan Nowak's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Nowak misses.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
Woods is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Woods.
Woods stalks Nowak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nowak's face. Nowak staggers backwards, shaken.

Jeez, Jan Nowak's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods throws a head kick that half lands.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jan Nowak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Woods!