PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzill Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jerome
vs
Nowak

225 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

205 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzill Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome throws a head kick that misses.
Nowak fails to land the takedown.
Jerome fails with a takedown attempt.
Nowak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jerome pinned against the cage. Jerome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jerome fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nowak sprawls well initially but Jerome persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Jerome is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jerome perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jerome seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Jerome missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jerome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jerome is taking a breather. Nowak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nowak is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Nowak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt.
Denzill Jerome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Nowak.

Nowak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jerome is trying to stand.
Jerome is trying is best to control the position here.
Nowak slows the pace down in half guard.
Jerome is refusing to be controlled, as Nowak sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jerome misses with a takedown attempt
and Jerome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nowak tries for a takedown but Jerome sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jerome throws a big counter combination but Nowak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jerome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowak pinned against the cage. Nowak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerome stuffs the takedown.
Jerome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nowak sprawls well. Nowak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jerome gets slowly back to his feet.
Nowak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nowak unleashes a big counter combination but Jerome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jerome looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jerome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jerome will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nowak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nowak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nowak unleashes a big counter combination but Jerome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nowak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Jerome.
Jerome shoots in but Nowak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jerome keeps the fight on the outside.
Jerome is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nowak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denzill Jerome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Jerome is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nowak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jerome to the ground. Nowak is now in Jerome's guard.
Nowak trying to move into half guard but instead Jerome has managed to sweep!

Jerome controlling from the top position.
Jerome's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jerome won't allow Nowak to get back to his feet.
Jerome 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.
Nowak is trying to control the position but Jerome postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nowak scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jerome throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nowak was covering up waiting for the punch and Jerome finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nowak is looking to stand back up but Jerome counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nowak.

Jerome is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jerome is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jerome slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome moves nicely into side control.
Jerome in side control, throwing shots but Nowak defends.
Jerome throws a strike aimed at the side of Nowak's head but Nowak avoids it well.
Nick Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jerome trying to control the position but Nowak is working away.
Jerome content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nowak manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jerome looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Denzill Jerome will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jerome stuffs the takedown attempt from Nowak. Nowak gets slowly back to his feet.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Nowak tries to counter it with a takedown but Jerome pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Denzill Jerome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jerome or perhaps it was just good defense by Nowak, which made it look bad.
Jerome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denzill Jerome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jerome dives in and grabs Nowak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nowak pushes down on Jerome's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jerome circles away.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jerome defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nowak.
Nick Nowak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jerome's waist but Jerome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nowak off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome tries for a takedown but Nowak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jerome tries for a takedown but Nowak circles away easily

and Nowak counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jerome scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Denzill Jerome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowak goes for a double leg but Jerome avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jerome continues to drive forward.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jerome.

Nowak explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jerome looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nowak is fending him off so far but Jerome persists. Nope, Nowak circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak tries to counter with a clinch but Jerome shakes him off and moves away.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown but Jerome shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jerome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jerome wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jerome controlling the position.
Jerome tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jerome misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet but Jerome drags him back down.
Jerome lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jerome is trying to get an arm triangle but Nowak is defending well.
Nowak is trying to escape the position but Jerome is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerome throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jerome misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jerome working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jerome controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Jerome.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nowak stops Jerome from passing to mount.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jerome shoots in but Nowak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jerome shoots for a takedown but Nowak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Denzill Jerome.
I think Jerome has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzill Jerome!