PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Ewing (ranked 4962 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Nurgay (ranked 6508 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergej Nurgay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ewing
vs
Nurgay

212 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergej Nurgay!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurgay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ewing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nurgay pulls guard.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurgay managing to control the position.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Nurgay is trying to keep Ewing in close.
Nurgay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ewing postures up in Nurgay's guard and throws a big left but Nurgay blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Nurgay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ewing defends well.
Ewing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nurgay looks winded!
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurgay has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing postures up in Nurgay's guard and throws a big left but Nurgay blocks it.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurgay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ewing throws a big right hand that misses.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nurgay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ewing.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nurgay's head.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ewing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurgay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurgay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ewing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ewing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ewing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ewing is in close to Nurgay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ewing throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing chips away with some ground and pound.
Ewing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ewing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nurgay's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ewing engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurgay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurgay wants to sweep here but Ewing controlling him for the moment.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurgay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewing cracks Nurgay with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nurgay's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ewing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Ewing 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.

Ewing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nurgay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ewing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurgay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewing stands up over Nurgay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nurgay is breathing heavily.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howard Ewing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurgay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ewing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ewing scoring with some ground and pound.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurgay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ewing lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ewing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurgay can do to turn this around?
Ewing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Nurgay blocks nicely.
Ewing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ewing throws a big elbow that misses.
Ewing stopping the sweep attempt from Nurgay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing stands up over Nurgay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ewing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing scoring with some ground and pound.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing working some strikes from top position.
Nurgay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing is in close to Nurgay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ewing throws a big elbow that misses.
Nurgay looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurgay, not yet.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing postures up and lands a big shot to Nurgay's brow.
Ewing with a nice head shot there.
Ewing scoring with some ground and pound.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Nurgay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ewing.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nurgay's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ewing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ewing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nurgay's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nurgay can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ewing wants to control from the top but Nurgay keeps moving.
Ewing landing some decent shots from guard.
Ewing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurgay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurgay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurgay wants to stand and escape but Ewing is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Ewing dominated that second round.
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!

Ewing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing connects with a couple of short punches.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ewing distracts Nurgay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurgay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ewing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nurgay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing chips away with some ground and pound.
Ewing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ewing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurgay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing cracks Nurgay with a solid left hand.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Nurgay blocks nicely.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ewing cracks Nurgay with a solid left hand.
Ewing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ewing works over Nurgay with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ewing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ewing stands up over Nurgay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ewing lands a couple of elbows.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing stands up over Nurgay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ewing cracks Nurgay with a solid left hand.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Nurgay blocks nicely.
Ewing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurgay looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurgay, not yet.
Ewing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ewing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ewing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing throws a big elbow that misses.
Ewing scoring with some ground and pound.
Ewing lands a couple of elbows.
Ewing is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurgay has wrist control.
Ewing chips away with some ground and pound.
Ewing stands up over Nurgay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nurgay has momentary wrist control but Ewing slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurgay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ewing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ewing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ewing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurgay keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ewing stopping the sweep attempt from Nurgay.
Ewing is working Nurgay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurgay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ewing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sergej Nurgay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ewing looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing is thwarting Nurgay's attempts to control the position.
Sergej Nurgay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ewing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nurgay's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Ewing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ewing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Ewing!