PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka has chosen I Get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Iaton
vs
Nowka

173 cm
20
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowka manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nowka misses.
Nowka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iaton.
Nowka looks to score with a jab to the body but Iaton is just out of range.
Nowka misses with a body shot.
Iaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nowka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Nowka misses
and Iaton counters with a one-two to the body.
Iaton slips under a jab.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Nowka scores with a hook.
Nowka misses with a straight right.
Nowka throws an overhand right that lands on Iaton's shoulder, as Iaton tries to avoid the shot.
Nowka throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowka as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nowka blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowka.
Nowka misses with a hook.
Iaton misses with a double jab.
Nowka slaps away a takedown attempt from Iaton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iaton throws a series of punches but Nowka moves out of range.
Iaton misses with a jab to the body
and Nowka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Nowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nowka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Nowka misses the target.
Nowka throws out a loose jab but Iaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Nowka misses.

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.
Nowka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Iaton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iaton blocks a jab.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iaton throws a right and a left that Nowka avoids nicely.
Nowka throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.
Nowka connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowka slips under a jab from Iaton.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowka.
Iaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Nowka misses the jab.
Iaton slips under a jab from Nowka.
Iaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Nowka.
Nowka throws a jab when Iaton was well out of range.
Nowka jabs at Iaton's body.
A punch combination from Iaton misses.
Iaton staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Iaton takes a swing at Nowka's ribcage but misses.
Iaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iaton is looking to wear down Nowka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nowka stuns Iaton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iaton throws a body punch but Nowka moves out of range.
Nowka punishes Iaton's body with a nice straight punch.
Nowka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Iaton.
Iaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowka misses with a body shot.
Iaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Nowka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nowka throws a series of punches but Iaton avoids them all with ease.
Nowka misses the shot to the body.
Nowka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iaton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matt Nowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Iaton throws a right and a left that Nowka avoids nicely.
Nowka misses with a straight right.
Iaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowka.
Nowka connects with a body shot.
A combination from Iaton does no damage.
Wan Iaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iaton avoids the body shot from Nowka.
Iaton jabs at Nowka's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka throws a predictable looking body shot

and Iaton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nowka's guard now.
Iaton stands and throws Nowka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Iaton working the head and body with strikes.
Nowka taking a bit of punishment here - Iaton scoring with strikes.
Nowka is looking to regain half guard here but Iaton keeps moving and retains side control.

Iaton tries for a kimura but Nowka is defending well.
Nowka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Iaton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nowka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Iaton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nowka misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowka struggling a bit here.
Nowka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nowka struggling a bit here.
Iaton is chipping away with strikes.
Nowka is looking for a sweep.
Nowka can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowka dodges the ground and pound from Iaton.
Iaton 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.
Iaton in side control, throwing shots but Nowka defends.
Iaton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Iaton lands a nice forearm strike.
Nowka is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowka struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iaton misses with a two punch combination.
Nowka loads up on a big right hand but Iaton slips the punch.
Nowka throws a lazy right hand but Iaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nowka looks to land a left hand but Iaton moved out of range nicely.
Iaton walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Nowka misses its intended target.
Iaton avoids the body shot from Nowka.
Nowka throws a looping overhand right but Iaton ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Iaton.
Iaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nowka throws a big shot that misses.
Iaton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nowka counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowka throws a predictable looking body shot

and Iaton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nowka controls Iaton momentarily but Iaton frees himself.
Nowka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iaton.
Iaton stopping the sweep attempt from Nowka.
Iaton postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iaton throwing strikes from guard but Nowka blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowka is trying to control the position but Iaton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wan Iaton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Iaton ducks under a wild hook from Nowka.
Iaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowka.
Iaton looks to land a combination. Nowka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nowka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iaton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iaton misses with a two punch combination.
Iaton slips under a jab from Nowka.
Iaton cracks Nowka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Nowka misses.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iaton slips a jab and a cross from Nowka.
Nowka throws a combination that misses

and Iaton counters with a single leg into guard. Nowka didn't expect that.
Nowka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nowka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Iaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowka has wrist control.
Iaton chips away with some ground and pound.
Iaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iaton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nowka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowka was well out of range. Poor timing from Iaton.
Iaton is looking to chop away at Nowka's legs.
Nowka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Nowka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nowka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nowka.
Nowka looks to land a left hand but Iaton moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka swings for the body but Iaton moves out of range.
Iaton lands a really nice looking cross but Nowka seems unphased.
Nowka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Iaton.
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowka.
Nowka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iaton at a distance.
Nowka misses with an uppercut. Iaton saw that one coming.
Nowka misses with a hook.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iaton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nowka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss

and Iaton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iaton.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iaton postures up in Nowka's guard and throws a big left but Nowka blocks it.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iaton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iaton is working Nowka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iaton postures up in Nowka's guard and throws a big left but Nowka blocks it.
Nowka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowka wants to sweep here but Iaton controlling him for the moment.
Iaton throwing strikes but missing.
Nowka striking off his back but it's not causing Iaton any problems.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Nowka keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowka is trying to control the position but Iaton postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nowka misses the body punch

and Iaton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Iaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Nowka is trying to maintain the position but Iaton is very close to passing his half guard.
Iaton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iaton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton is keen to just control but Nowka is a slippery customer.
Nowka wants to improve his position but Iaton is controlling well.
Nowka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iaton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wan Iaton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iaton 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wan Iaton!