PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Get Knocked Down. Matt Nowka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nowka
vs
Lamb

178 cm
23
159 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
164 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Lamb throws the left hand but Nowka avoids the punch easily.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowka manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamb.
Nowka cracks Lamb with an open hand slap.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Racka Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but Nowka moved out of range nicely.
Lamb scores with a one two! Nowka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lamb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nowka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb tries to clinch there but Nowka circles away.
Lamb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but Nowka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Nowka misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lamb looks to land a combination but Nowka avoids it well.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nowka has time to react.
Lamb lands an overhand right.

Lamb drives through and clinches with Nowka against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nowka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Nowka.

Nowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Nowka's shoulder, as Nowka tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Nowka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nowka misses with a wild combination.
Nowka slips under a jab.
Lamb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Nowka does no damage.
Lamb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb misses with a few strikes there.
Nowka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nowka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb throws a combination. Nowka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lamb throws the left hand but Nowka avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Nowka looks to land a combination but Lamb avoids it well.
Nowka slips a jab and a cross from Lamb.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nowka counters with a one-two to the body.
Lamb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Nowka fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nowka. Nowka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nowka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Nowka connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lamb tumbling to the canvas! Nowka pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lamb was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Nowka!