PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Nowicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nowicki
vs
England

179 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Nowicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank England!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
England slips under a jab.
England connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nowicki throws a hook but England blocks it.
Nowicki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
England digs a good hook to Nowicki's body.
England lands with a straight right. Nowicki didn't see that one coming.
England jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Nowicki does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Nowicki there.
Some wild striking there from Nowicki.
England lands a really nice looking cross but Nowicki seems unphased.
A punch combination from Nowicki misses.
England scores with a hook.
Nowicki throws a jab but it's blocked by England.
Nowicki misses with a looping left.
Nowicki lands with a nice combination. England backs away looking to recover.
England is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowicki swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nowicki, as that shot connected.
England avoids the head kick by Nowicki.

England moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from England.
Nowicki can't break the clinch.
England lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowicki managing to block the knees to the body from England.
Nowicki is trying to break the clinch but England is controlling him.
England stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from England.
Nowicki is breathing heavily.
Nowicki takes a shot to the head.
England lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
England softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
England lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for England.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
England utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
England scores with a shoulder strike.
England working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by England.
Knees to the body from England.
England landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by England.
England lands a body shot in the clinch.
England landing knees to the head.
England works on Nowicki's body with a couple of short punches.
England scores a nice knee to the body.
England with a knee to the head.
England lands a body punch.
England lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowicki working hard to break the clinch.
England with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowicki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from England.
England throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nowicki blocks it with crossed arms.
England lands a body shot in the clinch.
England landing knees to the body.
England works on Nowicki's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by England.
England lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from England.
England landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
England with a knee to the head.
England with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
England pushes Nowicki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
England lands a hook to the side of the head.
England lands a body shot in the clinch.
England with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from England.
England connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nowicki's face.
Nowicki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
England lands a shot to the body.
England lands a right hand.
England lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
England tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowicki avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
England is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowicki is defending well for now.
England tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
England working Nowicki over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank England 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.

Nowicki looks to land a combination but England avoids it well.
Nowicki throws a jab but it's blocked by England.
Nowicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
England uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowicki.
Nowicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowicki throws a right and a left that England avoids nicely.
England lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nowicki at a distance.
England connects with a body shot.
Nowicki misses with a few strikes there.
Nowicki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowicki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and England cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nowicki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
England lands with an uppercut that bounces Nowicki off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
England avoids the head kick by Nowicki.
England cracks Nowicki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

England moves into the clinch successfully.
England lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
England working Nowicki over with knees to the body.
England using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nowicki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
England scores with a shot to the side of Nowicki's head.
England lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowicki won't want to take too many of those.
England trying to land knees to the body.
Nowicki takes a knee right on the jaw!
England works on Nowicki's body with a couple of short punches.
England lands with a short punch from the clinch.
England digs a right hand into Nowicki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nowicki's gas tank.
Frank England seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nowicki takes a knee right on the jaw!
England landing some nice looking knees to the body.
England lands a hook that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from England in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
England scores a nice knee to the body.
England has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
England lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowicki won't want to take too many of those.
England lands a body punch.
England pushes Nowicki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
England lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
England lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
Nowicki tries to circle away but England has him pinned against the cage.
England tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowicki avoids it.
England is leaning against Nowicki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
England keeps control of Nowicki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
England lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
England lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from England as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nowicki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
England lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
England unloads a knee to the mid-section.
England lands with a left to the head.
England is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
England lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
England cracks Nowicki with a nice body shot.
England has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from England.
A short left from England.
England lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
England lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nowicki takes a knee right on the jaw!
England lands a body punch.
England lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowicki or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowicki takes a knee right on the jaw!
England landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from England.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
England lands a body shot in the clinch.
England working Nowicki over with knees to the body.
England scores with a knee to the head.
England presses Nowicki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
England working Nowicki over with knees to the body.
England lands a body punch.
England unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nowicki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowicki is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from England.
A body shot lands from England.
England with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank England showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

England throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nowicki on the side of the head.
Nowicki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of England's head.
Nowicki misses with a looping right.
Nowicki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting England counter with a right hand.
England moves out of range as Nowicki strikes.
England connects with a right hand. Nowicki shakes it off.
Nowicki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and England counters with a straight right hand.
Bob Nowicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowicki throws a left and a right that both miss
and England counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nowicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Nowicki misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowicki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nowicki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
England lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowicki misses with a double jab

and England counters by clinching up.
England scores with a hook to the body.
England lands an uppercut.
England landing knees to the head.
England misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, England scores with a nice short uppercut.
England lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from England.
England lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowicki won't want to take too many of those.
England lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from England - that landed with a thud.
England lands a knee to the head.
Nowicki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
England is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob Nowicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England lands a body punch.
England scores with an uppercut up the middle.
England lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for England.
England unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nowicki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowicki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
England lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from England.
A hook to the body from England.
England lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowicki backwards.
Nowicki is trying to push England away but England has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from England.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, England creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England lands a knee to the head.
England scores a nice knee to the body.
England scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from England.
England landing knees to the body.
England throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
England lands a knee to the head.
England tries a knee to the head but Nowicki blocks it.
England working some nice short punches in the clinch.
England digs a right hand into Nowicki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nowicki's gas tank.
England throws a knee to the head but misses.
England lands a body shot in the clinch.
England throws a knee to the head but misses.
England lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nowicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nowicki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nowicki falls off balance throwing a combination

and England counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by England.
England is working Nowicki over against the cage.
England scores with a hook to the body.
England is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowicki is defending well for now.
Nowicki looking to slow down the pace here.

Nowicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowicki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting England counter with a right hand.
Nowicki throws a predictable looking body shot
and England cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

England gets in close and instigates a clinch.
England pushes Nowicki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowicki can't find room to land a body shot as England controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank England comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got England winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank England!