PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nowak
vs
Wiggins

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins tries to clinch up
and Nowak counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wiggins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nowak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Nowak counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off.
Wiggins moves to clinch but Nowak breaks away
and Nowak counters with a head kick.
No luck for Nowak with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins fails to land the takedown.
Wiggins looks to clinch

and Nowak counters by clinching up.
Nowak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiggins trying to land knees to the body.

Nowak gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins tries to kick Nowak off but Nowak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Wiggins pushes Nowak off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
Wiggins darts in trying to clinch
and Nowak counters with a head kick.
Wiggins throws a sloppy head kick
and Nowak counters with a head kick.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses.
Nowak blocks a head kick by Wiggins.
Wiggins tries to clinch
and Nowak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wiggins shoots and misses
and Nowak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stefan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Wiggins.
Wiggins tries to clinch up

and Nowak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nowak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins is trying to break free.
Nowak tries to break the clinch but Wiggins is controlling the position.
Nowak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiggins lands an elbow just above Nowak 's eye.
Nowak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiggins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowak.
Wiggins has Nowak pressed against the cage, preventing Nowak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nowak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins tries to clinch up
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nowak connects with a high kick.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nowak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins pushes Nowak off looking to stand but Nowak dives back in and keeps control.
Nowak wants to stand up but Wiggins has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nowak stops Wiggins from getting back to his feet.
Wiggins looks gassed!
Nowak wants to stand but Wiggins has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Wiggins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick by Wiggins misses

and Nowak counters with a takedown into side control.
Wiggins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nowak is controlling him well.
Nowak tries to stand but Wiggins is controlling his head.

Nowak decides to stand back up.
Nowak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wiggins.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Nowak counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Nowak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wiggins darts in trying to clinch
and Nowak counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowak pinned against the cage. Nowak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nowak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nowak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wiggins is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wiggins manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nowak counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins moves to clinch but Nowak breaks away
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wiggins wants to clinch but Nowak slips to the side
and Nowak counters with a nice leg kick.
Nowak scores with a head kick.
Caleb Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Nowak moves away
and Nowak counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nowak tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiggins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nowak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nowak.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggins.

Wiggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggins wants to clinch

and Nowak counters with a shoot takedown. Wiggins fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak wanted to stand there but Wiggins had control of the position.
Wiggins wants to get back to his feet but Nowak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nowak wanted to stand there but Wiggins had control of the position.

Wiggins pushes Nowak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wiggins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stefan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Wiggins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins looks to clinch

and Nowak counters with a shoot takedown. Wiggins fights it but they end up in guard.
Wiggins wants to get back to his feet but Nowak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Wiggins pushes Nowak off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wiggins tries to clinch
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Nowak counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off.
Nowak slaps away a takedown attempt from Wiggins, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nowak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wiggins's guard now.
Wiggins wants to stand but Nowak is controlling the position.

Wiggins scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wiggins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowak counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off.
Wiggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nowak counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Nowak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wiggins tries to clinch but Nowak moves away
and Nowak counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off.
Wiggins closes the distance but Nowak moves to the side
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wiggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nowak counters by moving into the clinch.
Wiggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nowak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Wiggins manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggins wants to clinch.
Wiggins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowak but Nowak pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to clinch.
Wiggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiggins is looking to chop away at Nowak's legs.
Wiggins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowak swivels and escapes.
Wiggins avoids the head kick by Nowak.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
Wiggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefan Nowak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nowak counters by clinching up.
Wiggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiggins keeps control of Nowak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nowak wants to stall.
Nowak has Wiggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiggins lands a damaging elbow.
Nowak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nowak's face.
Nowak tries to break free but Wiggins pushes him back against the cage.
Nowak blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggins lands an elbow that stopped Nowak in his tracks for a moment.

Wiggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wiggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Nowak circles away.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Nowak counters with a head kick.
Wiggins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nowak backs up against the cage.
Stefan Nowak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nowak gets caught napping as Wiggins dives in and scores a takedown. Nowak manages to retain guard.
Wiggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiggins on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins throws a big right hand that misses.
Stefan Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiggins is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowak has wrist control.

Wiggins stands and steps away. Nowak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wiggins tries to clinch up

and Nowak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Wiggins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wiggins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowak avoids it.
Nowak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiggins has him pressed against the cage.
Wiggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caleb Wiggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggins throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Wiggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nowak 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Nowak!