|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Lefloer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
|
|
|
219 cm
26
274 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
21
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Lefloer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Nowak! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nowak throws a right hand that Lefloer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lefloer also avoids with ease. Lefloer tries to clinch and Nowak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Lefloer blocks nicely. Lefloer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss. Nowak works over Lefloer with some ground and pound from guard. Lefloer trying to control the position.
Nowak works over Lefloer with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nowak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Nowak postures up in Lefloer's guard and throws a big left but Lefloer blocks it. Lefloer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Nowak postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Lefloer tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nowak stands up over Lefloer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Nowak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lefloer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nowak has Lefloer in his guard. Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lefloer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nowak dives on top into guard. Nowak drops back looking for a leg! Lefloer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lefloer manages to kick Nowak off! Nowak jumps back into Lefloer's guard. Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Lefloer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Nowak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Nowak connects with a couple of short punches. Nowak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lefloer's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body. Lefloer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak. Nowak stopping the sweep attempt from Lefloer. Nowak working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lefloer looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
Lefloer is breathing heavily. Nowak is working Lefloer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nowak distracts Lefloer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Nowak drops back looking for a leg! Lefloer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lefloer manages to kick Nowak off! Nowak jumps back into Lefloer's guard. Lefloer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nowak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Lefloer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nowak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Nowak regains half guard. Nowak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Nowak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Nowak wants to sweep but no luck. Nowak has Lefloer pulled in close to control his posture. Nowak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Lefloer tries to get to full guard but Nowak has control of the leg. Nowak seems to be working for a kimura but Lefloer defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nowak prevents Lefloer from improving his position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nowak working over Lefloer with some ground and pound. Lefloer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Nowak works his way into full mount! Nowak with shots to the head and body - Lefloer looks very uncomfortable down there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nowak working for a submission but Lefloer is keeping him at bay. Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lefloer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nowak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nowak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Nowak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nowak lands a big shot there that rocks Lefloer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Nowak dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Nowak throws a shot from downtown. Lefloer moves away and avoids it. Nowak is looking to clinch but Lefloer is avoiding it.
Lefloer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nowak misses with a combination
letting Lefloer counter with a right hand. Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lefloer tries to clinch but Nowak moves out of range. Bart Lefloer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lefloer throws a right and a left that both miss. Nowak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Nowak is trying to work for a kimura but Lefloer is defending well.
Lefloer tries to roll over but Nowak keeps him under control. Nowak lands strikes from half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Nowak working Lefloer over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nowak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Nowak working the head and body with strikes. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nowak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lefloer sees it coming and defends easily. Nowak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lefloer sees it coming and defends easily. Nowak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Nowak drops an elbow to the side of Lefloer's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nowak is nestled in close to Lefloer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Nowak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nowak lands strikes from half guard. Nice strikes from Nowak there. Lefloer is trying to get back to full guard. Piotr Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far. Nowak works his foot free and advances to mount. Lefloer is trying to escape the mount.
Nowak cracks Lefloer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nowak landing strikes from the mount and Lefloer is in trouble! Nowak has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lefloer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nowak connects with a bit shot that sees Lefloer covering up! More strikes from Nowak and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nowak is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Nowak! Piotr Nowak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|