PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Jan Nowak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cobain
vs
Nowak

196 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nowak looks gassed!
Cobain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cobain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cobain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Cobain from controlling successfully.
Cobain wanted to stand there but Nowak had control of the position.
Cobain stands up over Nowak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nowak has a closed guard, preventing Cobain from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobain scoring with some ground and pound.
Cobain scoring with some ground and pound.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Cobain from controlling successfully.
Cobain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowak is keeping the position for now.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Cobain from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cobain controlling from the top position.
Cobain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Cobain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Cobain drops back looking for a leg! Nowak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nowak manages to kick Cobain off! Cobain jumps back into Nowak's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cobain gets a takedown into half guard.
Cobain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobain wants to take a breather but Nowak is having none of it.
Cobain could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cobain is looking to advance position but Nowak won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cobain trying to control the pace.
Cobain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowak keeps working.
It looks like Cobain is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Cobain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cobain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cobain lands in his opponent's guard.
Cobain trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowak has wrist control.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Cobain wants to get up but he can't break Nowak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Cobain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cobain is working Nowak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cobain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cobain stands up over Nowak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cobain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cobain looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Cobain gets to his feet - Nowak follows without any prompting.
Jan Nowak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobain scores with a kick to the body.
Cobain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobain lands with a thumping leg kick.

Cobain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cobain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Cobain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nowak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cobain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cobain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nowak prevents Cobain from improving position.
Cobain postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cobain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobain working the ground and pound.
Cobain throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cobain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nowak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
Jonny Cobain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cobain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cobain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cobain controlling the pace for now.

Cobain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nowak is surviving well by controlling Cobain's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobain working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Cobain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cobain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cobain shoots in and bounces Nowak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cobain controlling from the top position.
Cobain postures up and lands a big shot to Nowak's brow.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain looking to pass the guard.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cobain controls the pace.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Cobain from controlling successfully.
Cobain is stalling in the full guard.
Cobain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cobain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.

Cobain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cobain misses with a double jab.

Cobain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cobain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.
Cobain wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
Cobain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cobain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cobain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cobain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cobain trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Cobain pushes down on Nowak's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nowak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobain.
Cobain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cobain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cobain is tying to control. Nowak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jan Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowak won't allow Cobain to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Cobain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Cobain!