PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milford Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka has chosen Dance, Magic Dance as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Black
vs
Nowka

177 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

178 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Blitzkrieg Supplements

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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milford Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowka throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nowka throws out the jab.
Matt Nowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowka throws out a powerful jab.
Nowka looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Nowka shows good takedown defense.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowka.
Nowka cracks Black with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nowka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Black to stand back up!

Black is rocked!
Nowka fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Nowka misses.
A big right from Nowka misses.
Nowka throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Nowka, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Nowka against the cage but Nowka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nowka.
Nowka throws a left that rocks Black and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nowka dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Black regain composure!
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!
Black is looking to reverse the position.
Nowka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Nowka keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowka taking a breather here.
Black is trying to control Nowka's posture but Nowka avoids it.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Nowka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black is trying to stand.

Black looking for submissions off his back.
Nowka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black is looking for a sweep. Nowka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nowka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two 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.
Black tries to roll over but Nowka keeps him under control.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Nowka is very close to passing his half guard.
Nowka not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nowka looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Nowka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
A swing and a miss from Nowka.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowka.
Nice takedown defense from Nowka. No joy for Black on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milford Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Nowka there.
A jab from Nowka misses.
Nowka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowka bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Black! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black looking for a guillotine here but Nowka defends easily.
Black is breathing heavily.
Nowka trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Nowka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Nowka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nowka works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nowka scoring with some ground and pound.
Nowka preventing the sweep.
Nowka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nowka wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nowka stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Nowka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black keeping moving, preventing Nowka from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Nowka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nowka lands a with a good body shot.
Nowka lands a head shot.
Nowka cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Nowka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nowka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowka cracks Black with a left hook right on the temple and Black goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Nowka lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Black is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Nowka!