PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darragh Fiachna (ranked 5940 p4p, 6183 weight class) and Christopher Nolan (ranked 618 p4p, 634 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fiachna
vs
Nolan

187 cm
18
216
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
201
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Altitude Clothing
Chester

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darragh Fiachna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nolan gets caught napping as Fiachna dives in and scores a takedown. Nolan manages to retain guard.

Nolan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Nolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Nolan scores with a spinning back kick!
Fiachna changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Fiachna manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nolan fakes the leg kick and cracks Fiachna in the body.
Fiachna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Nolan does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiachna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nolan throws a head kick that half lands.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nolan connects with a high kick.
Nolan thows a body kick. Fiachna tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Fiachna drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fiachna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiachna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fiachna stops Nolan from standing up.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan wants to get back to his feet but Fiachna is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fiachna controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nolan wants to stand but Fiachna is controlling the position.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fiachna shoots in and drives through. Nolan sprawls well.
Nolan tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nolan throws a sloppy head kick and Fiachna moves out of range easily.
Fiachna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nolan pinned against the cage. Nolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darragh Fiachna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fiachna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nolan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fiachna or perhaps it was just good defense by Nolan, which made it look bad.

Fiachna feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nolan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fiachna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fiachna controlling from the top position.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.

Fiachna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiachna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nolan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Fiachna stopping the sweep attempt from Nolan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fiachna trying to control but Nolan is working from the bottom.
Fiachna won't allow Nolan to sweep him here.
Nolan is trying to keep Fiachna in close.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
Nolan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fiachna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nolan sprawls well. Nolan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fiachna gets slowly back to his feet.
Nolan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses.
Fiachna takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Christopher Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiachna goes for a double leg but Nolan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nolan continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to pull guard but Nolan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Nolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fiachna takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Fiachna shoots in and bounces Nolan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Fiachna drops back looking for a leg! Nolan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nolan manages to kick Fiachna off! Fiachna jumps back into Nolan's guard.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Fiachna looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Nolan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Fiachna.
Nolan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Darragh Fiachna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fiachna drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nolan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nolan throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Nolan.
Nolan connects with an inside leg kick.

Fiachna scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darragh Fiachna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fiachna works his way to his opponent's back.

Fiachna looking for the choke from the back.

Fiachna looking for the RNC.
Nolan is really stuck here.
Nolan is trying to get back to his feet but Fiachna has full control of the position and if anything, Nolan has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nolan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nolan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Fiachna is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nolan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Fiachna is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nolan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Fiachna has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Fiachna has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Nolan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiachna is hanging on to Nolan's back as he tries to escape.

Fiachna looking for the RNC.
Nolan is trying to get back to his feet but Fiachna has full control of the position and if anything, Nolan has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Nolan showing good submission defense here.
Nolan wants to get back to his feet.

Fiachna working for a choke but Nolan is defending well.

Fiachna is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Nolan with him. Nolan is trying to defend but Fiachna has an arm under the chin now! Nolan grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darragh Fiachna!