PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stomp Tartanhoof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Noel
vs
Tartanhoof

177 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

189 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stomp Tartanhoof!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noel stuffs the takedown.
Noel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Noel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tartanhoof avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tartanhoof closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Noel to the mat! Noel manages to get full guard.
Noel keeping full guard, as Tartanhoof tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartanhoof throwing strikes from guard but Noel blocks nicely.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Tartanhoof from controlling successfully.
Noel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tartanhoof wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.

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.
Noel is controlling Tartanhoof's posture.
Tartanhoof trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tartanhoof has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Noel is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tartanhoof misses with a takedown attempt - Noel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tartanhoof gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tartanhoof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tartanhoof looks gassed!
Tartanhoof tries to clinch but Noel moves away
and Noel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.

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.
Noel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jay Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tartanhoof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tartanhoof looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
Tartanhoof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Noel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tartanhoof fails with a takedown attempt.
Tartanhoof is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noel.
Tartanhoof throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel counters with a series of strikes. Tartanhoof will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Tartanhoof misses
and Noel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartanhoof with a poor takedown
and Noel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tartanhoof is breathing heavily.
Noel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jay Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stomp Tartanhoof.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Noel scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Noel scores with a four punch combination!
Tartanhoof walks into a left hand.
Noel throws a combination that misses

and Tartanhoof counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tartanhoof wants to control but Noel is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tartanhoof is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tartanhoof is looking to stall here but Noel recovers full guard.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Tartanhoof from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartanhoof is looking to stand up but Noel won't let him.
Noel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tartanhoof.
Noel is looking to stand up but Tartanhoof isn't so interested in that idea.
Noel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noel tries to get out of the position.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tartanhoof clinches but Noel breaks the clinch
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tartanhoof closes the distance but Noel moves to the side
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tartanhoof tries to clinch up
and Noel counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stomp Tartanhoof will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tartanhoof shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noel as he jumps to the side.
Tartanhoof tries to clinch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel is looking to wear down Tartanhoof with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tartanhoof.
Noel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tartanhoof.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tartanhoof tries for a takedown but Noel circles away easily
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stomp Tartanhoof.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartanhoof throws a combination that misses
and Noel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tartanhoof is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noel.
Tartanhoof shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noel sprawls well. Noel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tartanhoof gets slowly back to his feet.
Tartanhoof takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Noel scores with a hook to the body. Tartanhoof takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tartanhoof misses with a takedown attempt
and Noel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Noel. No joy for Tartanhoof on that attempt.
Tartanhoof tries to clinch
and Tartanhoof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tartanhoof misses with a double jab
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tartanhoof.
Noel misses with a double jab

and Tartanhoof counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Noel!
Noel is bucking up trying to escape but Tartanhoof cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartanhoof lands a nice shot to the head.
Tartanhoof can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Noel is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tartanhoof looking to finish Noel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noel!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stomp Tartanhoof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tartanhoof has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stomp Tartanhoof!