PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriega has chosen IM ALL IN as his entrance music. Orlando Noriega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rekdal
vs
Noriega

190 cm
21
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
279 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality
Conviction

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega takes a swing at Rekdal's ribcage but misses.
Rekdal ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Rekdal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rekdal moves away.
Noriega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rekdal as he avoids it easily.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
Noriega misses with a looping right.
Noriega moves out of range as Rekdal strikes.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noriega.
Rekdal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noriega on the side of the head.
Rekdal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noriega throws a body punch but Rekdal moves out of range.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Rekdal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Rekdal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Rekdal slips the punch.
Rekdal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
Orlando Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noriega.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
Rekdal drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Rekdal.
Noriega checks a leg kick nicely.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Rekdal.
Noriega works the jab nicely.
Rekdal jabs Noriega right on the nose. Noriega blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega lands a lovely overhand right.
Noriega thows a body shot but no joy.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rekdal throws out the jab.
Noriega lands a nice hook to Rekdal's body. Rekdal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rekdal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noriega on the side of the head.
Rekdal throws a good cross that connects.
Noriega shoots in but no luck this time.
Rekdal lands with a straight right. Noriega didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekdal throws a leg kick but Noriega checks it.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rekdal moves away.
Noriega throws a sloppy body shot
and Rekdal counters with a one-two to the body.
Rekdal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rekdal jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rekdal throws a one two combo.
Rekdal throws a shot to the body.
Noriega looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekdal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rekdal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noriega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Rekdal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Orlando Noriega has been cut.
Rekdal with a hook.
Rekdal works Noriega's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Rekdal finds it's way through Noriega's defenses.
Noriega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rekdal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Noriega checks a low kick from Rekdal.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noriega defending well as Rekdal loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Rekdal lands.
Rekdal punishes Noriega's body with a nice straight punch.
Rekdal misses with a body shot.
Rekdal slips under a jab.
Rekdal tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rekdal lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noriega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the body.
Rekdal is looking to chop away at Noriega's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Noriega's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Noriega moves out of range as Rekdal strikes.
Rekdal connects with the punch.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Rekdal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rekdal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Rekdal scores with a four punch combination!
Noriega tests Rekdal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rekdal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rekdal misses with a body punch
and Noriega counters with a straight right hand.
Rekdal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rekdal throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Rekdal throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal moves out of range as Noriega strikes.
Rekdal misses with a hook.
Rekdal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noriega lands with a straight right. Rekdal didn't see that one coming.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a leg kick which misses Noriega's front leg but catches the back leg as Noriega tries to avoid it.
Noriega is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Noriega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Noriega might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rekdal has got the better of the exchanges.
Noriega throws a sloppy body shot
and Rekdal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rekdal ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega staying out of range there.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rekdal moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega misses with a takedown attempt
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega swings for the body but Rekdal moves out of range.
Rekdal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noriega checks a leg kick.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Rekdal saw that one coming.
Rekdal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Rekdal misses with a double jab
and Noriega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rekdal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Rekdal there.
Rekdal misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Rekdal misses.
Noriega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rekdal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rekdal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Noriega ducks right into an uppercut from Rekdal.
Rekdal connects with a single shot there.
Rekdal lands a glancing blow to the side of Noriega's head.
Noriega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rekdal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noriega somewhat.
Rekdal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rekdal counters with a crisp one two that drops Noriega! Rekdal thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Noriega to his feet! Noriega is in big trouble!
Rekdal tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noriega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rekdal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
Noriega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left and a right from Rekdal both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Orlando Noriega's cut even more.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rekdal, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rekdal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noriega checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Noriega's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Noriega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rekdal looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rekdal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noriega somewhat.
Rekdal throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Noriega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noriega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rekdal lands a body shot.
Rekdal missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rekdal scores with a body shot.
Noriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekdal misses with a hook.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Rekdal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rekdal throws a combination. Noriega tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rekdal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekdal wants to slow Noriega down by chopping away at his legs.
Rekdal misses with a two punch combination.
Noriega throws a jab when Rekdal was well out of range.
Noriega misses with a body punch
and Rekdal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rekdal misses with a straight left.
Rekdal motions for Noriega to come forward. Rekdal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rekdal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega walks into a left hand.
Noriega with a poor takedown
and Rekdal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rekdal is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
Rekdal tests Noriega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rekdal throws a nice looking combination but Noriega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Rekdal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rekdal.
Rekdal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rekdal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlando Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rekdal lands a left and a right that send Noriega crashing to the mat, dazed. Rekdal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Noriega is rocked!

The cut above Orlando Noriega's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rekdal lands with a straight right. Noriega didn't see that one coming.
Noriega is still on wobbly legs! Can Rekdal finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rekdal lands a beautiful left hook that drops Noriega. Noriega tries to recover but Rekdal is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Noriega lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Rekdal!