PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Largeron Von Kossa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noons has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Largeron Von Kossa Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James Noons
vs
Von Kossa Silva

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Largeron Von Kossa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Kossa Silva.
Von Kossa Silva swinging wildly here.
Von Kossa Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nice combo by Von Kossa Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - Noons falls to the canvas and Von Kossa Silva follows him into side control.

Noons is rocked!

It looks like Karl James Noons has been cut.
Von Kossa Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oh Noons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Kossa Silva wants to stand but Noons has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Noons seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Kossa Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Noons is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noons has his feet on Von Kossa Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Noons is breathing heavily.
Noons scores with a hook to the body. Von Kossa Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Von Kossa Silva does no damage.
Noons looks to land a combination but Von Kossa Silva avoids it well.
Von Kossa Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noons counters with a stiff right hand.
Noons just misses with a punch to the body.
Noons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Kossa Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noons misses with a few strikes there.
Noons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noons scores with a body shot.
Noons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noons is looking to wear down Von Kossa Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Kossa Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noons misses with the combination.
Noons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Kossa Silva.
Noons throws a right and a left that Von Kossa Silva avoids nicely.
Von Kossa Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Noons to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Von Kossa Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noons moves away.
Noons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Von Kossa Silva backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Noons.
Noons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Kossa Silva's hands.
Von Kossa Silva throws out a loose jab but Noons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Kossa Silva at a distance.
Von Kossa Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Von Kossa Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a straight left.
Noons connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noons tries to bum rush Von Kossa Silva with a series of wild strikes but Von Kossa Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noons misses with a few strikes there.
Noons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Noons. That snapped Von Kossa Silva's head back.
Von Kossa Silva throws a shot from downtown. Noons moves away and avoids it.
Von Kossa Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noons.
Noons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a hook.
Von Kossa Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Kossa Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noons digs a good hook to Von Kossa Silva's body.
A punch combination from Noons misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karl James Noons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl James Noons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Noons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Von Kossa Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noons counters with a straight right hand.
Von Kossa Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Kossa Silva misses the target.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a straight right hand.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a double jab
and Von Kossa Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noons misses with a double jab.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karl James Noons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noons throws out a powerful jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Noons scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons clobbers Von Kossa Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Kossa Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noons with a nice cross.
Von Kossa Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noons throws a series of punches but Von Kossa Silva moves out of range.
Von Kossa Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a combination
and Noons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Kossa Silva closes the distance but Noons moves to the side
and Noons counters with a nice uppercut.
Largeron Von Kossa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Noons.
Noons misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Kossa Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noons counters with a series of strikes. Von Kossa Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noons swinging wildly here.
Von Kossa Silva walks into a left hand.
Noons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Kossa Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Von Kossa Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Kossa Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noons lands with an overhand left.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Kossa Silva thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Noons lands a body shot.
Von Kossa Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Noons.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a straight right hand.
Von Kossa Silva throws the left hand but Noons avoids the punch easily.
Noons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kossa Silva.
Von Kossa Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noons counters with a series of strikes. Von Kossa Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Kossa Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noons.
Noons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Von Kossa Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noons looks to land a combination but Von Kossa Silva avoids it well.
Noons is working the combinations to good effect here.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a combination
and Noons counters with a two punch combo.
Karl James Noons is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a straight left.
Noons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Kossa Silva throws a hook but Noons avoids it easily.
Noons lands a nice hook to Von Kossa Silva's body. Von Kossa Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Kossa Silva.
Noons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noons has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Kossa Silva lands with a hook. Noons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noons lands a nice hook to Von Kossa Silva's body. Von Kossa Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Von Kossa Silva takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl James Noons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl James Noons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Noons slips under a jab from Von Kossa Silva.
Von Kossa Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Kossa Silva closes the distance but Noons moves to the side
and Noons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noons stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Kossa Silva. Von Kossa Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Noons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kossa Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noons scores with a jab to the body.
Noons cracks Von Kossa Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noons lands a jab-cross combination.
Von Kossa Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Noons to counter with a crisp jab.
Noons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Kossa Silva. Von Kossa Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noons connects with a right hand. Von Kossa Silva shakes it off.
Noons throws a right and a left that Von Kossa Silva avoids nicely.
Noons slips a straight right by Von Kossa Silva.
Noons misses with a series of wild punches.
Noons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Kossa Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noons misses with a few strikes there.
Noons lands a nice looking body shot.

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.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a double jab
and Noons counters with a nice uppercut.
Noons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Kossa Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noons scores with a shot to the body.
Noons clobbers Von Kossa Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Noons.
Noons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a one-two to the body.
Noons 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.
Von Kossa Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noons counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Noons!
Von Kossa Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a nice body shot.
Von Kossa Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noons counters with a nice uppercut.
Noons scores with a jab.
Noons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Kossa Silva on the side of the head.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noons 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.
Noons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Kossa Silva.
Noons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Noons.
Noons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

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.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a three punch combo that has Von Kossa Silva backing up. Von Kossa Silva nods at Noons to acknowledge the strikes.
Noons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Kossa Silva moves away.
Von Kossa Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Noons counters with a nice body shot.
Noons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Kossa Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Kossa Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Noons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Kossa Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Largeron Von Kossa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl James Noons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noons lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl James Noons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noons 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl James Noons!