PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Honda
vs
Noonan

183 cm
22
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

150 cm
22
170 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Noonan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Honda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honda swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Honda lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Honda.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noonan at a distance.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda lands a jab.
Honda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan slips under a jab.
Noonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Honda misses.
Honda throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Honda misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Noonan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Honda misses with a body kick.
Honda misses with a head kick.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Noonan moved out of range nicely.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda is looking to wear down Noonan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Noonan.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters with a three punch combo that has Honda backing up. Honda nods at Noonan to acknowledge the strikes.
Honda scores with a jab. Noonan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Honda. That snapped Noonan's head back.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters with a one-two to the body.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda misses with a kick to the body
and Noonan counters with a stiff right hand.
Honda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noonan slips a jab from Honda.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Honda misses with a straight left.
Noonan swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Noonan is out of range.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noonan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noonan.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Noonan.
Honda misses with a body shot
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
A big right from Honda misses.
Honda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Noonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Noonan.
Noonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Honda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noonan slips under a jab.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Noonan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noonan connects with a single shot there.
Noonan defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey Noonan will probably get the nod.
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.

Noonan avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda misses with a body kick.
Noonan avoids the head kick by Honda.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a two punch combo.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noonan tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Honda swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Honda.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Noonan moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Noonan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honda.
Honda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.
Honda misses with a wild combination.
Honda misses with the body kick
and Noonan counters with a nice body shot.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Honda misses with a double jab
and Noonan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honda misses with a hook. Noonan ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noonan avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Noonan ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Noonan.
Noonan avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda misses with a kick to the body.
Honda misses the body punch
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Honda - that will leave a mark!
Noonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Noonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Honda throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Noonan throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Noonan scores with a nice right hand.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noonan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Honda throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
Honda cracks Noonan with an open hand slap.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Noonan as he checks the leg kick.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda throws a combination that misses
letting Noonan counter with a right hand.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda throws a leg kick
and Noonan counters with a nice body shot.
Honda scores with a body shot.
Honda throws the left hand but Noonan avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piston Honda will probably get the nod.
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.

Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Noonan ducks down to avoid it.
Honda swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Honda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Honda misses.
Honda misses with a body punch
enabling Noonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Honda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noonan moves away from the strike by Honda.
Noonan avoids the body shot from Honda.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Honda throws a hook but Noonan avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan blocks a jab.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan lands with a good body shot.
Honda takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Honda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noonan slips a jab from Honda.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Honda is looking to land body kicks.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honda manages to avoid it.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honda misses with a straight right.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noonan counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noonan circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Noonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
Honda with a nice cross.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honda scores with a push kick.
Honda takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Noonan staying out of range there.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noonan.
Noonan blocks a jab.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noonan counters with a nice uppercut.
Honda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Noonan moves away and avoids it.
Honda misses with a body punch
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Honda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noonan defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noonan works Honda's body with a nice hook.
Honda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
letting Noonan counter with a right hand.
Honda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noonan.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Honda.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Honda throws a hook but Noonan avoids it easily.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan counters with a stiff right hand.
Honda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan lands a right hook to the body.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Honda.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan avoids the head kick by Honda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Noonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda misses with a double jab
enabling Noonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice body shot.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
enabling Noonan to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noonan takes one to the chin there.
Honda scores with a one two! Noonan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Noonan cracks Honda with an open hand slap.
Noonan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honda has time to react.
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!
Honda scores with a jab to the body.
Honda misses the body punch
and Noonan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda misses the body punch
and Noonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Honda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Honda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noonan tests Honda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honda lands with a nice body kick.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a hook to the side of Noonan's head but Noonan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda misses with a looping right.
Noonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noonan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honda.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noonan counters with a three punch combo that has Honda backing up. Honda nods at Noonan to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Honda misses.
Noonan avoids a kick to the body.
Honda misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honda stuns Noonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Honda throws out a loose jab but Noonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Honda misses.
Noonan punishes Honda's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honda misses with a hook.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.
Honda connects with the punch.
Honda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Honda 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Honda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan counters with a straight right hand.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noonan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noonan tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noonan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honda staying out of range there.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noonan throws out a powerful jab.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Noonan misses with the combination.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noonan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
Noonan throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda misses with a body punch
and Noonan counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a straight right.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice uppercut.
Honda lands with a good body shot.
Noonan moves out of range of the body kick from Honda.
Honda misses with a combination
and Noonan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Honda misses with a body punch
and Noonan counters with a stiff right hand.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a stiff right hand.
Honda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noonan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Honda throws a lazy head kick
letting Noonan counter with a right hand.
Noonan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Honda.
Honda misses the body punch
and Noonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noonan moves out of range of the body kick from Honda.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Noonan slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Noonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noonan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Noonan! Mickey Noonan retains his welterweight title!