PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Boys of the Old Brigade. Noisewater comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boats 'n Hoes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Briar
vs
Noisewater

176 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Noisewater!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noisewater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Briar is fending him off so far but Noisewater persists. Nope, O Briar circles away and we're back to standing.

Noisewater darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Briar is looking to control Noisewater's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Briar avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Noisewater is trying to work for a kimura but O Briar is defending well.
O Briar wants to get back to full guard.
Noisewater thows a huge punch but O Briar dodges it nicely.

Noisewater is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
O Briar trying to control here.

Noisewater is working for a submission of some sort.
O Briar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noisewater.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Noisewater slips a straight right by O Briar.

Noisewater darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Noisewater wants to work for an arm triangle but O Briar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
O Briar trying to control but Noisewater postures up.
O Briar tries to roll over but Noisewater keeps him under control.

O Briar is defending against the submission attempts here by Noisewater.

O Briar looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noisewater.
O Briar is in trouble now - Noisewater has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Briar stands up over Noisewater, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Briar tries to free his leg and advance position but Noisewater is retaining full guard.
O Briar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Briar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noisewater tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Briar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater controls O Briar momentarily but O Briar frees himself.
O Briar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Briar throwing strikes from guard but Noisewater blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Briar swinging wildly here.
O Briar misses with an uppercut. Noisewater saw that one coming.
O Briar misses the shot to the body.
Noisewater tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Briar swivels and escapes.
Noisewater shoots for a takedown but O Briar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ralph O Briar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Noisewater.
Donk. O Briar catches Noisewater right on the button with a cross.
Ralph O Briar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Briar just misses with a punch to the body.
Noisewater is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Briar sprawls well. O Briar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noisewater gets slowly back to his feet.
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Noisewater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Briar to the mat! O Briar manages to get full guard.
Noisewater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Briar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noisewater lands a couple of digs.

Noisewater has gone for a leg lock! O Briar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Noisewater's guard.
Noisewater looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Briar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Noisewater will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Briar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noisewater.
O Briar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Briar.
O Briar misses with an uppercut. Noisewater saw that one coming.
Noisewater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Noisewater.
Noisewater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Briar's waist but O Briar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noisewater off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noisewater tries to clinch but O Briar moves out of range.
Noisewater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Briar scores with a nice head shot.
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ralph O Briar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Noisewater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar keeps the fight on the outside.
Noisewater shoots for a double leg takedown but O Briar sprawls well. He's pushed Noisewater's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Noisewater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Noisewater moves into the clinch.
Noisewater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Briar scores with a shot to the side of Noisewater's head.
O Briar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Noisewater avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Noisewater tries to break free but O Briar pushes him back against the cage.
O Briar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noisewater wants to get back to striking at distance but O Briar won't allow it.
O Briar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noisewater is breathing heavily.

Noisewater pulls guard.
Noisewater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Briar trying to control but Noisewater is working from the bottom.
O Briar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Noisewater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Briar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Briar trying to control but Noisewater is working from the bottom.
Noisewater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Briar passes Noisewater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Noisewater is defending against the submission attempts here by O Briar.
O Briar wants to take a breather but Noisewater is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

O Briar has gone for a leg lock! Noisewater slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Briar's guard.
O Briar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noisewater.
O Briar looking for a sweep. Not yet O Briar, not yet.
Noisewater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Noisewater thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Noisewater scoring with some ground and pound.

O Briar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Noisewater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Noisewater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater passes O Briar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Noisewater is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Briar sees it coming and defends easily.

O Briar is defending against the submission attempts here by Noisewater.

O Briar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Noisewater frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Noisewater is working for a guillotine from mount but O Briar frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph O Briar dominated that second 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!

O Briar misses with an uppercut.
O Briar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noisewater moves away.
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Briar as he jumps to the side.
Noisewater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noisewater closes the distance and clinches up with O Briar, looking for a takedown. Noisewater pushes O Briar against the cage but O Briar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenneth Noisewater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by O Briar there.
O Briar digs a good body shot into Noisewater's ribs.
Noisewater wants to clinch up but O Briar keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisewater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Briar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Briar throws a hook but Noisewater blocks it.
Noisewater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Briar looks to throw the jab but Noisewater is out of range.
O Briar cracks Noisewater with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Briar misses with an uppercut.
Noisewater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Briar is fending him off so far but Noisewater persists. Nope, O Briar circles away and we're back to standing.
Ralph O Briar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Noisewater.
Noisewater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Noisewater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noisewater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Briar avoids it really well and circles away.
Noisewater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
O Briar misses with a looping right.
O Briar swats away the attempt to clinch by Noisewater.
O Briar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Noisewater closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Briar circles away.
Noisewater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Briar.
O Briar misses with a looping right.
O Briar missing with a left hand there. Noisewater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noisewater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Briar leaves Noisewater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Briar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noisewater blocks a jab.
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Briar as he jumps to the side.
Noisewater tries to clinch but O Briar moves out of range.
A big left from O Briar misses.
Noisewater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Noisewater shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Noisewater!
Noisewater sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
O Briar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Briar prevents Noisewater from getting the reversal.
O Briar breaks from Noisewater's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Briar landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Noisewater that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph O Briar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Briar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph O Briar!