PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noonan
vs
Assante

150 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
217 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante tries to clinch but Noonan moves out of range.
Assante throws a leg kick but Noonan checks it.
Noonan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ian Noonan has been cut.
Assante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noonan misses with a series of wild punches.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assante lands a head kick. Noonan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante tried to score with a low kick but Noonan checks it.
Assante lands with a kick to the ribs.
A leg kick checked by Noonan.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Noonan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Assante tries to clinch but Noonan is having none of it.
Assante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Assante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noonan moves out of range of the body kick from Assante.
Noonan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assante.
Noonan checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick from Assante lands but Noonan takes it in his stride.
Salvatore Assante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Assante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a lazy right hand but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assante lands with a slapping head kick.
A swing and a miss from Assante.
Assante is looking to slow Noonan down with leg kicks.
Assante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Assante throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noonan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Assante. Beautiful body shot.
Noonan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assante.
Noonan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noonan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assante circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noonan's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Noonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Assante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Assante is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noonan rather than just go for the knockout.
Assante is looking to clinch.
Assante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assante throws a chopping leg kick but Noonan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noonan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assante wants to clinch.
Assante doesn't manage to clinch there - Noonan circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante clobbers Noonan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noonan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante throws an overhand right that lands on Noonan's shoulder, as Noonan tries to avoid the shot.
Noonan misses with the combination.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a right hand that Assante ducks under and follows up with a left that Assante also avoids with ease.
Assante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Assante.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assante.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Noonan moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Noonan.
Salvatore Assante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noonan misses with the combination.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assante.
Assante dodges the punch combination from Noonan.
Assante throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Assante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noonan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noonan slips under a jab.
Assante looks to land a body kick but Noonan moved away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assante lands a glancing blow to the side of Noonan's head.

Ian Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Noonan misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Noonan'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. This is the final round!

Noonan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noonan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assante counters with a head kick. That will keep Noonan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assante. Assante obviously looking to wear him down.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Noonan misses with a combination
and Assante counters with a stiff right hand.
Noonan swats away the attempt to clinch by Assante.
Ian Noonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assante connects with a crisp jab.
Assante cracks Noonan with a good jab.
Assante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assante looks to throw the jab but Noonan is out of range.
Assante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters circling a little - Assante finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Assante tries to clinch but Noonan moves out of range.
Assante lands with a straight right. Noonan didn't see that one coming.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assante doesn't manage to clinch there - Noonan circles away.
Noonan misses with a series of wild punches.
Assante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assante throws the kick towards the body but Noonan avoids it.

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.
Assante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Noonan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Assante - the referee stops the clock and Noonan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Assante. Noonan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Assante connects with a solid leg kick.
Assante scores with a push kick.
Assante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Noonan misses with a combination
and Assante counters with a big head kick but Noonan shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assante 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!