PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arian Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Animal. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Noke
vs
Jackson

170 cm
23
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Noke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arian Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but Noke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kyle Noke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Noke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Noke which made him look bad.
Noke misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Noke circles away.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Noke sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle Noke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arian Jackson.
Noke misses with the combination.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noke pinned against the cage. Noke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Noke moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Noke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Noke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Noke.
Nice cross by Noke.
Noke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kyle Noke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Noke.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Noke does no damage.
A punch combination from Noke misses.
Noke looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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.
Noke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noke looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Noke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noke fails to land with a series of punches.
Noke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Noke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Noke - just one landing.
Noke tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noke throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Noke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke 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 - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson shoots in but Noke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Noke scores with a four punch combination!
Noke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Noke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Noke. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Noke!
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Noke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Noke.

Jackson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noke tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Noke finish him?
Noke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Noke lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Noke.
No joy there for Noke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Noke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Danga de danga de dang - Noke scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Noke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Noke dominated that round.
That's time! Noke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Noke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noke pinned against the cage. Noke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Noke looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Noke.
Noke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noke.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Noke works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Noke.
Noke misses with the combination.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Noke throws a one two combo.
Noke slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kyle Noke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arian Jackson.
Noke tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noke lands a two punch combo.
Noke 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.
Kyle Noke is winning the standup battle so far.
Noke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Noke.
A right-left combo lands from Noke.
Noke looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Noke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noke throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Noke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noke misses with a two punch combination.
Noke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Noke throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Kyle Noke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Noke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Noke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Noke.
Noke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Noke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Noke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Noke has got the better of the exchanges.
Noke throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Noke throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Noke.
Noke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Noke misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noke's waist but Noke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Noke both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noke.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Noke.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Noke throws a one two combo.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Noke tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Noke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Noke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noke jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Noke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Noke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noke throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noke dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Noke swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
A nice combination there by Noke.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noke.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noke misses with the combination.
Noke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Noke duly obliges.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke lands a two punch combo.
Noke lands with a right that hurts Jackson. Jackson looks to clinch but Noke throws a short knee that drops Jackson. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Kyle Noke!