PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Vandrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandrel comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula - Pendulum. Seth Vandrel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vandrel
vs
Noonan

190 cm
22
181 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

150 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Vandrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Noonan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noonan on the side of the head.

It looks like Mickey Noonan has been cut.
Vandrel wants to land a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Vandrel needs to keep his hands up - Noonan had a free shot at his head there.
Mickey Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan throws a looping overhand right but Vandrel ducks down to avoid it.

Vandrel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vandrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Noonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan lands with a left to the head.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Noonan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vandrel backwards.

It looks like Seth Vandrel has been cut.
Vandrel scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan lands a body punch.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Vandrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noonan.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Noonan pushes Vandrel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Noonan as the two fighters clinch.
Vandrel is breathing heavily.
Vandrel prevents a body shot from Noonan.
Vandrel misses with the head strike.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
Noonan scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan works on Vandrel's body with a couple of short punches.
Noonan lands with a right to the head.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandrel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noonan.
Noonan tries to work over Vandrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan lands a body shot.
Vandrel misses with a body punch.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandrel controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Noonan.
Vandrel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Noonan - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Noonan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Noonan.
Noonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noonan lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Vandrel.
Vandrel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Noonan as the two fighters clinch.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Vandrel prevents a body shot from Noonan.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Vandrel.
Vandrel is trying to stall.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Vandrel lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandrel.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vandrel or not.
Vandrel misses with a knee strike.
Noonan lands a shot to the body.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Vandrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vandrel lands a right hand.
Noonan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandrels head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Noonan.
Vandrel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noonan is keeping busy.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noonan lands with a right to the head.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Vandrel is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Vandrel into the cage.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Vandrel is rocked!
Noonan scores with a hook to the body.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Noonan.
Noonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Vandrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandrel seems to have got his legs back now.
Noonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandrel backwards.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vandrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noonan.
Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan cracks Vandrel with a good jab.
Noonan takes a swing at Vandrel's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel misses the shot to the body.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vandrel on the side of the head.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel throws a wild body kick that Noonan sees coming a mile off.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan misses the body punch

and Vandrel counters with a shoot takedown. Noonan fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vandrel tries to free his leg and advance position but Noonan is retaining full guard.
Noonan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vandrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noonan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandrel trying to control but Noonan is working from the bottom.
Vandrel tries to free his leg and advance position but Noonan is retaining full guard.
Vandrel thows a big elbow that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vandrel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a right hand.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandrel manages to avoid it.
Vandrel throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
A jab from Noonan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noonan stuns Vandrel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noonan lands a head shot.
Vandrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noonan.
Noonan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noonan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vandrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.
Noonan tests Vandrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Vandrel lands with an uppercut that bounces Noonan off the cage and back into rage.
Noonan lands with a shot to the body.
Mickey Noonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Vandrel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Vandrel.
Jab, jab by Noonan - just one landing.
Noonan takes a swing at Vandrel's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vandrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands a slapping body shot.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a good body shot.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Vandrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan tests Vandrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vandrel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noonan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vandrel.
Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noonan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noonan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vandrel takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Noonan finds it's target.
Vandrel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandrel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Noonan scores with a nice head shot.
Noonan with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandrel. Noonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandrel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mickey Noonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandrel misses with the combination.
Noonan cracks Vandrel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vandrel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan swings for the body but Vandrel moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Noonan.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Vandrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noonan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandrel.
Vandrel drops his hands momentarily and Noonan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Noonan.
Noonan swings for the body but Vandrel moves out of range.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Vandrel moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Vandrel scores with a nice strike.
Noonan throws a shot from downtown. Vandrel moves away and avoids it.
Vandrel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan misses with a looping left.
Noonan misses with a hook. Vandrel ducked under it nicely.
Vandrel slips under a jab from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vandrel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vandrel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Vandrel tries to clinch there but Noonan circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vandrel counters with a straight right hand.
Noonan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandrel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vandrel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Vandrel throws a one two combo.
Noonan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noonan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noonan connects with a single shot there.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vandrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Vandrel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandrel.
Vandrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandrel is just out of range.
Noonan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vandrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a nice body punch.
Vandrel throws a wild body kick that Noonan sees coming a mile off.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vandrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vandrel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vandrel ducks under a wild hook from Noonan.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noonan takes one on the button.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Nice uppercut lands for Noonan. That snapped Vandrel's head back.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandrel moves away.
Vandrel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vandrel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Vandrel wants to clinch up but Noonan keeps it at a distance.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Noonan.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Vandrel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Noonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vandrel rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Vandrel misses with a straight left.
Vandrel lands a nice hook to Noonan's body. Noonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan lands an overhand right.

Vandrel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Noonan's guard.
Vandrel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noonan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vandrel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noonan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noonan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan unloading with bombs!
Noonan lands a big elbow - Vandrel is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vandrel is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Noonan!