PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Tavarez (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.

Cd
vs
Tavarez

192 cm
30
220 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

186 cm
24
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tavarez misses with a hook
and Cd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Cd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cd lands a head kick!
Tavarez misses with a left hand
and Cd counters with a body kick.
Cd misses with a head kick.
Tavarez tries to clinch up
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Tavarez 's knee.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tavarez.
Cd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez moves out of range as Cd throws a body kick.
Tavarez closes the distance but Cd moves to the side
and Cd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tavarez's knee momentarily.
Tavarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
Cd tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cd.
Noah Cd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cd counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cd.
Tavarez misses with the combination.
Tavarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cd manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Cd finds it's target.
A low kick from Tavarez is predictable there
and Cd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cd lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a leg kick.
Tavarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tavarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Cd tries to sprawl out of it but Tavarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cd lands a lovely overhand right.
Cd lands with a good body shot.
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Cd counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavarez walks into a stiff left hand from Cd.
Tavarez is looking to clinch but Cd is avoiding it.
Sol Tavarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Cd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cd. Cd obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Cd counters with a good low kick that Tavarez was not able to check.
Cd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cd tries to land a leg kick but Tavarez saw it coming and moves away.
Tavarez misses with a leg kick
and Cd counters with a big head kick but Tavarez shrugs it off.
Tavarez misses with a leg kick
and Cd counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cd is looking to chop away at Tavarez's legs.
Cd lands a really nice looking cross but Tavarez seems unphased.
Tavarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tavarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavarez misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavarez throws a right hand that misses
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws a right hand that misses
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavarez misses with a hook
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tavarez misses with a hook
and Cd counters with a thumping low kick.
Cd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cd. Cd obviously looking to wear him down.
Cd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tavarez.
Tavarez misses with a shot to the body
and Cd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cd scores with a jab. Tavarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
Tavarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cd counters with a thumping low kick.
Cd lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tavarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Cd lands but Tavarez takes it in his stride.
Cd lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Tavarez is predictable there
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Tavarez 's knee.
A head kick by Tavarez misses
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
Tavarez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cd.
Cd lands with a kick to the temple. Tavarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tavarez misses with a jab to the body
and Cd counters with a leg kick.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd scores with a head kick. Tavarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tavarez's head.
Tavarez checks the leg kick.
Tavarez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez misses with a left hand
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Cd counters with a head kick.
Tavarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavarez throws an off balance right hand
and Cd counters with a straight right hand.
Tavarez darts in trying to clinch
and Cd counters with a good, hard body kick but Tavarez shrugs it off.
Tavarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavarez at a distance.
Noah Cd is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Cd tenderised Tavarez's leg. Tavarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tavarez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cd has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cd. That's going to slow Tavarez down.
Tavarez misses with a double jab
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
Tavarez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cd can pounce on him.
Cd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavarez closes the distance but Cd moves to the side
and Cd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cd throws a front kick that sends Tavarez stumbling back into the cage.
Tavarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
Tavarez misses with a left hand
and Cd counters with a stiff right hand.
Cd connects with a high kick.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tavarez's sensitive parts.
Tavarez misses with a left hand
letting Cd counter with a right hand.
Cd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws an off balance right hand
and Cd counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Tavarez tenderised Cd's leg. Cd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tavarez throws a right hand that misses
and Cd counters with a head kick. That will keep Tavarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tavarez misses with a left hand
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Cd counters with a stiff right hand.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cd scores with a head kick. Tavarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws a leg kick
and Cd counters with a big head kick but Tavarez shrugs it off.
Tavarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cd. That's going to slow Tavarez down.
Tavarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Cd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Cd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez misses with a double jab
and Cd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tavarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd 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!

Tavarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cd. Cd obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavarez throws an off balance right hand
and Cd counters with a head kick. That will keep Tavarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tavarez fails with the takedown.
Cd throws a leg kick which misses Tavarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavarez tries to avoid it.
Tavarez wants to clinch up but Cd keeps it at a distance.
Tavarez throws a head kick that misses
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd lunges at Tavarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavarez's hand.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
Tavarez falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cd counter with a right hand.
Tavarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Cd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd scores with a head kick. Tavarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tavarez avoids the head kick by Cd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Jab by Cd.
Tavarez throws a right hand that misses
and Cd counters with a body kick that stops Tavarez in his tracks momentarily.
Tavarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cd throws the kick towards the body but Tavarez avoids it.
Tavarez moves to clinch but Cd breaks away
and Cd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cd leaves Tavarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tavarez's head.
Noah Cd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a nice head kick!
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tavarez's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Cd. That snapped Tavarez's head back.
A head kick by Tavarez misses
letting Cd counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Cd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavarez can do to turn this around?
Cd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tavarez misses with a left hand
and Cd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tavarez really felt that one!
Tavarez throws an off balance right hand
and Cd counters with a good low kick that Tavarez was not able to check.
Tavarez closes the distance but Cd moves to the side
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Tavarez misses with a hook
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sol Tavarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tavarez.
Cd lands with a nice body kick.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tavarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tavarez's knee momentarily.
Tavarez throws a combination that misses
and Cd counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cd.
Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a good low kick that Tavarez was not able to check.
Decent striking displayed by Cd there.
Cd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tavarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cd counters with a head kick. That will keep Tavarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez misses with a body punch
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tavarez is predictable there
enabling Cd to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tavarez takes one to the chin there.
Tavarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Cd.
Tavarez throws a head kick that misses
and Cd counters with a nice body kick.
Cd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cd throws a head kick that Tavarez semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tavarez takes a step back to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Cd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Noah Cd!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Noah Cd!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Noah Cd!

Noah Cd wins by unanimous decision!