PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao comes to the cage accompanied by Orgasmatron. Noir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pride. Marshall Noir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Falcao
vs
Noir

169 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathias Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falcao as he jumps to the side.
Falcao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown. Falcao tries to sprawl out of it but Noir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falcao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Falcao fails to land with a series of punches.
Noir slips under a jab.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Falcao cracks a nice hook into Noir's ribs.
Noir feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt - Falcao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao throws a combination. Noir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falcao lands with a hook. Noir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a nice right hand.
Falcao looks to land a combination. Noir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Falcao throws a right hand that Noir ducks under and follows up with a left that Noir also avoids with ease.
Mathias Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Falcao.
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!
Falcao tries to bum rush Noir with a series of wild strikes but Noir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falcao tests Noir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noir walks into a stiff left hand from Falcao.
Falcao stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noir is trying desperately to land a takedown but Falcao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Noir.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcao checks a low kick from Noir.
Falcao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noir was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcao.
Noir shoots for a double leg takedown but Falcao sprawls well. He's pushed Noir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Falcao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
Falcao throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcao. That snapped Noir's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but Falcao shows good takedown defense.
Falcao misses with a few strikes there.
Noir avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Falcao lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Falcao defends it nicely.
Falcao throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Falcao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Noir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Falcao.
Falcao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noir in his tracks.
Falcao throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Falcao.
Falcao misses the shot to the body.
Falcao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Noir eats them both and turns towards Falcao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Falcao duly obliges.

Noir is rocked!
Falcao stuffs the takedown.
Falcao digs a good hook to Noir's body.
Noir is breathing heavily.
Jab from Falcao.
Falcao stuffs the takedown.
Falcao lands a jab to the nose.
Falcao throws a right and a left that Noir avoids nicely.
Falcao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falcao swinging wildly here.
Mathias Falcao is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcao throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao lands a nice shot that snaps Noir's head back.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.
Noir avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Noir's head but Noir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Falcao.
Falcao misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Noir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falcao misses with a body shot.
Noir blocks a jab.
Falcao with a hook.
Noir slips a straight right by Falcao.
Noir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falcao to score with a decent uppercut.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Falcao duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao scores with the left hand. Noir knows he should have avoided that one.
Falcao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noir can do to turn this around?
Noir fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
A big right from Falcao misses.
Falcao fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao scores with a hook to the body. Noir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Falcao does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Falcao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Falcao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falcao as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Falcao.
Noir shoots for a takedown but Falcao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Falcao lands a jab to Noir's midsection.
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Falcao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noir.
Mathias Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falcao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcao scores with a body shot.
Falcao scores with a shot to the body.
Falcao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Falcao lands a jab to the head.
Noir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Noir shoots in but Falcao avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao cracks Noir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Falcao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Falcao throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Noir might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Falcao has got the better of the exchanges.
Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Falcao throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Falcao lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Falcao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noir.
Falcao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noir momentarily.
Mathias Falcao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Falcao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noir's hands.
Falcao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noir.
Falcao throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Noir slips a jab and a cross from Falcao.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noir takes one on the button.
Noir takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathias Falcao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Falcao 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathias Falcao!