PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beck Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tora Noshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noshi has chosen Don't Tell Me - Concorde Dawn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barsanti
vs
Noshi

182 cm
25
284 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
197 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beck Barsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tora Noshi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barsanti throws a big shot that misses.
Noshi moves in looking to clinch but Barsanti pushes him off.
Barsanti swings for the body but Noshi moves out of range.
Noshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barsanti moves out of range of the body kick.

Noshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barsanti wants to stall.
Barsanti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noshi stalling in the clinch but Barsanti improves position.
Barsanti dodges an elbow strike from Noshi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Noshi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Noshi misses with a punch to the body.
Noshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barsanti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti lands an uppercut.
Barsanti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noshi backwards.

It looks like Tora Noshi has been cut.
Barsanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Barsanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Noshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsanti avoids the damage to the body.
Barsanti misses with the head strike.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Beck Barsanti has been cut.
Noshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barsanti avoids the elbow strike from Noshi, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noshi crunches a lovely knee into Barsanti's ribcage.
Barsanti tries to stall but Noshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Barsanti managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.
Barsanti managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsanti avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but Barsanti blocks with his arms.
Noshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Noshi throws an elbow but it misses.
Noshi pushes Barsanti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Noshi.
Barsanti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barsanti wants to get back to striking at distance but Noshi won't allow it.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
Noshi prevents Barsanti from breaking the clinch.
Noshi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Noshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barsanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsanti avoids it.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsanti avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Barsanti is breathing heavily.
Barsanti is trying to maintain a safe position but Noshi gets an underhook and turns Barsanti into the cage.
Noshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barsanti.
Noshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barsanti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Barsanti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Noshi.
Barsanti avoids the elbow strike from Noshi, against the cage.
Noshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barsanti is defending well for now.
Noshi tries to work over Barsanti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noshi lands a knee to the head.
Barsanti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshi blocks an uppercut.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barsanti's face.
Noshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tora Noshi 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.

Noshi is looking to clinch but Barsanti is avoiding it.
Noshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barsanti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barsanti throws the left hand but Noshi avoids the punch easily.
Noshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Noshi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barsanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Noshi tries to clinch there but Barsanti circles away.
Barsanti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barsanti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noshi counters with a good low kick that Barsanti was not able to check.
Barsanti misses the shot to the body.
Noshi lands with a hook. Barsanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Noshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decent striking displayed by Barsanti there.
Barsanti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barsanti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti misses the jab.
Noshi sizes up Barsanti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noshi throws a one two combo.
Tora Noshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tora Noshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Noshi lands but Barsanti takes it in his stride.

Barsanti is rocked!

Barsanti gets tackled into the cage by Noshi. Noshi maintains the clinch.
Oh Barsanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barsanti seems to have got his legs back now.
Barsanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Noshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barsanti.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Barsanti controls his hands.
Noshi lands a shoulder strike.
Noshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.
Noshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Noshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Barsanti avoids the damage to the body.
Noshi misses with a knee to the head.
Barsanti is looking to control Noshi's arms but Noshi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barsanti has his back to the cage.
Noshi trying to land knees to the body.
Barsanti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Noshi.
Noshi landing knees to the head.
Noshi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Noshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.
Noshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barsanti is defending well for now.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barsanti.
Barsanti prevents a body shot from Noshi.
Noshi blocking some punches.
Noshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barsanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsanti avoids it.
A body shot lands from Barsanti.
Barsanti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barsanti is defending well for now.
Barsanti tries to work over Noshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barsanti managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.
Barsanti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti misses with a punch to the body.
Barsanti is looking to control Noshi's arms but Noshi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barsanti has his back to the cage.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barsanti is defending well for now.
Noshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barsanti managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.
Noshi trying to land knees to the body.
Barsanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noshi's elbow.
Barsanti blocks a body shot from Noshi.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noshi landing knees to the body.
Noshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barsanti.
Noshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noshi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barsanti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tora Noshi 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Noshi moves into the clinch.
Barsanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsanti avoids it.
Noshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshi stalling in the clinch.
Noshi lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barsanti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Barsanti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Noshi crunches a lovely knee into Barsanti's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Barsanti won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barsanti up against the cage.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barsanti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noshi landing knees to the body.
Tora Noshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noshi lands a knee to the body.
Noshi digs a right hand underneath Barsanti's ribcage. Barsanti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noshi obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Noshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noshi is pushing Barsanti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noshi working Barsanti over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noshi prevents Barsanti from breaking the clinch.
Noshi throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barsanti avoids the elbow strike from Noshi, against the cage.
Barsanti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barsanti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Noshi.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barsanti letting Noshi take a breather here.
Noshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barsanti's face.
Barsanti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barsanti tries to stall but Noshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Noshi.
Noshi stalling.
Barsanti avoiding damage as Noshi throws knees to the body.
Barsanti wants to stall.
Barsanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barsanti avoids it.
Noshi lands a knee to the head.
Barsanti looking to stall.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but Barsanti blocks it.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barsanti's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Noshi with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noshi with a knee to the head.
Noshi crunches a lovely knee into Barsanti's ribcage.
Beck Barsanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noshi tries to throw a body punch but Barsanti avoids it by throwing Noshi back against the cage.
Noshi lands a knee to the body.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
Noshi landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barsanti is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tora Noshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noshi 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tora Noshi!
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