PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan's entrance music is 3DD - Kryptonite. A fine choice. Danze has chosen Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Noonan
vs
Danze

190 cm
31
260 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

205 cm
24
270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Gear
Cyclone Nutrition Company

Brute
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danze.
Noonan throws a leg kick which misses Danze's front leg but catches the back leg as Danze tries to avoid it.

Danze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Noonan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Noonan gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danze stops Noonan from standing up.
Danze postures up in Noonan's guard and throws a big left but Noonan blocks it.
Noonan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danze postures up in Noonan's guard and throws a big left but Noonan blocks it.
Noonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danze is one step ahead there.
Danze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze postures up.
Danze is looking to work some ground and pound but Noonan has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan wants to sweep here but Danze controlling him for the moment.
Noonan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Michael Noonan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Noonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danze paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Danze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Danze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noonan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Danze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Danze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Noonan, who protects the arm well.
Noonan is trying to control Danze's posture but Danze avoids it.
Danze working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Danze are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Noonan tries to improve position but can't.
Danze trying to control the position but Noonan is working away.
Noonan sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danze trying to control from Noonan's half guard. Noonan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Danze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noonan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noonan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noonan has his hands on Danze's head, controlling the position.

Noonan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danze has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danze seems to be looking for submissions.
Noonan trying to hold on to Danze's head to control him but Danze postures up.
Noonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Danze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noonan's head.
Danze is trying to control the action in half guard but Noonan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noonan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danze.
Noonan won't allow Danze to pass to mount.
Danze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danze trying to mount his opponent but Noonan defends it.
Danze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan trying to control from the bottom.
Danze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noonan swivels and escapes.
Danze misses the shot to the body.
Noonan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danze is able to avoid easily.
Noonan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danze momentarily.
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!
Danze misses with a left hand
and Noonan counters with a thumping low kick.
Billy Danze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danze tries for a takedown but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danze throws a lazy right hand but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Danze tries to keep at a distance but Noonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Danze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noonan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danze fails with a takedown attempt.
Danze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noonan can pounce on him.
Noonan fakes the leg kick and cracks Danze in the body.
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!
A good leg kick by Noonan.

Noonan rushes Danze and presses him up against the cage.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Noonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Noonan misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan is struggling to control the position.
Noonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Danze controls his hands.
Danze looking to stall.
Noonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danze or not.
Noonan is working Danze over against the cage.
Danze is breathing heavily.

Noonan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Noonan connects with a nice short shot to Danze's temple.
Noonan trying to control from half guard but Danze is working away.
Danze is looking for a sweep. Noonan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Billy Danze has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan is trying to control. Danze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Noonan is pressing down on Danze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danze is holding on for now.
Noonan stalling.
Danze won't allow Noonan to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Noonan.
Danze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noonan at a distance.
Danze shoots in for a double leg but Noonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danze has a takedown stuffed.
Michael Noonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Danze.
Danze blocks the body kick.
Danze checks a leg kick.
Danze loads up on a big right hand but Noonan slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Noonan.
Danze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Noonan counters by clinching up.
Noonan gets underhooks to prevent Danze's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Noonan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Noonan.
Danze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noonan smiles and moves away.
Michael Noonan is winning the standup battle so far.
Danze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Noonan.
Danze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noonan. Noonan obviously looking to wear him down.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan moves in looking to clinch but Danze pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Noonan.
Danze slips a jab from Noonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Noonan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Noonan tenderised Danze's leg. Danze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noonan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danze doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Noonan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noonan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Noonan misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Noonan there.
Noonan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noonan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danze's hands.
Noonan misses with a head kick.
Danze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danze looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Danze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Danze.
Noonan delivers a nice body kick.
Danze keeps the fight on the outside.
Noonan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noonan swings for the body but Danze moves out of range.
Danze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Noonan lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Billy Danze has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Noonan catches Danze right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Noonan!

Noonan rushes Danze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noonan lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noonan stalling the fight.
Danze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Danze.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noonan.
Noonan pushes Danze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Noonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Noonan works on Danze's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Noonan to work.
Danze blocks a body shot from Noonan.
Danze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Noonan walks away with a smile on his face. Danze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noonan throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze missing with a left hand there. Noonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danze avoids the body shot from Noonan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Danze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danze throws a jab but it's blocked by Noonan.
Noonan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danze can do to turn this around?
Noonan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Noonan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danze, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noonan.
A short body shot lands from Noonan as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan cracks Danze with a nice body shot.
Noonan slows down the pace here.
Noonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danze backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noonan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Noonan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Noonan thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).