PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone the Crow. Billington has chosen The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thomas Billington enters the cage!

Nolan
vs
Billington

195 cm
31
212 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

190 cm
33
198 lbs
32 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House

Reaper Combatwear
KAISER Nutrition (160!)

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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington lands with a right hand.

It looks like Christian Nolan has been cut.
Billington dives in and grabs Nolan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nolan pushes down on Billington's head and hops out.
Nolan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nolan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Billington doesn't seem bothered though.
Billington misses with a right hand

and Nolan counters by clinching up.
Nolan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nolan blocks a body shot from Billington.
Nolan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nolan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nolan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Billington.
Billington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nolan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Billington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Nolan.
Billington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan tries a body shot but Billington blocks it.
Nolan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Billington backwards.
Nolan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billington tries to circle away but Nolan has him pinned against the cage.
Billington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billington misses with the head strike.
Nolan misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nolan.
Billington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan prevents a body shot from Billington.
Billington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Billington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billington is pushing Nolan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Billington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nolan to work.
Billington working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Billington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Billington manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nolan keeps working.
Nolan is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Billington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Billington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nolan is trying to get back to half guard.
Billington trying to control the position but Nolan is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Billington's best efforts.
Billington is thwarting Nolan's attempts to control the position.
Nolan tries to get to full guard but Billington has control of the leg.

Nolan actively working from the bottom here.
Nolan wants to control but Billington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Billington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Billington prevents Nolan from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Billington lands a nice short elbow.
Nolan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Billington.
Nolan wants to improve his position but Billington is controlling well.
Nolan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Billington is working away from the top position though.

Nolan actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington wants to control but Nolan is keeping him busy.
Billington content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christian Nolan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Nolan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nolan misses with a kick to the body.
Nolan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nolan misses with a jab to the body

so Billington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Billington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nolan's head.

Nolan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Billington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nolan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nolan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nolan is looking for a triangle here but Billington uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Billington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Billington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nolan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Billington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nolan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nolan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Billington has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Billington wants to control the pace but Nolan is squirming around nicely.
Nolan is looking to improve his position but Billington isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nolan regains half guard.
Nolan won't allow Billington to pass to mount.

Nolan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Billington scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan won't allow Billington to pass to mount.
Nolan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nolan.
Billington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nolan wants to hit a switch here but Billington passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nolan there!
Billington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nolan is looking to get to half guard.
Nolan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan taking shots to the head.
Nolan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington lands a nice shot to the head.
Nolan tries to hold on but Billington postures up.
Nolan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Billington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Billington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Billington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Nolan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nolan clinches up against the cage.
Billington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billington struggles to land a body shot inside as Nolan controls his hands.
Billington lands a body punch.
Billington throws a punch but it's blocked by Nolan.
Nolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nolan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Billington tries to throw a body punch but Nolan avoids it by throwing Billington back against the cage.

Billington has picked Nolan up - he's going for a ride! Billington dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Billington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Billington working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington working the head and body with strikes.
Thomas Billington has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nolan looking for submissions off his back.
Billington is trying to control the action in half guard but Nolan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan manages to get to full guard.
Nolan working a defensive guard but Billington passes into half guard.
Nolan won't allow Billington to pass to mount.
Nolan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nolan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Billington.

Nolan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington advances to half guard.
Billington throwing shots but Nolan is blocking nicely.
Nolan has hold of Billington's hands but Billington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nolan trying to control but Billington postures up.
Billington is trying to control. Nolan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nolan actively working from the bottom here.

Nolan looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Billington. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington is looking to advance position but Nolan won't allow it.

Billington seems to be looking for submissions.
Nolan is trying to control but can't.

Nolan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Billington tries to pass to full mount but Nolan defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan trying to control here.
Nolan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Billington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Billington is looking to take a break and control but Nolan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nolan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nolan trying to control but Billington postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Billington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
Thomas Billington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.