PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 3DD - Kryptonite. Quela has chosen Queen of the Rodeo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noonan
vs
Quela

190 cm
35
260 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

195 cm
32
235 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators
Cynical Truth (steel penn)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quela lands a really nice looking cross but Noonan seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noonan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Quela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noonan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quela's sensitive parts.
Noonan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noonan fails to land the takedown.
Noonan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Quela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Noonan, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Noonan.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noonan momentarily.
Noonan punishes Quela's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quela. Quela obviously looking to wear him down.
Quela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noonan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quela's calf.
Quela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noonan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chung Quela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noonan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quela. That did some damage!
Quela fails with an attempt to clinch.

Noonan gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Quela is not content to let Noonan control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noonan works to advance to full mount. Quela defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela is trying desperately to improve position.
Quela sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Noonan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Quela!

Noonan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quela turns into him and now he's in Noonan's guard.
Quela trying to control but Noonan is working from the bottom.
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.
Noonan working a defensive guard here.
Quela trying to control the position from guard on top but Noonan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noonan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quela controls the pace.
Noonan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noonan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan jabs Quela to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Noonan gets the takedown into side control.
Quela struggling a bit here.

Noonan is trying to get an arm triangle but Quela is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quela gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Noonan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Quela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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 Michael Noonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quela swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan tries to land a leg kick but Quela saw it coming and moves away.
Noonan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Noonan or perhaps it was just good defense by Quela which made him look bad.
Quela tries to clinch there but Noonan circles away.
Noonan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quela.
Quela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Quela.
Noonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Quela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noonan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Quela feints and then cracks Noonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noonan down.
Quela throws a low kick, looking for Noonan's leg but Noonan calmly moves out of range.

Quela rushes Noonan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quela misses with the head strike.
Quela tries a body shot but Noonan blocks it.
Noonan cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
Quela misses with a body punch.
Noonan lands a nice uppercut.
Quela is looking to control Noonan's arms but Noonan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quela has his back to the cage.
Quela working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quela fails to land.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quela.
Noonan blocks an uppercut.
Quela has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
Quela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quela backwards.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Noonan lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quela.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Noonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Quela into the cage.
Quela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quela tries to work over Noonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan leaning against his opponent.
Noonan tries to work over Quela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan blocks a body shot from Quela.
Noonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chung Quela seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Noonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Quela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quela backwards.
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Quela.
Quela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noonan tries a body shot but Quela blocks it.
Quela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Quela.
Quela struggles to land a body shot inside as Noonan controls his hands.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quela leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Noonan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela working aggressively here.
Quela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noonans head.

Michael Noonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chung Quela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quela lands the left hand.
Quela scores with a punch to the head.
Quela scores with a sloppy right hand. Noonan should have avoided that one.
Noonan is looking to wear down Quela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quela was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.

Quela cracks Noonan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Quela has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Noonan to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan blocks a jab.
Quela scores with a jab. Noonan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Jeez, Michael Noonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Noonan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Quela misses.
Quela throws a body kick that misses.
Noonan takes one to the side of the head.
Noonan throws a chopping leg kick but Quela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noonan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quela throws a hook but Noonan avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Quela. That snapped Noonan's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Noonan.
Quela ducks under a wild hook from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Quela misses its intended target.
Noonan throws a leg kick but Quela moved away.
Noonan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noonan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chung Quela!
An out of breath Chung Quela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.