PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Draven Noxus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moises Abegunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noxus
vs
Abegunde

190 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Draven Noxus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moises Abegunde!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abegunde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noxus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Noxus checks the leg kick.
Abegunde avoids the body shot from Noxus.
Abegunde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abegunde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abegunde swings for the body but Noxus moves out of range.
Abegunde lands a leg kick that knocks Noxus off balance momentarily.
Abegunde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noxus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abegunde misses with a low kick.
Moises Abegunde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noxus checks a low kick from Abegunde.
Abegunde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abegunde doesn't manage to clinch there - Noxus circles away.
Abegunde throws a chopping leg kick but Noxus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck for Noxus with that takedown attempt.
Noxus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abegunde swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abegunde pinned against the cage. Abegunde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abegunde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abegunde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Noxus shoots in for a takedown but Abegunde shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven Noxus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abegunde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abegunde misses with a low kick.
Abegunde looks to throw the jab but Noxus is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde throws a leg kick that misses.
Moises Abegunde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abegunde moves in looking to clinch but Noxus pushes him off.
Abegunde checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abegunde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Noxus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abegunde was covering up waiting for the punch and Noxus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Noxus is stalling in the full guard.
Noxus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abegunde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abegunde can't keep his opponent in guard - Noxus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Noxus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Noxus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Noxus moves nicely into side control.
Noxus cracks Abegunde with a big right hand but Abegunde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abegunde managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Noxus.
Abegunde takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Noxus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 Draven Noxus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Noxus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abegunde tries to work over Noxus's front leg with a kick but Noxus checks it.
Good work by Abegunde as he checks the leg kick.

Noxus moves into the clinch.
Abegunde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noxus is trying to push Abegunde away but Abegunde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Abegunde.
Abegunde working Noxus over with knees to 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!
Abegunde with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abegunde obliges.
A knee to the head by Abegunde.
Abegunde landing knees to the head.
Noxus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Abegunde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noxus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abegunde scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abegunde obliges.
Abegunde lands a good knee to the midsection. Noxus won't want to take too many of those.
Abegunde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abegunde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noxus jumps guard but Abegunde stands there with Noxus around his waist. Noxus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Noxus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven Noxus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abegunde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noxus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Abegunde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Noxus gets tackled into the cage by Abegunde. Abegunde maintains the clinch.
Noxus is working for takedown but Abegunde is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abegunde smiles and moves away.
Noxus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abegunde.
Abegunde tries to clinch up.
Abegunde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abegunde misses with a low kick.

Noxus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abegunde is trying to defend but Noxus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Noxus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Noxus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abegunde defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noxus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noxus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abegunde trying to control from the bottom.
Noxus stalling.
Noxus is just content to waste time from the top position. Abegunde takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Abegunde being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noxus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abegunde's head.
Noxus trying to control but Abegunde is working from the bottom.
Noxus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abegunde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noxus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Noxus trying to control but Abegunde is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Noxus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moises Abegunde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Noxus keeps the fight on the outside.
Abegunde lands a slapping body shot.
Noxus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abegunde is looking to clinch.
Abegunde tried to score with a low kick but Noxus checks it.
Noxus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noxus swats away the attempt to clinch by Abegunde.
Moises Abegunde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abegunde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde takes a swing at Noxus's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abegunde.
Abegunde darts in trying to clinch

and Noxus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abegunde's guard now.
Noxus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noxus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abegunde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noxus.
Noxus wants to control from the top but Abegunde keeps moving.
Draven Noxus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxus pushes down on Abegunde's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Noxus trying to control the action but Abegunde is working from the bottom.
Noxus wants to pass to mount but Abegunde is defending the position.
Noxus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Noxus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Noxus.
Noxus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noxus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Noxus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Abegunde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noxus lands a big elbow.
Noxus with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Abegunde taking shots to the head.
Noxus dominating with strikes here.
Noxus with shots to the head and body - Abegunde looks very uncomfortable down there.
Noxus cracks Abegunde with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draven Noxus!
Draven Noxus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.