PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sherwood Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Walsh
vs
Noons

176 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherwood Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KJ Noons!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noons closes the distance and clinches.

Noons breaks from the clinch.

Noons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Noons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Noons.
Noons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walsh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noons somewhat.
Noons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Walsh clinches up with Noons and pushes him back against the cage.
Noons digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.

Noons decides to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Noons pulls Walsh in close to his closed guard and prevents Walsh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noons wants to get back to his feet but Walsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Noons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walsh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Noons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walsh's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noons looking to pass the guard.
Noons stands and throws Walsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Noons slows the pace down.
Noons working away.
Walsh tries to bench press Noons off him but Noons keeps the position.
Walsh is working hard here to advance position.
Noons avoids the strikes from the bottom by Walsh.
Walsh tries to buck Noons off but Noons is having none of it.
Noons in side control, throwing shots but Walsh defends.
Walsh is not content to let Noons control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walsh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Noons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Noons is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walsh has hold of Noons's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Noons manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Noons is trying to stand but he's just given Walsh his back.
Noons can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh is looking to control Noons but Noons is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Noons dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noons fails with the takedown
and Walsh counters with a thumping low kick.

Noons moves into the clinch.
Noons lands a shot to the body.

Noons drags the fight down to the ground.
Walsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Noons looking to control.

Noons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Walsh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Noons connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons tries to clinch but Walsh is having none of it.
Noons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walsh wants it to stay on the feet.
Sherwood Walsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Noons lands but Walsh takes it in his stride.
Noons fails with a takedown attempt.
Sherwood Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KJ Noons.
Noons is breathing heavily.
Walsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Noons circles away.
Walsh slaps away a takedown attempt from Noons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh shoots in but Noons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noons wants to clinch but Walsh slips to the side
and Walsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
KJ Noons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh darts in looking for a takedown but Noons gets double underhooks and turns Walsh into the cage.

Noons manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Noons has a closed guard, preventing Walsh from standing up.

Walsh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Noons, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walsh shoots in for a double leg but Noons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noons fails with a takedown attempt.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but Noons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Noons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Noons or perhaps it was just good defense by Walsh which made him look bad.
Noons leaves Walsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walsh circles away.
Noons closes the distance and clinches up with Walsh, looking for a takedown. Noons pushes Walsh against the cage but Walsh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Noons tries for a takedown but Walsh circles away easily
and Walsh counters with a left and a right that stings Noons.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Walsh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Noons's half guard.
Walsh is keen to just control but Noons is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Noons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Noons stuffs the takedown attempt from Walsh. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Walsh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walsh somewhat.
An inside leg kick from Noons misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherwood Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Noons pushes Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noons breaks from the clinch.
Walsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noons shoots in for a double leg but Walsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noons connects with a solid leg kick.
Noons dives in and grabs Walsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walsh pushes down on Noons's head and hops out.
Noons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noons.
Walsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Noons.
Walsh shoots in for a double leg but Noons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Noons pushes Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Noons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Noons manages to break the clinch.
Walsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noons pinned against the cage. Noons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noons.

Noons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walsh tries to pull guard but Noons forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walsh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Noons to keep the fight standing.

Noons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walsh tries to clinch but Noons is having none of it.
Noons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walsh defending well as Noons loads up on a big left hand.

Noons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Walsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Noons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Noons has managed to clinch.
Noons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.

Noons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noons dives in for a single leg takedown but Walsh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Walsh jumps into guard, dragging Noons to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Noons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walsh, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noons's waist but Noons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walsh off to one side.
Sherwood Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KJ Noons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noons.

And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Noons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Noons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Noons!