PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Ya Neck. Noel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Moment. Ava Noel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clinton
vs
Noel

189 cm
31
196 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

188 cm
29
199 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bill Clinton has been cut.
Noel slips a straight right by Clinton.
Noel lands an overhand right.

Clinton is rocked!
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
Clinton blocks a low kick nicely.
Noel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clinton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Noel thuds his right hand into Clinton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Clinton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ava Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clinton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clinton seems to have got his legs back now.
Clinton slips under a jab from Noel.
Noel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clinton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton lands with an uppercut that bounces Noel off the cage and back into range.
Noel throws an off balance right hand

and Clinton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clinton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clinton is controlling him.
Clinton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton stands up over Noel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clinton won't allow Noel to get back to his feet.
Clinton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clinton landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Clinton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Clinton throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clinton is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clinton tries a head kick but it misses.

Clinton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Noel wants to get back to his feet.
Clinton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clinton lands strikes from half guard.
Noel is staying active underneath Clinton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton tries to pass to full mount but Noel defends it.

Noel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Noel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clinton.
Clinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.
Clinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Clinton shoots in looking for a takedown. Noel tries to sprawl out of it but Clinton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Noel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Clinton slips the punch.
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clinton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt - Noel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noel scores with a punch to the head.
Clinton lands a nice looking body kick.
Noel looks to land a combination but Clinton avoids it well.
Clinton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noel misses with an uppercut

and Clinton counters with a shoot takedown. Noel fights it but they end up in guard.
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 Bill Clinton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Noel lands with an uppercut that bounces Clinton off the cage and back into range.
Clinton misses with a body kick.
Noel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Noel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clinton fails with the takedown.
Noel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clinton's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clinton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noel.
Ava Noel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Clinton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noel chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Noel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noel throws a hook but Clinton avoids it easily.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noel with a hook.
Clinton moves out of range of the strikes.
Noel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clinton shoots in and drives through. Noel sprawls well.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clinton.
Clinton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looks to land a combination. Noel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clinton checks a leg kick.
Clinton moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Noel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clinton thumps Noel with a low kick.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noel sprawls well. Noel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clinton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton staying out of range there.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Clinton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Noel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Noel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Noel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clinton shoots in but Noel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clinton walks into a stiff left hand from Noel.
Noel scores with a jab.
Clinton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noel.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Clinton finds it's target.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Clinton moved out of range.
Clinton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Noel misses with a looping right.
Clinton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Noel works the jab nicely.
Clinton dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Clinton scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ava Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Clinton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clinton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clinton 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.
Clinton is trying to control. Noel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clinton trying to control from Noel's half guard. Noel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Clinton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clinton trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Noel wants to stand but Clinton is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noel avoids the head kick by Clinton.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton cracks Noel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Noel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
A big left from Noel misses.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noel connects with a right that clearly hurt Clinton. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Noel proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Clinton collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ava Noel!
Ava Noel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.