PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Boubacar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Boubacar
vs
Noel

180 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Boubacar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Noel!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubacar cracks the inside of Noel's front leg.
Noel tries to clinch there but Boubacar circles away.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boubacar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel wants to clinch.
Boubacar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boubacar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Boubacar's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Noel tries to clinch there but Boubacar circles away.
Noel tries to clinch but Boubacar is having none of it.
Boubacar keeps the fight on the outside.
Noel closes the distance but Boubacar moves to the side
and Boubacar counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jimi Boubacar has been cut.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boubacar.
Boubacar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Boubacar is looking to break free of the clinch but Noel has double underhooks.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Boubacar can't break the clinch.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks with his arms.
Boubacar is looking to break free of the clinch but Noel has double underhooks.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boubacar blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel landing knees to the body.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Boubacar blocks the elbow strike.
Boubacar working hard to break the clinch.
Noel has Boubacar pressed against the cage, preventing Boubacar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boubacar is trying to push Noel away but Noel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boubacar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boubacar is defending well for now.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boubacar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Noel can turn it around.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boubacar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boubacar tries to break free but Noel pushes him back against the cage.
Boubacar working hard to break the clinch.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel prevents Boubacar from breaking the clinch.
Boubacar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks with his arms.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boubacar managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Boubacar is blocking nicely.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boubacar avoids it.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boubacar blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boubacar blocks it with crossed arms.
Boubacar avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Boubacar wants to break free but Noel has control.
Boubacar is trying to break the clinch but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Boubacar tries to break free but Noel pushes him back against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Boubacar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks it.
Boubacar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noel landing knees to the head.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boubacar's defenses.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boubacar.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boubacar wants to break free but Noel has control.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boubacar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Boubacar in his tracks for a moment.
Boubacar wants to break free but Noel has control.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boubacar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.
Boubacar wants to break free but Noel has control.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Boubacar tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Boubacar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimi Boubacar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noel tries to clinch but Boubacar moves away
and Boubacar counters with an outside leg kick.
Boubacar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boubacar counters with a nice uppercut.
Hank Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boubacar lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Boubacar does no damage.
Noel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boubacar keeps the fight on the outside.
Boubacar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boubacar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boubacar thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boubacar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noel.

Noel closes the distance and pushes Boubacar back into the cage.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel keeps control of Boubacar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boubacar is trying to push Noel away but Noel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boubacar blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Boubacar is trying to break free.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Boubacar avoids the damage to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks with his arms.
Hank Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boubacar is looking to break free of the clinch but Noel has double underhooks.
Boubacar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Boubacar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel with a knee to the head.
Boubacar tries to circle away but Noel has him pinned against the cage.
Noel crunches a lovely knee into Boubacar's ribcage.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Boubacar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boubacar can't break the clinch.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel working Boubacar over with knees to the body.
Boubacar wants to get back to striking at distance but Noel won't allow it.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Boubacar takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boubacar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boubacar avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Boubacar avoids the damage to the body.
Boubacar wants to break free but Noel has control.
Boubacar blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boubacar is defending well for now.
Boubacar avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Noel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boubacar's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Boubacar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boubacar is defending well for now.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Boubacar is trying to break the clinch but Noel is controlling him.
Noel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boubacar.
Boubacar is trying to break the clinch but Noel is controlling him.
Boubacar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boubacar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boubacar blocks the elbow strike.
Boubacar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boubacar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boubacar managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boubacar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Noel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.
Noel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boubacar's efforts to push away.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boubacar blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel has Boubacar pressed against the cage, preventing Boubacar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Boubacar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel wants to clinch up but Boubacar keeps it at a distance.
Boubacar thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimi Boubacar's cut.
That's time! Boubacar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boubacar, right into the meat.

Boubacar tries to keep at a distance but Noel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Noel prevents Boubacar from breaking the clinch.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boubacar is defending well for now.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Boubacar is trying to break the clinch but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel lands a good knee to the midsection. Boubacar won't want to take too many of those.
Boubacar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boubacar avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boubacar working hard to break the clinch.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Boubacar tries to break free but Noel pushes him back against the cage.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Boubacar avoids the damage to the body.
Boubacar blocks an elbow strike.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boubacar.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boubacar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Noel prevents Boubacar from breaking the clinch.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boubacar avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks it.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Boubacar avoids the damage to the body.
Noel keeps control of Boubacar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boubacar working hard to break the clinch.
Jimi Boubacar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubacar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Boubacar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Boubacar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boubacar avoids it.
Boubacar avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Boubacar tries to circle away but Noel has him pinned against the cage.
Noel keeps control of Boubacar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boubacar blocks it with crossed arms.
Boubacar tries to break free but Noel pushes him back against the cage.
Boubacar tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Boubacar tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Boubacar managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Boubacar can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubacar wants to get back to striking at distance but Noel won't allow it.
Noel prevents Boubacar from breaking the clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks it.
Boubacar is trying to break the clinch but Noel is controlling him.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Boubacar avoids the damage to the body.
Boubacar avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel scores with a knee to the head.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boubacar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boubacar avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Boubacar avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boubacar.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boubacar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boubacar tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boubacar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boubacar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boubacar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks it.
Noel prevents Boubacar from breaking the clinch.
Boubacar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Boubacar is trying to break free.
Boubacar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Boubacar blocks with his arms.
Noel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boubacar's efforts to push away.
Boubacar is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boubacar avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Hank Noel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boubacar is looking to break free of the clinch but Noel has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Noel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Noel 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Noel!