PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Noir
vs
Immanuel

182 cm
36
177 lbs
32 - 13 - 2

177 cm
35
184 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel wants to clinch but Noir slips to the side

and Noir counters with a single leg into guard. Immanuel didn't expect that.
Immanuel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noir.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir won't allow Immanuel to sweep him here.
Noir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
Noir advances to half guard.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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.
Noir wants to take a breather but Immanuel is having none of it.
Noir has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Noir jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Immanuel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Immanuel and Noir has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Noir in side control, throwing shots but Immanuel defends.
Noir trying to control the position but Immanuel is working away.
Immanuel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Immanuel gets back to half guard.
Noir 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Immanuel defending well though.
Noir trying to pass the guard but Immanuel defending well.
Noir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Immanuel to regain full guard.
Noir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Noir works over Immanuel with some ground and pound from guard.
Immanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Immanuel is keeping the position for now.
Noir trying to move into half guard but instead Immanuel has managed to sweep!

Noir wants to sweep here but Immanuel controlling him for the moment.

Noir looking for subs off his back but Immanuel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Immanuel stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir moves into full guard.

Noir looking for subs off his back but Immanuel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Noir manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Noir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

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

Noir manages to pull guard.

Noir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Immanuel defends well.

Noir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Immanuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Noir keeping moving, preventing Immanuel from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel stays in close to Noir's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Immanuel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noir working a defensive guard but Immanuel passes into half guard.
Immanuel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Noir is looking to get back to full guard here but Immanuel has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Noir gets back to full guard.
Immanuel looking to pass the guard.

Noir has his foot on Immanuel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Immanuel works his way back into a safe position though.
Immanuel looking to pass the guard.

Noir working for a triangle but Immanuel defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir wants to sweep here but Immanuel controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Noir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Immanuel passes into side control.
Immanuel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noir is not content to let Immanuel control the position.
Noir is looking to regain half guard here but Immanuel keeps moving and retains side control.
Immanuel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Immanuel throws a lazy head kick
and Noir counters with a three punch combo that has Immanuel backing up. Immanuel nods at Noir to acknowledge the strikes.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Noir shoots for a takedown but Immanuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Noir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Immanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Immanuel coming out on top.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir shoots in and drives through. Immanuel sprawls well.
Immanuel is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Immanuel misses.
Noir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel throws a series of punches but Noir moves out of range.
Immanuel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel scoring well with a low kick there.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Immanuel.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noir goes for a double leg but Immanuel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Immanuel continues to drive forward.
Immanuel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Immanuel misses
enabling Noir to counter with a crisp jab.
Noir takes a swing at Immanuel's ribcage but misses.
Immanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Immanuel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noir checks it well.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immanuel.
Noir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Immanuel sprawls and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noir.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Immanuel pushes Noir up against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Noir gets control of Immanuel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Immanuel stands up and waves to Noir to follow him.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Noir moves out of range.
Noir avoids the body shot from Immanuel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Immanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noir looks for a takedown but Immanuel sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Immanuel gets a clinch.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Noir successfully pulls guard.
Immanuel stopping the sweep attempt from Noir.

Noir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Noir is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Noir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Immanuel passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Noir's face as Immanuel controls the position.
Immanuel trying to control the action but Noir is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Immanuel misses with a looping right.
Immanuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Immanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Immanuel looks to clinch
and Noir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Immanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noir tries to bum rush Immanuel with a series of wild strikes but Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Immanuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Immanuel thuds his shin into the meat of Noir's side.
Noir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a left hand

and Noir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Noir.
Noir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Immanuel is keeping the position for now.
Immanuel has Noir pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
Immanuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Immanuel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses.

Noir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Immanuel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Noir, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Noir wants to sweep here but Immanuel controlling him for the moment.
Noir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Immanuel manages to get himself to full guard.

Noir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Immanuel's guard.
Noir works his way into full mount!
Immanuel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Noir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Noir lands a nice shot to the head.
Noir trying to control but Immanuel is having none of it.
Immanuel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Noir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Noir swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Immanuel is now in Noir's guard. A big mistake from Noir there, giving up the dominant position!
Noir looking for a sweep. Not yet Noir, not yet.

Noir looking for subs off his back but Immanuel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Noir is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Noir had his way with Yeshua Immanuel in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Immanuel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Noir is having none of it.

Noir gets tackled into the cage by Immanuel. Immanuel maintains the clinch.
Noir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Immanuel walks away with a smile on his face. Noir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Noir shoots for a takedown but Immanuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Immanuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Immanuel.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown but Immanuel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel lands with a shot to the body.
Immanuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Immanuel looks to move away, Noir throws a big counter combo bu Immanuel just gets out of the way.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Immanuel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noir went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir attempts a counter takedown but Immanuel avoids it well and moves away.
Immanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
Immanuel scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Immanuel.
Noir avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Noir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Noir is having none of it.
Immanuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Noir shoots in and gets a takedown into Immanuel's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir stands and throws Immanuel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Noir trying to control the position but Immanuel is working away.
Immanuel struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Noir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Immanuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir working the strikes but Immanuel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Noir throwing shots but Immanuel is blocking nicely.
Noir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Immanuel's head.

Noir is working for a submission of some sort.
Noir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yeshua Immanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall Noir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Immanuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Immanuel is not content to let Noir control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Immanuel slips a jab and a cross from Noir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Noir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immanuel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yeshua Immanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
Yeshua Immanuel is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yeshua Immanuel waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.