PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel comes to the cage accompanied by Street Gang. Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . Sterling Archer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Noel
vs
Archer

186 cm
28
202 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

187 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer throws a good cross that connects.
Noel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Noel has closed the distance and engaged Archer in a clinch.
Noel dodges an elbow strike from Archer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Noel controls his hands.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer trying to land knees to the body.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Archer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Noel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Archer can turn it around.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Archer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noel's face.

It looks like Danny Noel has been cut.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
Archer avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Archer blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Archer takes an elbow to the temple.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Sterling Archer's cut even more.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Archer tries a body shot but Noel blocks it.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Archer working aggressively here.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer working Noel over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Archer.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archer throws a wild body kick that Noel sees coming a mile off.
Noel wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Archer digs a good body shot into Noel's ribs.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Noel tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archer looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Noel clinches with his opponent.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer takes an elbow to the temple.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Noel is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
Noel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel avoiding damage as Archer throws knees to the body.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Sterling Archer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noels head.
Archer is trying to break free.
Archer misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Archer shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Archer.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.

Sterling Archer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Archer presses Noel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noel is breathing heavily.

Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Archer lands but Noel takes it in his stride.
Noel walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Noel limp body while Archer jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sterling Archer!
During a confident post fight interview, Sterling Archer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.