PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Moment kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ava Noel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Munalukko
vs
Noel

181 cm
29
191 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

188 cm
31
199 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munalukko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munalukko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Munalukko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munalukko dips to his left and cracks Noel with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Munalukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munalukko motions for Noel to come forward. Munalukko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noel throws out a counter right but Munalukko avoids it with no problem.
Munalukko tries to land a body kick
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Munalukko.
Munalukko lands a head kick. Noel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Munalukko throws a poor cross that misses
and Noel counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noel under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Munalukko. Those never looked like landing.
Munalukko looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munalukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munalukko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noel.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munalukko gets a clinch.

Noel manages to break the clinch.
Noel checks a low kick from Munalukko.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noel! But no joy.
Munalukko tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
Munalukko throws the kick towards the body but Noel avoids it.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noel's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munalukko, right into the meat.
Munalukko thows a body kick. Noel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noel throws out a counter right but Munalukko avoids it with no problem.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel scores with a sloppy right hand. Munalukko should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.
Munalukko keeps Noel at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko throws the kick towards the body but Noel avoids it.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munalukko thows a leg kick but Noel checks it
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Noel misses
and Munalukko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munalukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Munalukko throws a low kick, looking for Noel's leg but Noel calmly moves out of range.
Munalukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Noel. Noel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Munalukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel throws out a counter right but Munalukko avoids it with no problem.
Noel tries a low kick but Munalukko avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Noel moved away.
Munalukko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noel.
Noel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Noel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munalukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Munalukko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munalukko is looking to land body kicks.
Noel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Munalukko slams his shin into Noel's torso.
Noel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Munalukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Munalukko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Noel moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Noel misses.
Munalukko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munalukko lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. Noel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand
and Noel counters with a series of strikes. Munalukko will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Munalukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Noel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munalukko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Munalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noel.
Munalukko scores with a shot to the body.
Munalukko throws a lazy right hand but Noel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munalukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munalukko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Munalukko scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munalukko lands with an overhand left.
Noel misses the jab.
Munalukko digs a good hook to Noel's body.
Noel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Noel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munalukko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munalukko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noel on the side of the head.
Noel throws the left hand but Munalukko avoids the punch easily.
Noel throws a series of strikes that have Munalukko backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Munalukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Noel checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Munalukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko tried to counter with a leg kick but Noel avoided it.
Munalukko staying out of range there.
Munalukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Noel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Noel throws a series of strikes that have Munalukko backpedaling.
Munalukko connects with a single shot there.
Noel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Munalukko throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
Munalukko ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Munalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Noel will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Munalukko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munalukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munalukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noel can pounce on him.
Noel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munalukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munalukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Munalukko there.
Munalukko throws a wild body kick that Noel sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel wants to slow Munalukko down by chopping away at his legs.
Munalukko throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Munalukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munalukko, right into the meat.
Noel misses with a combination
and Munalukko counters with a right hand to the body.
Munalukko lands a body shot.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munalukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make Munalukko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel digs a good hook to Munalukko's body.
Munalukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel blocks a jab.
Noel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Noel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munalukko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noel scrambles back to his feet.
Munalukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel moves out of range as Munalukko throws a body kick.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Noel does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munalukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noel misses with a left hand
and Munalukko counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Munalukko as he connects with a hook.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munalukko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Noel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munalukko.
Munalukko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Munalukko throws a hook but Noel blocks it.
Munalukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noel.
Noel misses with a hook. Munalukko ducked under it nicely.
Munalukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
A thudding body kick lands there by Munalukko!
Munalukko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munalukko is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Munalukko coming out on top.
Good work by Noel as he checks the leg kick.
Noel only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko looks to throw the jab but Noel is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noel! But no joy.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Noel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Munalukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munalukko lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munalukko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noel is able to avoid easily.
Munalukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Noel is rocked!
Munalukko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munalukko misses with a hook. Noel ducked under it nicely.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noel checks a leg kick nicely.
Noel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Munalukko counters with a quick kick to the body but Noel blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Noel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munalukko lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.

Munalukko moves into range and clinches up with Noel.

Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munalukko swings widly with a right hand
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range and Noel settles back down.
Noel connects with a solid leg kick.
Noel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munalukko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munalukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.
Munalukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
Munalukko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko lands a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Munalukko - that will leave a mark!
Munalukko lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Munalukko.
Noel walks into a straight right hand from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a lazy uppercut
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Ava Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munalukko blocks a jab.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Noel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Munalukko is looking to land body kicks.
Noel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Munalukko with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make Munalukko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Munalukko throws a front kick that sends Noel stumbling back into the cage.
Noel misses with a hook
enabling Munalukko to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
Munalukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Munalukko clinches up against the cage.

Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munalukko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noel scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel blocks a leg kick.
Noel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munalukko counters with a thumping low kick.
Munalukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Munalukko finds it's target.
Noel throws a right and a left that Munalukko avoids nicely.
Noel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Munalukko thumps Noel with a low kick.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Munalukko counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Munalukko.
Noel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noel misses with a combination
and Noel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noel is still on wobbly legs! Can Munalukko finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munalukko misses with a head kick.
Noel is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
Munalukko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Munalukko moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Noel! Munalukko continues to tee off on Noel, landing with a left and a right! Munalukko connects with a right hand that leaves Noel sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Munalukko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Make Munalukko!
Make Munalukko is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Make Munalukko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.