PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Breunor Le Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Whiston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Le Noir
vs
Whiston

192 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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, Breunor Le Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Noir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Noir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whiston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whiston avoids the body shot from Le Noir.
Whiston clobbers Le Noir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Le Noir digs a good body shot into Whiston's ribs.
Whiston looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Noir is just out of range.
Le Noir thinks about countering with a body kick.
Whiston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Le Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Noir with a body shot.
Le Noir throws a body punch but Whiston moves out of range.
Le Noir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whiston throws out a counter right but Le Noir avoids it with no problem.
Breunor Le Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Noir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whiston looks to land a right hand but Le Noir moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Noir misses with a right hand
and Whiston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiston missing with a left hand there. Le Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiston misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Le Noir.
Le Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiston.
Whiston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Le Noir.
Le Noir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Noir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Whiston will feel that in the morning.
Le Noir missing with a left hand there. Whiston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiston misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Le Noir.
Whiston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Noir throws a head kick that Whiston semi-blocks.
Le Noir thuds his right hand into Whiston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le Noir scores with a shot to the body.
Le Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiston thuds a left hand into Le Noir's body.
Le Noir staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston throws a series of punches but Le Noir avoids them all with ease.
Whiston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Le Noir defending well as Whiston loads up on a big left hand.
Le Noir looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Le Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Le Noir lands with an uppercut that bounces Whiston off the cage and back into range.
Le Noir throws a looping overhand right but Whiston ducks down to avoid it.
Whiston just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Noir is looking to counter with head kicks.

Whiston drops Le Noir with a beautiful combination! Le Noir stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whiston is looking for the KO!

Le Noir is rocked!

It looks like Breunor Le Noir has been cut.
Le Noir is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Whiston doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Le Noir crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Le Noir's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rupert Whiston!