PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel has chosen A Moment as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Noel

188 cm
35
190 lbs
40 - 19 - 2

188 cm
32
199 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

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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 40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noel's head backwards.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Noel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Noel.
Noel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Noel slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Noel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Noel connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Noel's front leg but catches the back leg as Noel tries to avoid it.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Noel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez defending well as Noel loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sizes up Noel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Noel connects with an inside leg kick.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Noel moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Sanchez catches Noel right on the button with a cross.
Noel throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Noel swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Noel throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jabs Noel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Noel throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
A cross from Noel lands.
Noel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Noel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to slow Noel down by chopping away at his legs.
Noel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noel moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Noel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Noel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Noel lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noel's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noel on the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.

Noel is rocked!
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Noel's head but Noel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Noel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noel tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
As Sanchez backs off Noel throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
Noel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Noel settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Noel throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Noel moves away and avoids it.
Noel throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noel tries a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez is wise to it.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Noel throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Noel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Noel. Beautiful body shot.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Noel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noel.
Sanchez is looking to slow Noel down with leg kicks.
Sanchez cracks Noel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Noel saw that one coming.
Noel throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez jabs Noel right on the nose. Noel blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez punishes Noel's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel blocks the body kick.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Sanchez counters with a quick kick to the body but Noel blocks it.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Noel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
Noel misses with a body punch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Noel catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ava Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Noel, right into the meat.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Noel.
Noel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noel duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Noel slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noel's sensitive parts.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Noel's head back.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Noel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Noel ducked under it nicely.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Noel's torso.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Noel shrugs it off though.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Noel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Noel!
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noel misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
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 Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Noel misses the jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez scores with a push kick.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Noel.
Noel jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Noel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noel takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noel tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel slips under a jab.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Noel slips the punch.
Noel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Noel sees coming a mile off.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Noel thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Noel swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noel is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Noel throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Noel's side.
Noel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel walks straight into a right hand from Sanchez - that's dropped him! Sanchez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Noel from any more punishment! Noel complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.