PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bell Tolls. The crowd seem to be enjoying Noel's choice of entrance music: A Moment. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laoka
vs
Noel

188 cm
33
186 lbs
18 - 9 - 3

188 cm
37
199 lbs
24 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noel has Laoka up against the cage in a clinch.
Noel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laoka is trying to stall.
Laoka stalling in the clinch but Noel improves position.
Noel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laoka is working Noel over against the cage.
Noel working hard to break the clinch.
Noel is trying to break free.
Noel tries to circle away but Laoka has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laoka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noel's brow.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel is trying to maintain a safe position but Laoka gets an underhook and turns Noel into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Noel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noel stalling in the clinch but Laoka improves position.
Noel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Noel breaks the clinch.
Laoka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka with a jab.
Noel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Laoka moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Laoka.
Noel misses with a right hand
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Noel misses
and Laoka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laoka scores with a nice right hand.
Noel sizes up Laoka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noel dodges the punch combination from Laoka.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ava Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noel moves away from the strike by Laoka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Laoka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laoka counters with an outside leg kick.
Laoka works over Noel's head and body with a nice combination.
Noel misses with a double jab.
Noel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laoka can pounce on him.
Laoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel throws a counter combo.
Laoka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laoka lands a body shot.
Laoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noel's hands.
Laoka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Laoka's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID266K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laoka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Laoka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noel's calf.
Laoka with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noel at a distance.
Noel tries to move into range but Laoka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laoka connects with a body shot.

Noel forces Laoka back against the cage and clinches.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.

Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noel duly obliges.
Laoka scores with a nice head shot.
Laoka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noel ducks right into an uppercut from Laoka.
Noel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laoka throws a counter high kick but Noel was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Noel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laoka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laoka lands with a hook. Noel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Noel is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka drops Noel with a huge uppercut! Noel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Laoka is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.