PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica as his entrance music. Chris Nooles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raylan Steele's chin.

Chris Nooles
vs
Steele

179 cm
20
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Nooles misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nooles.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Nooles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nooles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele slips under a jab from Nooles.
Nooles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
We've been informed that Steele has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nooles misses with a looping right.
Nooles throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nooles misses the target.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele moves away from the strike by Nooles.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles blocks a jab.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nooles in his tracks.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nooles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nooles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Nooles had a free shot at his head there.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Nooles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele cracks Nooles with an open hand slap.
Nooles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Nooles lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles misses with an uppercut.
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nooles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nooles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a hook
and Nooles counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nooles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Nooles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Nooles scores with a decent looking hook.
Nooles defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nooles momentarily.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nooles under the eye.
Nooles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nooles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele defending well as Nooles loads up on a big left hand.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nooles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Nooles. Beautiful body shot.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nooles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Nooles.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele slips under a jab.
Nooles misses with a left hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nooles slips a jab from Steele.
Nooles defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nooles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slow jab from Nooles misses its intended target.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Nooles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
enabling Nooles to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a jab when Nooles was well out of range.
Nooles misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nooles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nooles.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Nooles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nooles ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Nooles.
Nooles slips a jab from Steele.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raylan Steele will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Nooles misses.
Raylan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nooles. Nooles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nooles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Steele.
Nooles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Nooles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Nooles.
Nooles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nooles circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele tests Nooles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nooles.
Nooles throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele cracks Nooles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nooles looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele jabs at Nooles's body.
Nooles looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Nooles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
Nooles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steele backs up against the cage.
Nooles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Nooles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nooles moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Nooles misses.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Nooles.
Nooles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steele slips a straight right by Nooles.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
and Nooles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nooles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Nooles misses with a looping right.
Steele shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nooles eats them both and turns towards Steele to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Nooles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nooles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nooles throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Nooles misses.
Steele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nooles. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele slips under a jab.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele connects with a right hand. Nooles shakes it off.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Nooles throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nooles manages to avoid it.
Nooles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Nooles.
Nooles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nooles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steele misses with a hook.
Nooles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Nooles's shoulder, as Nooles tries to avoid the shot.
Nooles cracks Steele with a good jab.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nooles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nooles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Nooles.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nooles throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Nooles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nooles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele slips under a jab.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nooles's head backwards.
Nooles throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nooles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele staying out of range there.
Nooles misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylan Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele lands a nice hook to Nooles's body. Nooles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele slips a straight right by Nooles.
Steele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nooles throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
A left lands for Steele.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Nooles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Nooles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nooles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nooles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nooles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nooles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Nooles's shoulder, as Nooles tries to avoid the shot.
Steele tests Nooles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nooles moves away.
Nooles misses with a hook.
A cross from Steele lands.
Nooles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Nooles.
Nooles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Nooles slips the punch.
Nooles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Steele.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nooles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles misses with a looping left.
Chris Nooles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nooles.
Nooles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nooles lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
Nooles misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Nooles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nooles.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Nooles drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Nooles misses.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
A swing and a miss from Nooles.
Steele swings for the body but Nooles moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nooles ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
letting Nooles counter with a right hand.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Nooles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Nooles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nooles slips under a jab from Steele.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Nooles.

Steele is rocked!
Nooles lands with an overhand left.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Nooles finish him?
Steele misses with a hook
and Nooles counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nooles throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Nooles fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Steele out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chris Nooles!