PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Dereza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dereza has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Noble
vs
Dereza

157 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyron Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Dereza!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dereza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dereza is looking to clinch.

Dereza has managed to clinch.

Noble manages to break the clinch.
Noble swats away the attempt to clinch by Dereza.
Dereza moves in looking to clinch but Noble pushes him off.
Dereza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dereza is looking to clinch.
Noble throwing a counter right hand but Dereza manages to avoid it.

Noble has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dereza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dereza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noble's brow.
Dereza has a couple of punches blocked by Noble.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noble could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Noble is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dereza's half guard.
Dereza pushes Noble off but Noble dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noble stands up.
Dereza looks winded!
Dereza wants to clinch but Noble slips to the side
and Noble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Noble closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dereza did well to prevent Noble getting side control.
Noble perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Noble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Noble decides to stand and escape the position.

Noble closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dereza is looking to get back to is feet but Noble passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Noble decides to stand back up.

Noble rushes Dereza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogdan Dereza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noble swats away the attempt to clinch by Dereza.

Noble takes the fight into the clinch.

Noble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dereza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Noble drives through and clinches with Dereza against the cage.

Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dereza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dereza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noble paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Noble drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dereza is wriggling around but Noble manages to pass to half guard.

Noble controlling the action here.
Noble has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Noble stands up out of the half guard.

Noble has closed the distance and engaged Dereza in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Noble clinches with his opponent.
Noble lands an elbow inside.

Noble breaks the clinch.

Noble has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noble closes the distance and clinches.
Dereza misses with a short punch on the inside.

Noble breaks from the clinch.
Noble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noble circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noble counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dereza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Noble dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noble shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dereza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dereza is wriggling around but Noble manages to pass to half guard.

Noble takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Noble stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dereza to get to his feet.
A nice combination there by Noble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dereza can do to turn this around?
Dereza is breathing heavily.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dereza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noble closes the distance and clinches.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Noble drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dereza is working an open guard so Noble takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Noble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Noble has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dereza is trying to maintain a safe position but Noble gets an underhook and turns Dereza into the cage.

Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Noble gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dereza tries to keep at a distance but Noble has taken the fight into the clinch.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyron Noble is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Noble instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noble lands an elbow inside.

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dereza tries to close the distance and clinch but Noble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noble went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bogdan Dereza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dereza tries to clinch up.
Dereza closes the distance but Noble moves to the side
and Noble counters with a one-two to the body.

Noble has closed the distance and engaged Dereza in a clinch.

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Noble pushes Dereza up against the cage in a clinch.

Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noble keeps the fight on the outside.
Dereza looks to clinch
and Noble counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dereza looks to clinch
and Noble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Noble misses its intended target.
Dereza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noble thuds a left hand into Dereza's body.
Dereza tries to clinch but Noble is having none of it.
Dereza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Noble drives through with a takedown into Dereza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dereza wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Noble manages to pass to side control.

Noble looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Noble.

Noble stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dereza to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Noble dominated that second round.
That's time! Noble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dereza gets tackled into the cage by Noble. Noble maintains the clinch.
Dereza working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dereza.

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dereza.

Noble drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dereza wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Noble manages to pass to side control.

Noble in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dereza tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Noble!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyron Noble!