PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Throng Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeromy Noble has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Noble
vs
Po

181 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeromy Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Throng Po!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Po fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noble, pushing him back against the cage.
Noble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po tries to clinch but Noble moves away

and Noble counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Po!
Po is trying to improve his position.
Po is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Noble seems content to control.
Po wants to control but Noble is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble working over Po with some ground and pound. Po looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Po is trying to stand.
Noble takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Noble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Po's head.
Nice strikes from Noble there.
Po is looking to control Noble's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Po avoid being mounted?
Po has hold of Noble's hands but Noble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Po is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noble scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Noble connects with a nice short shot to Po's temple.
Noble takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Noble lands strikes from half guard.
Noble lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Noble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Po's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Po looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Po moves into full guard.
Noble chips away with some ground and pound.
Noble postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.

Po has his foot on Noble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Noble works his way back into a safe position though.
Noble is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Po really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Noble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Po can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noble controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble stands up over Po, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Po looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Noble passes into side control.
Noble works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Noble is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Po is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Po takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Noble decides to stand up, so the ref orders Po to his feet.
Noble pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Po closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noble quickly recovers to half guard.
Noble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Po blocks the strikes from Noble.
Noble is trying to stand up here but Po is controlling him well.
Noble tries to roll over but Po keeps him under control.

Noble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Po pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeromy Noble dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Noble with that takedown attempt.
Po is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Po changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Noble looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Po looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Noble manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble punching from the bottom.
Po is keen to just control but Noble is a slippery customer.
Noble tries to get to full guard but Po has control of the leg.
Noble wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble gets back to full guard.
Noble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Po is one step ahead there.
Noble keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Noble bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Po's guard.

Po looking to control but Noble passes into half guard.
Noble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Po defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Po wants to control but Noble is keeping busy.
Po is trying to stand.
Po is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Noble seems content to control.
Noble scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Noble performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Noble's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po regains full guard. Nicely done.
Noble connects with a couple of short punches.
Noble landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Noble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Noble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Po trying to keep a closed guard but Noble is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noble lands a couple of digs.
Noble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jeromy Noble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noble is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noble controlling from the top position.
Noble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Po tries to clinch up.
Noble throws a big counter combination but Po scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Noble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeromy Noble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Po has managed to clinch.

Po manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Noble connects with a couple of short punches.
Noble postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.
Noble postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Po wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Noble is now in half guard.
Po trying to get back to full guard but Noble takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble raining down shots from the mount!
Noble landing strikes from the mount and Po is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble lands a couple of good shots and Po has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Po just trying to survive but Noble is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Po is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Noble looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Po is trying to shake Noble off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Noble won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Po darts in trying to clinch

and Noble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po trying to control from the bottom.
Po might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noble haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Noble there.
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!
Noble landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Noble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Po on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Noble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Po is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noble scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noble lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to roll over but Noble keeps him under control.
Po is trying to maintain the position but Noble is very close to passing his half guard.
Po takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noble tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Noble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Po is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noble in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Po trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Noble circles away.

Po shoots in and gets a takedown into Noble's guard.
Noble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?

Noble had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Po defends it easily.

Po avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeromy Noble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeromy Noble!