PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 3484 p4p, 459 weight class) and Imtiyaz Usaym Tahan (ranked 9563 p4p, 844 weight class). De Noteboom comes to the cage accompanied by Erika - I Don't Know. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

De Noteboom
vs
Usaym Tahan

178 cm
46
182 lbs
48 - 32 - 1

176 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Imtiyaz Usaym Tahan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usaym Tahan has his takedown stuffed

and De Noteboom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Usaym Tahan looking to slow down the pace here.

De Noteboom lands a takedown into guard.
De Noteboom lands a couple of elbows.

Usaym Tahan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Noteboom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usaym Tahan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
De Noteboom lands a couple of elbows.
Usaym Tahan trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Usaym Tahan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Usaym Tahan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Noteboom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Usaym Tahan is looking to stand up but De Noteboom isn't so interested in that idea.
Usaym Tahan has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usaym Tahan working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Usaym Tahan has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.
Usaym Tahan trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.
Usaym Tahan has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.
De Noteboom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Noteboom works over Usaym Tahan with some ground and pound from guard.
Usaym Tahan working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up.
Usaym Tahan tries to strike from the bottom.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom 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.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Usaym Tahan is trying to keep De Noteboom in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom lands a couple of elbows.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
De Noteboom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by De Noteboom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert De Noteboom dominated that round.
That's time! De Noteboom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Noteboom rushes Usaym Tahan and presses him up against the cage.
Usaym Tahan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Noteboom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

De Noteboom gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usaym Tahan trying to control here.
Usaym Tahan wants to control but De Noteboom passes into side.
De Noteboom scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom scoring with punches and elbows.
De Noteboom scores with punches from side control.
Usaym Tahan is looking for a sweep.
Usaym Tahan is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Noteboom connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Usaym Tahan down.
De Noteboom scores with punches from side control.
Usaym Tahan tries to bench press De Noteboom off him but De Noteboom keeps the position.
De Noteboom is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Usaym Tahan's shoulder. That is not cool.
De Noteboom lands a nice forearm strike.
De Noteboom controls the position.
Usaym Tahan is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Noteboom connects with a decent elbow.
De Noteboom creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Noteboom advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom landing strikes, looking to finish!
De Noteboom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Noteboom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Usaym Tahan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Noteboom lands a big elbow - Usaym Tahan is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Usaym Tahan is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robert De Noteboom!
A very excited looking Robert De Noteboom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.