PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eh Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Noi
vs
De Noteboom

190 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eh Noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Noi works over De Noteboom's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
De Noteboom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noi tries to close the distance and clinch but De Noteboom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noi scores with a push kick.
De Noteboom looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noi works over De Noteboom's head and body with a nice combination.
Noi lands a jab-cross combination.
Noi tries to clinch there but De Noteboom circles away.
Noi is looking to clinch but De Noteboom is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Noi.
Nice sprawl there from De Noteboom as Noi shoots in.
Noi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Noi with that takedown attempt.
De Noteboom scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Noi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noi doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noi. That's going to slow De Noteboom down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noi.
Noi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Noteboom doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Noi.
Noi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Noteboom at a distance.
Noi throws a nice head kick!
Noi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Noteboom as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eh Noi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Noteboom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noi.
Noi tries for a takedown but De Noteboom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Noi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noi lands with a shot to the body.
Noi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Noteboom circles away quickly and effectively.

De Noteboom gets a takedown into half guard.
Noi has hold of De Noteboom's hands but De Noteboom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Noteboom lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Noi is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Noi dodges it nicely.
Noi wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
De Noteboom with the ground and pound but Noi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Noteboom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noi wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Noteboom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noi is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noi. That's going to slow De Noteboom down.

De Noteboom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Noteboom lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Noteboom tries to free his leg and advance position but Noi is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Noteboom is controlling him.
De Noteboom tries to free his leg and advance position but Noi is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Noi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Noi working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Noi blocks nicely.
Noi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.
De Noteboom pushing down on Noi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom working the head and body with strikes.
De Noteboom is nestled in close to Noi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Noi defending well though.
Noi is looking to escape.
De Noteboom trying to pass the guard but Noi defending well.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noi's head.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Noi dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Noteboom dominating with strikes here.
Noi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
Noi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom looking to finish Noi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noi!
De Noteboom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Noteboom unloads with some shots from mount but Noi bucks and avoids them well.
De Noteboom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Noteboom has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noi's face.
De Noteboom avoids the attempt from Noi to control.
De Noteboom with the ground and pound from mount.
De Noteboom looking to finish with strikes here!
De Noteboom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Noteboom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Noteboom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Noteboom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Noi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Noi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
De Noteboom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Noteboom cracks Noi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De Noteboom lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
Noi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Noteboom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royston De Noteboom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Noi gets back to half guard.
De Noteboom is thwarting Noi's attempts to control the position.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Noi dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Noi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to pass the guard but Noi is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Noi both land. Nice combination.

De Noteboom scores a takedown into full mount!
Noi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Noteboom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Noteboom avoids the attempt from Noi to control.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Noteboom cracks Noi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
Noi wants to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
De Noteboom landing strikes, looking to finish!
Royston De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Noteboom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Noteboom lands a heavy elbow.
De Noteboom landing punches.
De Noteboom with good strikes from the mount here!
De Noteboom landing punches.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Noi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Noteboom looking to finish Noi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noi!
De Noteboom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Noteboom is landing with some decent strikes but Noi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Noi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Noteboom dominating with strikes here.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands with some strikes.
De Noteboom breaks from Noi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Noteboom lands a big elbow.
Noi taking shots to the head.
De Noteboom raining down shots from the mount!
Noi is looking to get to half guard.
De Noteboom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noi?
De Noteboom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royston De Noteboom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Noteboom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royston De Noteboom!