PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Noble (ranked 7719 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joze Lemona (ranked 6065 p4p, 653 weight class). Joze Lemona has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Noble's chin.

Noble
vs
Lemona

170 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joze Lemona!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemona misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Lemona tenderised Noble's leg. Noble is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noble on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Nick Noble has been cut.
Lemona slaps away a takedown attempt from Noble, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lemona lands a left and a right that send Noble crashing to the mat, dazed. Lemona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Noble throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lemona's waist but Lemona gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noble off to one side.
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!
Lemona throws a left and a right that both miss

and Noble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lemona is trying to stand.
Lemona is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Noble winds up and cracks Lemona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lemona tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Noble manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noble wants to control the pace but Lemona is squirming around nicely.
Lemona is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lemona somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lemona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noble tries to clinch there but Lemona circles away.
Lemona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Noble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lemona scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lemona swinging wildly here.
Noble jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemona lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemona throws a shot to the body.
Noble shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lemona pinned against the cage. Lemona gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lemona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lemona slaps away a takedown attempt from Noble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lemona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lemona as he connects with a hook.
Lemona lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Nick Noble's cut is getting worse.
Lemona lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lemona misses with a leg kick

and Noble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Noble really is a fat lump.
Noble is breathing heavily.
Noble seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Noble has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Lemona breaks from the clinch.

Noble fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lemona sprawls well initially but Noble persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lemona manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Noble keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lemona manages to break the clinch.
Noble misses with a takedown attempt - Lemona sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noble throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lemona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lemona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lemona with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lemona feints a jab promting Noble to slip. Lemona then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Noble slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lemona feints a jab promting Noble to slip. Lemona then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Noble slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lemona misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joze Lemona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Noble's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lemona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lemona misses with a double jab.
As Lemona looks to move away, Noble throws a big counter combo but Lemona just gets out of the way.
Noble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lemona as he jumps to the side.
Lemona connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Lemona both land. Nice combination.

Noble is rocked!
Lemona swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Lemona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemona is breathing heavily.
Noble tries to bum rush Lemona with a series of wild strikes but Lemona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joze Lemona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noble needs to keep his hands up - Lemona had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lemona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noble. Lemona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noble has a takedown stuffed.
Lemona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lemona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noble slips a jab and a cross from Lemona.
Noble shoots in but Lemona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Noble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noble's head.
Nice cross by Lemona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemona stuffs the takedown attempt from Noble. Noble gets slowly back to his feet.
Lemona stuffs the takedown attempt from Noble. Noble gets slowly back to his feet.
Lemona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Noble eats them both and turns towards Lemona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Nick Noble's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemona scores with a sloppy right hand. Noble should have avoided that one.

Noble shoots in and bounces Lemona off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lemona scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lemona stalks Noble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noble's face. Noble staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemona lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lemona.
Lemona lands a slapping body shot.

Noble manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lemona on his heels. He'll look to pass Lemona's guard now, I'm sure.

Lemona has his feet on Noble's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lemona works over Noble's head and body with a nice combination.
Lemona is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemona looks to land a combination but Noble avoids it well.
It looked like Noble was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Lemona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lemona has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Noble is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lemona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lemona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lemona has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Noble off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noble fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lemona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lemona misses with a low kick.
Lemona is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemona throws a head kick but Noble moves out of range.
Noble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lemona but Lemona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joze Lemona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Noble's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lemona throws a right hand that Noble ducks under and follows up with a left that Noble also avoids with ease.
Noble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemona circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemona misses with a two punch combination.
Lemona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noble in his tracks.
Noble shoots in but no luck this time.
Noble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Noble closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lemona quickly recovers to half guard.

Lemona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lemona, right into the meat.
Lemona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Lemona.
Noble is looking to clinch but Lemona is avoiding it.
Noble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemona fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lemona throws a leg kick that is checked

and Noble counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lemona has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Noble off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Noble shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lemona manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Noble keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemona tries to break free but Noble pushes him back against the cage.
Noble can't get the takedown.
Lemona pushes Noble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lemona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noble.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Noble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemona stalks Noble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noble's face. Noble staggers backwards, shaken.
Noble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemona.
Lemona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lemona.
Lemona throws a combination. Noble tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Noble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Lemona.
Noble is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noble slips a jab and a cross from Lemona.
Noble moves in looking to clinch but Lemona pushes him off.

Noble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Noble showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noble seems to be working for a kimura but Lemona defends the submission attempt.

Noble stands up and beckons Lemona to join him on the feet.
Lemona throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noble misses the jab.
Lemona throws a right hand that Noble ducks under and follows up with a left that Noble also avoids with ease.
Noble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Lemona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joze Lemona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noble just misses with a punch to the body.
Noble shoots for a takedown but Lemona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lemona appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lemona lands with a straight right. Noble didn't see that one coming.
Noble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lemona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemona lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Lemona misses

and Noble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nick Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joze Lemona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Lemona uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joze Lemona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lemona has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joze Lemona!
Joze Lemona decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.