PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Yang (ranked 5567 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Noneya (ranked 25392 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yang
vs
Noneya

213 cm
22
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
227 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Vegan Gains

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 Hilo, Mathew Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Noneya!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noneya gets a clinch.
Yang is working for takedown but Noneya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Noneya prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.

Noneya pulls Yang into guard.
Noneya is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yang is controlling him.
Yang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yang throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noneya wants to sweep but no luck.
Yang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yang wants to control from the top but Noneya keeps moving.
Noneya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang trying to control but Noneya is working from the bottom.
Yang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noneya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Noneya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yang throws a big right hand that misses.
Yang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noneya being controlled here, momentarily.
Noneya is trying to keep Yang in close.
Yang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noneya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yang 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.
Noneya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yang is looking to work some ground and pound but Noneya has wrist control.
Yang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Noneya trying to strike off his back.
Yang trying to control but Noneya is working from the bottom.
Yang cracks Noneya with a solid left hand.
Yang is looking to work some ground and pound but Noneya has wrist control.
Yang controlling from the top position.

That's two 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.
Yang throwing strikes from guard but Noneya blocks nicely.
Noneya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Noneya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yang moves into full guard.

Yang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Yang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noneya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yang swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noneya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noneya passes Yang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Noneya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Noneya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yang defends it well.
Noneya is just content to waste time from the top position. Yang takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yang is trying to control the position but Noneya postures up.

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.

Yang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yang has control of Noneya's left arm, preventing Noneya from doing any damage.
Yang is breathing heavily.
Noneya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yang throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Noneya looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Noneya closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yang to the mat! Yang manages to get full guard.
Noneya pushes down on Yang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Noneya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Noneya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noneya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noneya somewhat.

Noneya has closed the distance and engaged Yang in a clinch.
Yang wants a takedown.
Yang wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noneya tries to pull guard but Yang holds him up against the cage and eventually Noneya drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang tries to pull guard but Noneya holds him up against the cage and eventually Yang drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Yang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Noneya wants the takedown. Yang is fighting it off but Noneya persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yang's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noneya pushes down on Yang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Noneya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noneya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yang working a defensive guard here.

Yang is looking for a triangle but Noneya pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noneya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yang's guard.
Noneya seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang trying to control here.
Noneya keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Noneya. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Noneya's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Noneya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Noneya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Noneya's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Noneya.
Noneya is in bad spot here.
Yang missing with strikes from the back.
Jake Noneya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yang missing with strikes from the back.
Yang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Yang lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
You can see the frustration on Noneya's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Noneya is still trying to improve position.
Yang scores with strikes from the back.
Noneya tries to roll but Yang sticks to his back.
Yang wants to control but Noneya is keeping busy.
Yang is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Noneya. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Noneya is keeping busy.
Yang misses with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang is working the ground and pound. Can Noneya escape?
Yang is punishing Noneya with some ground and pound.
Noneya looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yang.
Noneya trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Yang trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Noneya trying to control the action but Yang just sinks the hooks in.
Noneya tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang landing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yang throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Noneya!
Noneya grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Yang throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Noneya turns into Yang and is now in his guard.
Noneya passes Yang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Yang dominated that second round.
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!

Yang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noneya.
As Noneya tries to get set, Yang tries to push him back and clinch up but Noneya manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yang is defended easily by Noneya.
Noneya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noneya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yang is fending him off so far but Noneya persists. Nope, Yang circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathew Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Noneya.
Noneya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yang's waist but Yang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noneya off to one side.

Yang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noneya quickly recovers to half guard.
Yang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Noneya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang trying to control from half guard but Noneya is working away.
Yang working the head and body with strikes.
Yang tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Noneya.
Yang drops an elbow to the side of Noneya's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noneya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yang wants to stand but Noneya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yang postures up.
Yang distracts Noneya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yang with a nice head shot there.
Yang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yang trying to control but Noneya is working from the bottom.
Yang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yang with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang trying to control the position from guard on top but Noneya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noneya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Noneya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yang's guard.

Noneya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Noneya stands and throws Yang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Noneya is looking to take a break and control but Yang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yang manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noneya's best efforts.
Noneya wants to take a breather but Yang is having none of it.
Noneya is thwarting Yang's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noneya is controlling the pace.
Noneya is keen to just control but Yang is a slippery customer.

Yang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noneya pulls his head out easily.
Yang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Noneya stalling.
Let's hope that Noneya has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noneya is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Noneya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yang.

Noneya closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yang quickly recovers to half guard.
Yang is trying to maintain the position but Noneya is very close to passing his half guard.
Yang is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noneya passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Noneya.
I think Noneya 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Noneya!