PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between UniConor Noble (ranked 2231 p4p, 125 weight class) and Oganeditse Gaolathe (ranked 1373 p4p, 77 weight class). Noble comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Noble
vs
Gaolathe

170 cm
22
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, UniConor Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oganeditse Gaolathe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noble throws a lazy right hand but Gaolathe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaolathe throws a hook but Noble blocks it.
Gaolathe misses with a looping left.
Gaolathe jabs at Noble's body.
Noble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaolathe slips a jab from Noble.
Gaolathe dips to his left and cracks Noble with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noble checks a low kick from Gaolathe.
Noble throws a hook but Gaolathe avoids it easily.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe looks to score with a jab to the body but Noble is just out of range.
Gaolathe digs a good hook to Noble's body.
Gaolathe throws a good cross that connects.
Noble lands a lovely overhand right.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
A lazy left from Noble finds it's target.
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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gaolathe jabs Noble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaolathe digs a good body shot into Noble's ribs.
Noble takes a swing at Gaolathe's ribcage but misses.
Noble throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaolathe misses the target.
Noble just misses with a punch to the body.
Noble lands with a good body shot.
Gaolathe misses with an uppercut. Noble saw that one coming.
Noble throws a lazy right hand but Gaolathe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaolathe misses with a wild body shot.
Noble swings for the body but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Noble misses with a straight left.
Gaolathe scores with a hook to the body. Noble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaolathe scores with a punch to the head.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble slips under a jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noble.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaolathe ducks under a wild hook from Noble.
Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noble.
Noble is looking to clinch.
Noble chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaolathe can pounce on him.
Noble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaolathe throws out the jab.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaolathe throws a looping overhand right but Noble ducks down to avoid it.
Gaolathe swats away the attempt to clinch by Noble.
Noble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Gaolathe.
Noble swings for the body but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Gaolathe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaolathe throws a right and a left that Noble avoids nicely.
Noble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaolathe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaolathe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noble's sensitive parts.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaolathe moves away from the strike by Noble.
Nice straight punches there by Gaolathe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaolathe.
Gaolathe looks to score with a jab to the body but Noble is just out of range.
Noble throws a looping overhand right but Gaolathe ducks down to avoid it.
Noble thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaolathe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noble.
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Noble moves out of range.
Noble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaolathe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaolathe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaolathe misses the target.
Noble swings for the body but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaolathe misses with a shot to the body
and Noble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaolathe was well out of range. Poor timing from Noble.
Noble ducks under a wild hook from Gaolathe.
Noble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaolathe.
Noble appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gaolathe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaolathe throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaolathe walks into a left hand.
Gaolathe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noble throws a shot from downtown. Gaolathe moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Gaolathe.
Noble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses the shot to the body.
Gaolathe cracks Noble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaolathe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Noble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaolathe.
Noble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Noble moves out of range.
Noble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noble moves out of range of the strikes.
Noble misses with a hook. Gaolathe ducked under it nicely.
Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaolathe.
Nice jab there from Noble.
A jab from Noble finds it's way through Gaolathe's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noble throws a hook but Gaolathe avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gaolathe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaolathe staying out of range there.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noble moves away.
A quick step to the side and Noble tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noble loads up on a big right hand but Gaolathe slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gaolathe throws the left hand but Noble avoids the punch easily.
Gaolathe takes one to the chin there.
Noble misses with a hook.
Noble throws the left hand but Gaolathe avoids the punch easily.
Gaolathe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noble.
Gaolathe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noble might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Noble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble throwing a counter right hand but Gaolathe manages to avoid it.
Gaolathe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Gaolathe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Noble misses.
Noble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noble misses with a hook. Gaolathe ducked under it nicely.
Noble misses with a body punch
and Gaolathe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaolathe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noble throws out the jab.
Gaolathe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noble manages to avoid it.
Gaolathe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noble thuds a left hand into Gaolathe's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noble looks to land a combination. Gaolathe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble misses with the combination.
Noble scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaolathe should have avoided that one.
Gaolathe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noble misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaolathe misses.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noble looks to land a right hand but Gaolathe moved out of range.
Noble throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaolathe blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands the left hand.
Noble throws a hook to the side of Gaolathe's head but Gaolathe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noble slips under a jab.
Gaolathe scores with a jab. Noble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noble catches Gaolathe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Noble moves out of range.
Gaolathe loads up on a big right hand but Noble slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noble jabs Gaolathe to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaolathe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.
A jab from Noble misses.
Gaolathe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gaolathe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noble misses with a wild body shot.
Noble slips under a jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe takes a swing at Noble's ribcage but misses.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
Gaolathe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noble throws out a loose jab but Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaolathe misses the target.
Noble tries to clinch up but Gaolathe circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaolathe lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaolathe stuns Noble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaolathe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaolathe misses with a body shot.
Noble misses with a left hand
letting Gaolathe counter with a right hand.
Noble throws a hook to the side of Gaolathe's head but Gaolathe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noble slips under a jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe misses with a wild body shot.
Noble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaolathe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noble.
Noble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Noble misses.
Gaolathe throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Noble.
Noble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaolathe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaolathe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noble looks to land a right hand but Gaolathe moved out of range.
Noble looks to throw the jab but Gaolathe is out of range.
Noble scores with a nice head shot.
Gaolathe throws a looping overhand right but Noble ducks down to avoid it.
Noble has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noble connects with a looping right hand.
Noble looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaolathe is just out of range.
Noble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noble throws a body punch but Gaolathe moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaolathe tries to land a leg kick but Noble saw it coming and moves away.
Noble throws a hook but Gaolathe avoids it easily.
Noble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Noble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noble misses with a looping left.
Gaolathe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noble throws the left hand but Gaolathe avoids the punch easily.
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.
Gaolathe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noble thuds his right hand into Gaolathe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
Gaolathe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noble looks to throw the jab but Gaolathe is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noble. Gaolathe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noble on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaolathe. Noble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaolathe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noble looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaolathe is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oganeditse Gaolathe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noble prevents a body shot from Gaolathe.
Noble throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gaolathe.
Noble pushes Gaolathe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noble trying to control the position but instead, Gaolathe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Noble into the cage.
Noble tries to stall but Gaolathe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noble wants to stall.
Maybe Noble would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Gaolathe.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noble misses with some punches.

Gaolathe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaolathe catches Noble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noble scores with a punch to the head.
Noble swings widly with a right hand
and Gaolathe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noble thinking.
Gaolathe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noble.
Noble needs to keep his hands up - Gaolathe had a free shot at his head there.
Gaolathe looks to score with a jab to the body but Noble is just out of range.
Noble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaolathe.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Noble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaolathe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noble scores with a hook.
Noble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaolathe was well out of range. Poor timing from Noble.
A nice side step and Gaolathe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oganeditse Gaolathe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses the shot to the body.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe takes a swing at Noble's ribcage but misses.
Noble staying out of range there.
Gaolathe missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaolathe under the eye.
Noble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaolathe lands a two punch combo.
Noble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noble checks a leg kick.
Gaolathe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaolathe throws a body punch but Noble moves out of range.
Noble scores with a nice strike.
Gaolathe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaolathe throws a poor cross that misses
and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaolathe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noble thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaolathe.
Noble jabs Gaolathe right on the nose. Gaolathe blinks but takes it well.
UniConor Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Noble misses its intended target.
Gaolathe throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease.
Gaolathe misses with a body shot.
Gaolathe throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Noble finds it's way through Gaolathe's defenses.
Noble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noble.
Noble cracks Gaolathe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot that sends Noble's belly button to the back.
Noble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaolathe moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaolathe lands a body shot.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
Noble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaolathe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaolathe throws a leg kick but Noble sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the side of Noble's head but Noble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noble doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaolathe circles away.
Gaolathe misses with a hook. Noble ducked under it nicely.
Noble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaolathe misses with an uppercut. Noble saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaolathe staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaolathe.
Noble throws a hook to the side of Gaolathe's head but Gaolathe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaolathe scores with a jab to the body.
Gaolathe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Noble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noble tries to clinch there but Gaolathe circles away.
Noble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noble throws out a loose jab but Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Gaolathe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gaolathe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gaolathe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gaolathe misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Noble misses.
Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Noble misses
and Gaolathe counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oganeditse Gaolathe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaolathe 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oganeditse Gaolathe!
Our winner, Oganeditse Gaolathe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.