PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 746 p4p, 99 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 924 p4p, 114 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Noir
vs
Daughtrey

184 cm
27
173 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
179 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daughtrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey misses with a wild body shot.
Noir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daughtrey throws out a counter right but Noir avoids it with no problem.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir dodges the punch combination from Daughtrey.
A big left from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey lands a slapping body shot.
Daughtrey drops his hands momentarily and Noir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daughtrey tries to bum rush Noir with a series of wild strikes but Noir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noir throws a right hand that Daughtrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Daughtrey also avoids with ease.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Daughtrey slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daughtrey! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noir.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noir lands with an uppercut that bounces Daughtrey off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Noir's head.
Noir swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noir shoots in and gets a takedown into Daughtrey's guard.

Daughtrey pushes Noir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daughtrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Noir.
Daughtrey misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Daughtrey cracks Noir with a good jab.
We've been informed that Daughtrey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noir lands a jab to the nose.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daughtrey misses with a wild combination.
Daughtrey misses with a straight left.
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daughtrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
Kevin Daughtrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir throws a looping overhand right but Daughtrey ducks down to avoid it.
Daughtrey lands a nice looking body shot.
Daughtrey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Noir dives in and scores a takedown into Daughtrey's guard.
Daughtrey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noir scoring with some ground and pound.
Daughtrey keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noir won't allow Daughtrey to get back to his feet.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Daughtrey is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir scoring with some ground and pound.
Noir stops Daughtrey from standing up.
Daughtrey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Noir dives into side control.
Noir is trying to ground and pound but Daughtrey uses the momentary lack of control by Noir to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Daughtrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir slips a nice elbow through Daughtrey's hands, connecting with Daughtrey's forehead.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daughtrey tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
Noir wants to free his trapped foot but Daughtrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daughtrey wants to control but Noir is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Noir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Daughtrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir content to control rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Noir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Noir with that takedown attempt.
Daughtrey throws out a counter right but Noir avoids it with no problem.
Daughtrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir misses with a straight right.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daughtrey throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Daughtrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daughtrey. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Daughtrey finds it's target.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noir moves away from the strike by Daughtrey.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt
and Daughtrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Daughtrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Daughtrey throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noir was well out of range. Poor timing from Daughtrey.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Noir misses.
Noir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daughtrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Noir. Those never looked like landing.
Noir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daughtrey connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir cracks Daughtrey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daughtrey walks away with a smile on his face. Noir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daughtrey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noir to score with a decent uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noir takes one to the chin there.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Daughtrey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noir throws a jab when Daughtrey was well out of range.
Daughtrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir throws a body punch but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey connects with a looping right hand.
Noir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot.
Daughtrey misses with an uppercut.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noir.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noir lands with a hook. Daughtrey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daughtrey slips a straight right by Noir.
It seemed like Daughtrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the body
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Daughtrey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Noir backs up against the cage.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daughtrey.

Oooooh!!! Daughtrey has knocked Noir down with a huge combo! Daughtrey steps away and waves a wobbly Noir back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Noir is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Noir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Daughtrey.
Noir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daughtrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Noir seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
Daughtrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noir throws a head punch that misses.
Noir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Noir.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Noir blocks it.
Noir prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Noir misses with the head strike.
Noir tries to pull guard but Daughtrey won't allow it.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey working aggressively here.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Daughtrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Daughtrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daughtrey lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Daughtrey misses its intended target.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daughtrey manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Daughtrey as he connects with a hook.
Daughtrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir moves out of range as Daughtrey strikes.
Daughtrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Noir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Noir throws an overhand right that lands on Daughtrey's shoulder, as Daughtrey tries to avoid the shot.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daughtrey scores with a jab.
Daughtrey lands a really nice looking cross but Noir seems unphased.
Noir throws out a loose jab but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Noir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daughtrey to the ground. Noir is now in Daughtrey's guard.
Noir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daughtrey wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Noir has passed into side control.
Daughtrey is trying to control Noir's posture but Noir avoids it.
Noir throws an elbow but Daughtrey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daughtrey dodges the ground and pound from Noir.

Noir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daughtrey tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noir goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daughtrey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Noir but great work by Daughtrey.
Noir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daughtrey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Noir is working hard here to advance position.
Daughtrey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noir keeps working.
Noir manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Daughtrey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Daughtrey content just to control the position here.
Noir is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Daughtrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daughtrey 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey very nearly forgot to thank Dark Knight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.