PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 697 p4p, 100 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 1028 p4p, 144 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aokison
vs
Noir

192 cm
34
183 lbs
24 - 20 - 1

184 cm
29
173 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

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 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aokison jabs Noir right on the nose. Noir blinks but takes it well.
Aokison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noir's hands.
Aokison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Noir lunges at Aokison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aokison's hand.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
Aokison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir punishes Aokison's body with a nice straight punch.
Aokison throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Aokison throws a good cross that connects.
Aokison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Aokison.
Aokison tries to counter with a takedown but Noir is quick to defend against it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aokison slips a jab from Noir.
Aokison attempts a counter takedown but Noir avoids it well and moves away.
Aokison scores with a sloppy right hand. Noir should have avoided that one.
Noir moves away from the strike by Aokison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir lands with a right hand.
Aokison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Noir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James Noir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir tries to bum rush Aokison with a series of wild strikes but Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Aokison. That snapped Noir's head back.
Noir throws the left hand but Aokison avoids the punch easily.
Aokison misses with a left hand
and Noir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aokison moves away.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Aokison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aokison avoids the body shot from Noir.
Noir misses with a looping left.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aokison.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Aokison lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aokison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Aokison.
Aokison lands with a straight right. Noir didn't see that one coming.
Noir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noir dips to his left and cracks Aokison with an uppercut!
Noir jabs at Aokison's body.
Noir lands with a straight right. Aokison didn't see that one coming.
Noir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noir scores with a jab. Aokison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Aokison. Beautiful body shot.
Aokison throws a head kick that misses.
Aokison misses with a body shot.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a hook. Aokison ducked under it nicely.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aokison has time to react.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aokison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aokison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aokison swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Nice cross by Aokison.
A big right from Noir misses.
Aokison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aokison.
Noir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aokison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aokison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aokison momentarily.
Noir looks to land a combination but Aokison avoids it well.
Noir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aokison. Aokison obviously looking to wear him down.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Noir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir works the jab nicely.
Aokison lands with a straight right. Noir didn't see that one coming.
Aokison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir misses with a double jab.
Aokison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Aokison as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Aokison misses.
A punch combination from Noir misses.
Aokison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noir on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aokison scores with a nice head shot.

Aokison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Noir!
An elbow from Aokison crashes against the mat.
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 Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aokison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noir catches Aokison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James Noir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noir lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noir lands a jab to the head.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Aokison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Aokison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aokison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aokison fails with a takedown attempt.
Aokison slips a straight right by Noir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aokison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noir scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.
Noir lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noir. That did some damage!
Noir moves forwards but Aokison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aokison lands a jab.
Aokison throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Noir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aokison ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Aokison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noir to score with a decent uppercut.
Aokison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab by Aokison.
Aokison throws a leg kick
and Noir counters with a big right hand! Oh Aokison is in trouble here! Noir follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Noir!
James Noir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ryu Aokison was interviewed post fight and said 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.