PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Cauchy (ranked 1134 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Jon Nolan (ranked 131 p4p, 151 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cauchy
vs
Nolan

225 cm
29
287
10 - 3 - 0

199 cm
29
277
10 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustin Cauchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan looks to land a combination but Cauchy avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cauchy.
Nolan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nolan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cauchy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cauchy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nolan works Cauchy's body with a nice hook.

Cauchy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cauchy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cauchy is looking to advance position but Nolan won't allow it.
Nolan wants to get back to his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cauchy fails to pull guard.
Nolan prevents a body shot from Cauchy.
Cauchy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nolan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cauchy has double underhooks.
Cauchy lands a shoulder strike.
Cauchy misses with the head strike.
Cauchy lands a hook that snaps the head of Nolan backwards.
Cauchy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nolan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustin Cauchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cauchy is trying to drag Nolan to the mat but Nolan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustin Cauchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauchy fails with a takedown attempt.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand.

Cauchy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cauchy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nolan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cauchy trying to pass the guard but Nolan defending well.

Cauchy is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nolan can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cauchy is looking for a kimura but Nolan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cauchy to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is trying to stand up here but Cauchy is controlling him well.
Cauchy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cauchy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nolan pushes Cauchy off looking to stand but Cauchy dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cauchy is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cauchy misses with a head shot. Nolan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nolan wants to stand and escape but Cauchy is having none of it.
Cauchy wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
Cauchy throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Cauchy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nolan's guard.

Cauchy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nolan kicks off Cauchy and gets to his feet.
Nolan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cauchy.
Nice takedown defense from Nolan. No joy for Cauchy on that attempt.
Cauchy misses with a leg kick
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nolan misses with a double jab
and Cauchy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cauchy looks for a takedown but Nolan sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Nolan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cauchy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
Cauchy dives in for a single leg takedown but Nolan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nolan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cauchy has his takedown stuffed
and Cauchy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Cauchy with that takedown attempt.
Nolan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustin Cauchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cauchy or perhaps it was just good defense by Nolan, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Nolan as Cauchy shoots in.
Cauchy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nolan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cauchy or perhaps it was just good defense by Nolan, which made it look bad.
Nolan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jon Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan throws a body punch but Cauchy moves out of range.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nolan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Cauchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cauchy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Nolan misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cauchy misses the target.

Cauchy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nolan's half guard.
Cauchy 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.
Cauchy prevents Nolan from standing back up.
Cauchy is pressing down on Nolan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nolan is holding on for now.

Cauchy is looking for a kimura but Nolan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cauchy to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cauchy seems to be looking for submissions.
Nolan is trying to stand.

Nolan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cauchy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cauchy misses with a body punch.
Cauchy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nolan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt - Nolan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cauchy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nolan defends well and Cauchy ends up having to push Nolan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nolan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cauchy with a body shot.
Nolan throws a right hand that misses
and Cauchy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cauchy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Cauchy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cauchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cauchy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
As Nolan backs away, Cauchy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cauchy shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Cauchy shoots and misses
and Nolan counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cauchy throws a lazy uppercut
and Nolan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cauchy loses concentration momentarily and Nolan pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cauchy crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Nolan finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Nolan!
After winning the bout, Jon Nolan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.