PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lidio Noia (ranked 3041 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Bernard Geoffrion (ranked 386 p4p, 491 weight class). Lidio Noia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Noia
vs
Geoffrion

180 cm
25
200
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
204
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lidio Noia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Geoffrion !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Geoffrion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Noia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Bernard Geoffrion has been cut.
Noia misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Geoffrion .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noia cracks Geoffrion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion has his takedown stuffed
letting Noia counter with a right hand.
Lidio Noia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Geoffrion .
Geoffrion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Geoffrion shoots in but Noia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geoffrion takes a swing at Noia's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Noia is looking to chop away at Geoffrion 's legs.
Noia defending well as Geoffrion loads up on a big left hand.
Noia connects with a single shot there.
Noia lands with a hook. Geoffrion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Geoffrion 's head backwards.
Geoffrion throws a big shot that misses.
As Geoffrion backs away, Noia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Noia moves away from the strike by Geoffrion .
Noia is looking to counter punch.
Lidio Noia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoffrion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geoffrion moves forwards but Noia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Geoffrion shoots in looking for a takedown but Noia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Geoffrion 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Geoffrion gets a double leg takedown into Noia's guard.
Noia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geoffrion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Geoffrion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Geoffrion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Geoffrion working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geoffrion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Noia's guard.
Geoffrion working over Noia with some ground and pound. Noia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoffrion is thwarting Noia's attempts to control the position.
Geoffrion controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lidio Noia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Geoffrion 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Noia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Geoffrion .
Noia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Geoffrion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noia connects with a right hand. Geoffrion shakes it off.
Geoffrion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noia was well out of range. Poor timing from Geoffrion .
We've been informed that Geoffrion has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geoffrion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Noia misses the target.
Geoffrion takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Geoffrion misses
and Noia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geoffrion is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noia rather than just go for the knockout.
Geoffrion misses with a takedown
and Noia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Noia scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geoffrion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noia lands with a right hand.
Geoffrion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noia counters with a nice uppercut.

Geoffrion is rocked!

Geoffrion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Geoffrion stalls from top position.
Noia tries to buck Geoffrion off but Geoffrion is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Geoffrion tries for a kimura but Noia is defending well.

Geoffrion is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Noia is trying to escape and Geoffrion transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Noia is forced to tap! Nice work there by Geoffrion ! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard Geoffrion !