PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 2006 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 209 p4p, 165 weight class). Ho Soon comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. The crowd seem to be enjoying Noriega's choice of entrance music: MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ho Soon
vs
Noriega

175 cm
32
145
20 - 11 - 2

181 cm
43
148
32 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noriega.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Ho Soon jabs at Noriega's body.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega throws a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Ho Soon blocks a low kick nicely.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noriega.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noriega lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Noriega thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Noriega lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noriega throws a low kick but Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Noriega wants to slow Ho Soon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Soon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Noriega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Soon connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Noriega looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega with a hook.
Noriega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Noriega.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Noriega didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ho Soon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Noriega scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noriega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noriega feints and then cracks Ho Soon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Soon down.
Noriega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find 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!
Noriega tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noriega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Noriega throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Noriega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Noriega motions for Ho Soon to come forward. Noriega throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Noriega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noriega throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noriega misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Noriega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Noriega.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Noriega slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Noriega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noriega at a distance.
Ho Soon defending well as Noriega loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Noriega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Ho Soon's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Soon tries to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega lands with a slapping head kick.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Noriega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a combination that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Soon defending well as Noriega loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Noriega.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noriega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Noriega catches Ho Soon right on the button with a cross.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Noriega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Noriega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Noriega throws a body kick.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Noriega is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Noriega.
Noriega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noriega scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Ho Soon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noriega looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Noriega slips the punch.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Noriega with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noriega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Noriega.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Noriega lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noriega 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Noriega!
As Pablo Noriega got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Richard "Tiny Dick" Morrison Let’s Complete This Motherfucking Trilogy, Me And You Are 1 - 1 Let’s Finish This That Who Better Man Puta'.