PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 1860 p4p, 2006 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 48 p4p, 260 weight class). Noriega comes to the cage accompanied by MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noriega
vs
Fortythree

181 cm
44
148
34 - 22 - 2

168 cm
35
143
24 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega misses with a hook
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Fortythree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noriega on the side of the head.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses.
Fortythree takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been informed that Fortythree 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.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortythree counters with a left to the body.
Noriega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega misses with a low kick as Fortythree jumps back.
Noriega throws a front kick aimed at Fortythree's knee but Fortythree avoids it well.
Fortythree fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but Fortythree is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fortythree.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortythree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortythree throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega slips a jab and a cross from Fortythree.
Fortythree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Noriega pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortythree is out of range and Noriega settles back down.
Noriega does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Fortythree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noriega lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Fortythree misses its intended target.
Noriega thinks about countering with a head kick.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Fortythree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortythree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fortythree avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Fortythree closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fortythree punishes Noriega's body with a nice straight punch.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortythree.
Noriega slips under a jab from Fortythree.
Fortythree throws a right hand that misses
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noriega misses with a body punch
and Fortythree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortythree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noriega.
Noriega looks to land a right hand but Fortythree moved out of range.
A jab from Fortythree misses.
Fortythree swings widly with a right hand
and Noriega counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fortythree.
Noriega throws a hook but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fortythree is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortythree! But no joy.
Noriega lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortythree scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Noriega tries to land a body kick
and Fortythree cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortythree rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortythree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega thumps Fortythree with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega swings widly with a right hand

and Fortythree moves into the clinch.
Noriega prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
A nice left hand lands by Fortythree.
Fortythree gets through Noriega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fortythree jumps guard.
Fortythree has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Noriega has passed into side control.
Fortythree tries to buck Noriega off but Noriega is having none of it.
Noriega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fortythree keeps working.
Noriega is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fortythree is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is staying tight to Fortythree's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fortythree tries to bench press Noriega off him but Noriega keeps the position.
Fortythree wants to control but Noriega postures up.
Fortythree is trying to buck Noriega off.
Fortythree can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

One Fortythree dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noriega lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fortythree has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortythree and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortythree throws out the jab.
Fortythree has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Noriega.
Fortythree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortythree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortythree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Noriega misses.
One Fortythree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree checks a low kick from Noriega.
Fortythree blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortythree misses the shot to the body.
Noriega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega lands a jab to the head.
Fortythree checks a low kick from Noriega.
Noriega throws a wild body kick that Fortythree sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Noriega misses.
Fortythree lands a really nice looking cross but Noriega seems unphased.
Fortythree scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortythree.
Noriega misses with a head kick.
Fortythree swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Noriega misses
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noriega pushes Fortythree away with a front kick.
Fortythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noriega throws a nice head kick!
Noriega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Fortythree throws a hook but Noriega avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Noriega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortythree scrambles back to his feet.
Fortythree throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortythree fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noriega lands a body shot.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortythree moves to clinch but Noriega breaks away
and Noriega counters with a good low kick that Fortythree was not able to check.
Good shot there by Fortythree.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortythree feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noriegas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noriega tries a low kick but Fortythree avoids it.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortythree thuds a left hand into Noriega's body.
Fortythree missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Noriega misses its intended target.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortythree throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Noriega.
A clash of legs there as Fortythree blocks the low kick.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortythree takes a step back to recover.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortythree misses with a straight left.
Noriega thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fortythree cracks Noriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fortythree cracks Noriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortythree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree misses with a lunging right hand
and Noriega counters with a thumping low kick.
Fortythree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fortythree bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noriega's head.
Fortythree on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Noriega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Noriega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fortythree back to the cage. Noriega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice straight punches there by Fortythree. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortythree.
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noriega throws a sloppy body shot
and Fortythree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortythree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Noriega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noriega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

One Fortythree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fortythree bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortythree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Fortythree missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega throws a hook to the side of Fortythree's head but Fortythree sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noriega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Fortythree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Noriega.
Fortythree keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
A little jabbing left from Fortythree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Fortythree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noriega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fortythree takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noriega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree blocks the body kick.
Noriega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortythree checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortythree swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega thows a leg kick but Fortythree checks it
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortythree looks to throw the jab but Noriega is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Fortythree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortythree connects with a body shot.
Fortythree takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortythree throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega throws a body kick that misses.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
Pablo Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noriega fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fortythree on the side of the head.
A big left from Fortythree misses.
Noriega looks to land a right hand but Fortythree moved out of range.
Fortythree avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortythree! But no joy.
Fortythree checks a low kick from Noriega.
Fortythree looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fortythree lands a head shot.
Fortythree tests Noriega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noriega throws a lazy body kick
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortythree lands a nice hook to Noriega's body. Noriega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noriega throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a solid leg kick but Fortythree takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Noriega.
Fortythree is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fortythree misses with a body shot.
Fortythree looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega throws a sloppy head kick
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortythree.
Fortythree cracks Noriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fortythree takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Fortythree slips the punch.
Fortythree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Noriega sets himself, and Fortythree steps forward looking for the clinch! Noriega avoids it this time.
A big left from Fortythree misses.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Fortythree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noriega misses with a hook
and Fortythree cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Fortythree.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortythree.
Noriega throws a lazy body kick
and Fortythree counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortythree swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noriega.
Fortythree swings widly with a right hand
and Fortythree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortythree moves away.
Noriega throws the left hand but Fortythree avoids the punch easily.
Fortythree clobbers Noriega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Fortythree counters with a left to the body.
Fortythree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Noriega misses
and Fortythree counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
One Fortythree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fortythree winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortythree!
One Fortythree took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Pablo Noriega spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.