PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Vinkovic (ranked 540 p4p, 787 weight class) and Yoshiaki Noda (ranked 67 p4p, 99 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vinkovic
vs
Noda

195 cm
26
265
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
263
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frane Vinkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoshiaki Noda!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinkovic slips a jab from Noda.
A swing and a miss from Vinkovic.
Noda cracks Vinkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vinkovic misses with a shot to the body
enabling Noda to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinkovic cracks Noda with an open hand slap.
Vinkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Noda just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic scores with the left hand. Noda knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Yoshiaki Noda has been cut.
Vinkovic works Noda's body with a nice hook.
Noda misses with an uppercut.
Vinkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinkovic jabs Noda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noda.
Noda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Noda's head.
Vinkovic lands with a hook. Noda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noda.
Vinkovic throws a shot to the body.
Noda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinkovic slips a straight right by Noda.
Vinkovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noda was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic takes a swing at Noda's ribcage but misses.
Noda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinkovic.
Vinkovic swings for the body but Noda moves out of range.
Noda throws out a counter right but Vinkovic avoids it with no problem.
Noda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinkovic connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic misses with a 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!
Noda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinkovic.
It seemed like Noda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noda connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noda.
A swing and a miss from Noda.
Vinkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noda moves away.
Vinkovic lands a body shot.
Vinkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noda manages to avoid it.
Vinkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noda misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noda was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with an uppercut. Noda saw that one coming.
Noda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noda drops his hands momentarily and Vinkovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinkovic. Noda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Noda moves away from the strike by Vinkovic.
Noda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noda wants to clinch up but Vinkovic keeps it at a distance.
Noda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinkovic is looking to wear down Noda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinkovic works Noda's body with a nice hook.
Vinkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinkovic swings away with a body shot that misses

and Noda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinkovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic tries a body shot but Noda blocks it.
Noda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Noda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinkovic misses with some punches.
Noda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Noda misses with some punches.
Noda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinkovic is breathing heavily.
Noda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noda is leaning against Vinkovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noda is working Vinkovic over against the cage.
A short right from Noda.
Vinkovic prevents a body shot from Noda.
Noda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vinkovic is trying to break the clinch but Noda is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Noda as the two fighters clinch.
Noda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinkovic takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Noda.
Noda lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Noda - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frane Vinkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshiaki Noda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vinkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noda looks to land a right hand but Vinkovic moved out of range.
Vinkovic lands with a right hand.
Vinkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a body punch
and Noda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinkovic thinking.
Noda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Noda swings for the body but Vinkovic moves out of range.
It looked like Vinkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noda.
Frane Vinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinkovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Noda misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noda just misses with a punch to the body.
Noda lands a really nice looking cross but Vinkovic seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noda connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Noda.
Vinkovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Noda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot.
Donk. Noda catches Vinkovic right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Vinkovic misses.
Vinkovic takes one to the side of the head.
Noda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noda jabs Vinkovic right on the nose. Vinkovic blinks but takes it well.
Noda walks into a straight right hand from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noda throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noda tries to land a leg kick but Vinkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Noda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinkovic.
Noda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic misses with an uppercut. Noda saw that one coming.
Noda lands with a good body shot.

Noda clinches up with Vinkovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Noda lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Noda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noda tries to work over Vinkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noda.
Noda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Noda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noda lands a body punch.
Noda lands a body punch.
Vinkovic misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Noda.
Noda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noda lands with a right to the head.
Noda pushes Vinkovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Noda as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noda.
Noda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Noda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noda slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Noda.
Noda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noda lands with a left to the head.
Noda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noda pushes Vinkovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noda works on Vinkovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Noda - that landed with a thud.
Noda pushes Vinkovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noda pushes Vinkovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Noda on the inside.
A body shot lands from Noda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noda tries a body shot but Vinkovic blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Noda.
Noda gets through Vinkovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshiaki Noda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinkovic prevents a body shot from Noda.
Noda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinkovic takes a shot to the head.
Noda lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noda.

Vinkovic is rocked!
Noda works on Vinkovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Noda pushes Vinkovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noda lands with a left to the head.
Noda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinkovic backwards.
Oh Vinkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noda lands a shoulder strike.
Noda creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vinkovic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vinkovic drops to his knees and Noda pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiaki Noda!
Yoshiaki Noda is the new heavyweight champion!