PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and trevmbo Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Du Plessis
vs
Noble

175 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, trevmbo Noble!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noble tries to clinch up.
Noble fails in his attempt to clinch.

Du Plessis feints and as Noble raises his hands in defense, Du Plessis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Du Plessis throws a big right hand that misses.
Noble looking to control.
Noble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Noble is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Du Plessis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Du Plessis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Du Plessis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble is trying to get back to his feet.
Noble wants to control but Du Plessis postures up.

Du Plessis is trying to get an arm triangle but Noble is defending well.
Noble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Du Plessis lands some shots froms side control.
Du Plessis wants to control but Noble is keeping him busy.

Du Plessis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Noble is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble is trying to get back to half guard.
Noble is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Noble's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Du Plessis happy to just control the position for now.
Du Plessis 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.

Du Plessis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Noble to his feet.
Du Plessis slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Du Plessis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like trevmbo Noble has been cut.
Noble is looking to clinch but Du Plessis is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Du Plessis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Du Plessis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Du Plessis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noble.
Noble on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Du Plessis is breathing heavily.
Du Plessis checks a leg kick nicely.
Noble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du Plessis throws a series of punches but Noble moves out of range.
Noble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Du Plessis instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Plessis wants a takedown.
Du Plessis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Noble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Du Plessis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noble.

Du Plessis closes the distance and clinches.
Noble is trying to break free.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Noble.
Noble tries to clinch but Du Plessis is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Noble misses with a wild body shot.
Du Plessis stalks Noble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noble's face. Noble staggers backwards, shaken.
Du Plessis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noble doesn't seem bothered though.

Du Plessis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Noble!
Noble tries to hold on but Du Plessis postures up.
Du Plessis content just to control the position here.
Noble wants to control but Du Plessis is having none of it.
The referee warns Noble that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Du Plessis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Du Plessis has control of Noble's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Noble regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Du Plessis working for a guillotine from mount but Noble is in no mood to give up.
Noble is in all sorts of trouble here.
Du Plessis controlling the pace for now.
Du Plessis with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Du Plessis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noble?
Du Plessis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Du Plessis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on trevmbo Noble's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Noble fails with a takedown attempt.
Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Noble misses.
Noble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Noble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Plessis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Du Plessis misses.
Du Plessis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Du Plessis has closed the distance and engaged Noble in a clinch.
Noble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Du Plessis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Noble regains guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Du Plessis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noble controls Du Plessis momentarily but Du Plessis frees himself.
Du Plessis works over Noble with some ground and pound from guard.
Du Plessis pushing down on Noble's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Du Plessis pulls his head out easily.
Du Plessis controlling the action here.
Du Plessis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Noble actively working from the bottom here.
Du Plessis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Du Plessis prevents Noble from improving his position.
Du Plessis trying to control the pace.
Du Plessis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in half guard, Du Plessis seems content to control.
Noble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Noble is defending against the submission attempts here by Du Plessis.
Noble wants to control but Du Plessis is keeping busy.
Noble is looking to improve his position.

Noble looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Du Plessis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble tries to roll over but Du Plessis keeps him under control.
Du Plessis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Du Plessis working Noble over with strikes.
Du Plessis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Noble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Du Plessis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Noble tries to get to full guard but Du Plessis has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Du Plessis.
Well, if Du Plessis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Noble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Du Plessis pulls his head out easily.
Noble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Noble wants to get back to his feet.
Du Plessis lands strikes from half guard.

Du Plessis maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Noble could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Du Plessis has cracked it and Noble is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Du Plessis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deon Du Plessis!