PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Numa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Going Down. Noke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Animal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keiji Numa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Numa
vs
Noke

169 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Noke!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noke misses with a few strikes there.
Numa blocks the body kick.
Numa throws a lazy right hand but Noke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noke misses with a two punch combination.
Noke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Numa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noke.
Numa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Noke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Numa.
A combination from Noke does no damage.
Noke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noke misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Noke. That snapped Numa's head back.
Numa throws a nice head kick!
Numa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Noke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Numa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Numa throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Numa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noke lands a two punch combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Numa.
Numa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numa manages to avoid it.
Noke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noke blocks a head kick by Numa.
A jab from Noke finds it's way through Numa's defenses.
Noke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numa circles away quickly and effectively.
Noke misses with the combination.
Numa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Numa tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Noke misses.
Kyle Noke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Numa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noke misses with a series of wild punches.
Numa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Noke throws a right hand that Numa ducks under and follows up with a left that Numa also avoids with ease.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Numa lands a glancing blow to the side of Noke's head.
Noke misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Noke as Numa shoots in.
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Numa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Numa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Noke works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Numa trying to control from Noke's half guard. Noke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Numa trying to control but Noke is working from the bottom.
Numa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Numa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Numa stands and steps away. Noke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Numa lands a front kick.
Noke scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kyle Noke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Numa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Numa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Numa tries a head kick but it misses.
Noke throws a right hand that Numa ducks under and follows up with a left that Numa also avoids with ease.
Noke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noke throws a nice looking combination but Numa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Numa scores with a leg kick.
Numa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Numa can pounce on him.
Noke tries to bum rush Numa with a series of wild strikes but Numa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Numa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Numa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noke.
Numa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noke counters with a series of strikes. Numa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a two punch combo.
Noke blocks the body kick.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a good, hard body kick but Noke shrugs it off.
Noke lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Numa misses the target.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a head kick. That will keep Noke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Numa misses with a head kick.
Noke misses with a double jab
enabling Numa to counter with a crisp jab.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a left and a right that stings Noke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noke throws a lazy head kick
and Numa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Numa. Numa obviously looking to wear him down.
Keiji Numa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noke swings for the body but Numa moves out of range.
Numa fails with a takedown attempt.
Numa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Noke backs up against the cage.
Numa throws a head kick that misses.
Numa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a big head kick but Noke shrugs it off.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noke swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a big head kick but Noke shrugs it off.
Noke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Numa counters with a head kick. That will keep Noke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Numa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noke misses with the combination.
Noke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numa manages to avoid it.
Numa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noke counters with a stiff right hand.
Noke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Numa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Noke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Numa.
Noke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Numa scores with a nice body kick.
Numa tries to bum rush Noke with a series of wild strikes but Noke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke misses with a double jab.
Numa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Noke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Numa.
Noke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Numa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Noke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Numa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a leg kick.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a leg kick.
Numa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Noke scores with a four punch combination!
Noke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Numa.
Noke throws a sloppy body shot
and Numa counters with a low kick, right behind Noke 's knee.
Noke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Numa throws a body punch but Noke moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke works over Numa's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick by Noke misses
and Numa counters with a nice body kick.
Keiji Numa is winning the standup battle so far.
Numa shoots in but no luck this time.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a big head kick but Noke shrugs it off.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Numa.
Noke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Numa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Numa throws a combination that misses
letting Noke counter with a right hand.
Numa lands with a kick to the temple. Noke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Numa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Numa counters with a nice body kick.
Numa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Noke.
Numa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noke.
Noke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Numa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Numa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Numa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noke.
A solid body kick from Numa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa throws a series of punches but Noke moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Numa.
Noke lands a jab-cross combination.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Noke's knee momentarily.
Noke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Numa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Noke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Numa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Numa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a head kick. That will keep Noke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Noke throws a combination that misses
and Numa counters with a good low kick that Noke was not able to check.
Noke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Numa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Numa counters with a leg kick.
Noke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Numa.
Numa swinging wildly here.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Numa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noke misses with a hook. Numa ducked under it nicely.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a left and a right that stings Noke.
Noke misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a nice leg kick.
Numa connects with a solid leg kick.
Noke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Noke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Numa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noke.
Kyle Noke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noke throws a combination that misses
and Numa counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick from Numa lands but Noke takes it in his stride.
Numa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Numa finds it's target.
Noke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keiji Numa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Numa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Numa misses with a head kick.
Noke misses with a combination
and Numa counters with a series of strikes. Noke will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Numa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noke.
Noke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Numa counters with a good, hard body kick but Noke shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Numa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Numa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Numa!