PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Manuel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel Noir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Noir
vs
Manuel Moreno

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diesel Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Manuel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Moreno slips a jab from Noir.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno moves to clinch but Noir breaks away
and Noir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel Moreno moves away.
Manuel Moreno avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Noir.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Noir slips to the side
and Noir counters with a big head kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manuel Moreno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Manuel Moreno moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throws a front kick aimed at Manuel Moreno's knee but Manuel Moreno avoids it well.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel Moreno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noir lands with a nice body punch.
Manuel Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Noir connects with a single shot there.
Noir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Noir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manuel Moreno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Noir misses its intended target.
Noir connects with an inside leg kick.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance but Noir moves to the side
letting Noir counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno moves out of range of the leg kick from Noir.
Noir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Manuel Moreno instigates a clinch.
Noir stalling against the ropes.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel Moreno misses with an elbow over the top.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Noir scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manuel Moreno is struggling to control the position.
Noir leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Noir throws knees to the body.
Noir tries a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks it.
Manuel Moreno stalling in the clinch but Noir improves position.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noir avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Noir looking to stall.
Manuel Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
Manuel Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manuel Moreno being controlled against the ropes.
Noir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel Moreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Noir has double underhooks.
Noir prevents Manuel Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Noir connects with a knee to the head.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir is breathing heavily.
Noir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Noir throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diesel Noir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manuel Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Noir tries to bum rush Manuel Moreno with a series of wild strikes but Manuel Moreno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Manuel Moreno clinches.
Noir landing knees to the head.
Noir stalling against the ropes.
Noir tries to land knees in the clinch but Manuel Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno can't break the clinch.
Noir avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Noir stalling against the ropes.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manuel Moreno as Noir tries to tie him up.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuel Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno blocks the elbow strike.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manuel Moreno.
Noir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.

Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noir wants to land a leg kick but Manuel Moreno is out of range.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Noir keeps it at a distance.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir is having none of it.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Noir keeps it at a distance.
Noir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Manuel Moreno counters by clinching up.
Manuel Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel Moreno is trying to stall.
Luis Manuel Moreno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
Manuel Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Noir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manuel Moreno as Noir tries to tie him up.
Manuel Moreno looking to stall.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Noir throws knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Manuel Moreno is trying to stall.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noir.
Manuel Moreno can't break the clinch.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Noir avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Noir throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Noir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manuel Moreno's brow.
Manuel Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Manuel Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
Noir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir throws a head kick but Manuel Moreno moves out of range.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Manuel Moreno is out of range.
Diesel Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Noir.
Manuel Moreno avoids the body shot from Noir.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Noir misses with a head kick.
Noir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manuel Moreno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manuel Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
Noir throws the left hand but Manuel Moreno avoids the punch easily.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel Moreno manages to avoid it.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel Noir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir is having none of it.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel Moreno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir misses with a lunging right hand
and Manuel Moreno counters with a stiff right hand.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up
and Noir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manuel Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manuel Moreno checks a leg kick.
Manuel Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Noir misses with a looping left.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Some wild striking there from Noir.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno avoids the head kick by Noir.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Noir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch.
Manuel Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Noir slips to the side
and Noir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Manuel Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Noir keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Luis Manuel Moreno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manuel Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
Noir misses with a hook to the body

and Manuel Moreno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manuel Moreno.
Noir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manuel Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Noir.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno blocks the elbow strike.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noir throws an elbow that misses.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Manuel Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manuel Moreno 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Luis Manuel Moreno!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Luis Manuel Moreno!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Luis Manuel Moreno!

Luis Manuel Moreno wins by unanimous decision!