PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fierro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Punkrocker. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fierro
vs
De Noteboom

185 cm
22
225 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
204 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonnie Fierro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fierro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Noteboom missing with a left hand there. Fierro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fierro throws a lazy uppercut

and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom is standing up over Fierro. Fierro looks to escape but De Noteboom dives into side control.
Fierro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks De Noteboom politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. De Noteboom prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fierro tries to get back to half guard but can't.

De Noteboom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fierro to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fierro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Noteboom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fierro takes a swing at De Noteboom's ribcage but misses.
Fierro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Noteboom slips a jab and a cross from Fierro.
Jonnie Fierro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fierro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fierro.
Fierro throws a right hand that De Noteboom ducks under and follows up with a left that De Noteboom also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fierro.
Fierro throws a right hand that De Noteboom ducks under and follows up with a left that De Noteboom also avoids with ease.

De Noteboom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fierro is looking to stand up but De Noteboom isn't so interested in that idea.
Fierro trying to control the position.
Fierro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fierro is pulling down on De Noteboom's head. It's preventing any offense from De Noteboom, at least for the moment.
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!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonnie Fierro.
De Noteboom throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro throws a hook but De Noteboom blocks it.

De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fierro throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and De Noteboom manages to pass to side control.

De Noteboom stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom fails with a takedown attempt.
Fierro fails to land with a series of punches.
De Noteboom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonnie Fierro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Noteboom.
Fierro throws a lazy right hand but De Noteboom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fierro.
Fierro misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodrigo De Noteboom will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fierro misses with a looping left.
Fierro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fierro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jonnie Fierro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fierro thuds a left hand into De Noteboom's body.
Fierro misses with a right hand
and De Noteboom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fierro thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Fierro misses.
Fierro lands a nice shot that snaps De Noteboom's head back.
Fierro thuds his right hand into De Noteboom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by De Noteboom.
A bone on bone clash there as Fierro blocks the leg kick.
Fierro stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Fierro.
De Noteboom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fierro just misses with a punch to the body.
Fierro lands a jab-cross combination.
Fierro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Noteboom.
De Noteboom misses with an uppercut.
Fierro lunges at De Noteboom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Noteboom's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fierro finds it's way through De Noteboom's defenses.
Fierro thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Noteboom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Noteboom with a poor takedown
and Fierro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fierro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fierro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Noteboom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fierro pinned against the cage. Fierro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonnie Fierro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Noteboom.
Fierro throws a right hand that De Noteboom ducks under and follows up with a left that De Noteboom also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro scores with a sloppy right hand. De Noteboom should have avoided that one.
Fierro misses with a two punch combination.
De Noteboom dives in and grabs Fierro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fierro pushes down on De Noteboom's head and hops out.
De Noteboom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - De Noteboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fierro throws a nice looking combination but De Noteboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Noteboom fails to land the takedown.
Jonnie Fierro is winning the standup battle so far.
Fierro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Noteboom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierro throws a nice looking combination but De Noteboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fierro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Noteboom's head.
Sloppy strikes from Fierro. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Fierro.
Fierro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Fierro.
Fierro throws out a loose jab but De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonnie Fierro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom has a takedown stuffed.
Fierro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonnie Fierro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fierro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Noteboom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fierro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fierro misses with a few strikes there.
Fierro misses with a body shot.
Fierro scores with a hook to the body. De Noteboom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fierro misses with a body shot.
Fierro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fierro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fierro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Noteboom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fierro looks to throw the jab but De Noteboom is out of range.
Fierro misses the jab.
Fierro misses with a telegraphed body shot

and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fierro's guard.
Fierro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo De Noteboom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fierro lands with a right hand.
De Noteboom slips a jab and a cross from Fierro.
Fierro throws a big shot that misses.
Fierro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fierro counters with a straight right hand.
Jonnie Fierro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Noteboom.
De Noteboom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fierro circles away.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fierro defends it nicely.
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fierro stuffs the takedown attempt from De Noteboom. De Noteboom gets slowly back to his feet.
Fierro cracks De Noteboom with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom fails with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Fierro lands.
Fierro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Fierro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fierro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Noteboom scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jonnie Fierro has been cut.
De Noteboom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fierro connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnie Fierro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fierro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Fierro!
Our winner, Jonnie Fierro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.