PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Florencio Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nolan
vs
Wooten

215 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Florencio Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wooten clinches up with Nolan and pushes him back against the cage.
Nolan prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
Nolan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nolan taking a breather.
Nolan prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
Nolan trying to land knees to the body.
Nolan stalls.
Nolan trying to stall but Wooten improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Florencio Nolan.
Nolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten.
Nolan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wooten drives through and clinches with Nolan against the cage.
Nolan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wooten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooten tries to clinch but Nolan is having none of it.

Nolan closes the distance and clinches.
Nolan trying to land knees to the body.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Nolan keeps him there for the moment.
Nolan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nolan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wooten is defending well.
Wooten wants to get back to striking at distance but Nolan won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wooten to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Nolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nolan.
Wooten tries to break free but Nolan pushes him back against the cage.
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wooten's efforts to push away.
Nolan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wooten up against the cage.

Wooten breaks from the clinch.
Wooten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kevin Wooten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wooten darts in and clinches Nolan up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooten working hard to break the clinch.
Nolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wooten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooten looks winded!
Nolan has Wooten pressed against the cage, preventing Wooten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nolan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wooten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wooten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nolan.
Nolan stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nolan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wooten walks away with a smile on his face. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooten throws a nice looking combination but Nolan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kevin Wooten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nolan's head backwards.
Wooten misses with a combination
and Nolan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooten feints a jab promting Nolan to slip. Wooten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nolan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nolan tries for a takedown but Wooten circles away easily
and Wooten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Florencio Nolan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nolan darts in looking for a takedown but Wooten gets double underhooks and turns Nolan into the cage.
Wooten tries to break the clinch but Nolan is controlling the position.
Nolan trying to control the position but instead, Wooten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nolan into the cage.
Nolan throws a head punch that misses.
Nolan is trying to stall.
Nolan tries to pull guard but Wooten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nolan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooten is trying to force a seperation but Nolan has the dominant position.
Nolan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nolan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Nolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan is looking to control Wooten's arms but Wooten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nolan has his back to the cage.
Nolan tries to throw a body punch but Wooten avoids it by throwing Nolan back against the cage.
Nolan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooten stops a takedown attempt from Nolan.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nolan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Florencio Nolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nolan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten gets underhooks to prevent Nolan's takedown attempt.
Nolan keeps control of Wooten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but Nolan has him pressed against the cage.
Nolan is working for takedown but Wooten is calmly controlling the position for now.

Wooten breaks the clinch.

Wooten has Nolan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nolan prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
Nolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooten avoids the damage to the body.
Nolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nolan is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
Nolan taking a breather.
Wooten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but Wooten has him pressed against the cage.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nolan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Nolan keeps him there for the moment.
Nolan goes for a takedown attempt but Wooten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Wooten thuds his right hand into Nolan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Nolan forces Wooten back against the cage and clinches.
Nolan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wooten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wooten to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolan looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Wooten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nolan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Wooten moves into the clinch successfully.
Nolan tries to stall but Wooten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nolan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nolan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nolan fails to pull guard.
Nolan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nolan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wooten to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Nolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wooten to keep the fight standing.
Wooten prevents a body shot from Nolan.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but Nolan is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Wooten breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wooten. Those never looked like landing.
Wooten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooten misses with a wild combination.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wooten as he jumps to the side.
Wooten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nolan circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Wooten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooten moves in looking to clinch but Nolan pushes him off.
Wooten tries to clinch there but Nolan circles away.
Nolan closes the distance but Wooten moves to the side
and Wooten counters with a left and a right that stings Nolan.
Wooten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nolan closes the distance and clinches up with Wooten, looking for a takedown. Nolan pushes Wooten against the cage but Wooten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nolan tries to clinch up
and Wooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nolan dodges the punch combination from Wooten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan darts in looking for a takedown but Wooten gets double underhooks and turns Nolan into the cage.
Nolan is looking to control Wooten's arms but Wooten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nolan has his back to the cage.
Nolan is trying to pull guard but Wooten has him pressed against the cage.
Wooten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nolan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooten managing to block the knees to the body from Nolan.
Nolan looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wooten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wooten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Wooten!