PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 2035 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Jon Nolan (ranked 253 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reign
vs
Nolan

197 cm
37
235
20 - 14 - 0

199 cm
32
277
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign cracks Nolan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reign scores with a hook to the body. Nolan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reign tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Reign.
It seemed like Nolan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reign connects with a solid leg kick.
Nolan slips a straight right by Reign.
Reign scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Nolan scores with a four punch combination!
Reign dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nolan. That did some damage!
Reign lunges at Nolan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nolan's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nolans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nolan looks to land a right hand but Reign moved out of range.
Nolan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reign digs a good body shot into Nolan's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Nolan.
As Reign backs off Nolan throws a huge counter combo but Reign manages to avoid it all.
Reign uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nolan.
Reign lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reign rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nolan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nolan takes a step back to recover.
Reign throws a series of punches but Nolan avoids them all with ease.
Reign feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nolans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nolan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reign doesn't seem bothered though.
Reign is breathing heavily.
Reign lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nolan closes the distance and clinches.
Reign swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Nolan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Reign.
Reign working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Reign breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reign chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Nolan both land. Nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reign.
Reign swats away the attempt to clinch by Nolan.
Reign tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Reign.
Nolan throws a series of punches but Reign moves out of range.
Reign misses with a looping right.
Reign fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nolan manages to avoid it.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reign.
Reign throws a series of strikes that have Nolan backpedaling.
Reign throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Reign keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nolan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign misses with a left hand
and Nolan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nolan staying out of range there.
Nolan blocks a jab.
Reign throws a combination that misses
and Nolan scores with a counter punch that sends Reign to the canvas! Nolan smells blood - he's punishing Reign with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Reign has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Nolan!
Jon Nolan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.