PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Nothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and francis inocencio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). inocencio has chosen hope as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kyle Nothe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nothe
vs
inocencio

209 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

221 cm
20
288 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Nothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, francis inocencio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
inocencio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nothe misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nothe.
A left lands for Nothe.
Nothe swinging wildly here.
Nothe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
inocencio wants to clinch up but Nothe keeps it at a distance.
Nothe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
inocencio tries to work over Nothe's front leg with a kick but Nothe checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nothe looks to land a combination but inocencio avoids it well.
Nothe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
inocencio has a takedown stuffed.
inocencio slaps away a takedown attempt from Nothe, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like francis inocencio has been cut.
Nothe misses with a double jab
and inocencio counters with a left and a right that stings Nothe.
Nothe throws a combination that misses

and inocencio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nothe's guard.
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!
inocencio advances to half guard.
Nothe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of inocencio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take inocencio's back!
inocencio is really stuck here.
Nothe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
inocencio trying to control the position but Nothe manages to sink in the hooks.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
inocencio looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down inocencio for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Nothe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nothe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nothe shoots for a takedown but inocencio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Nothe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nothe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. inocencio defends it nicely.
A low kick from Nothe is predictable there

so inocencio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Nothe has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think inocencio should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nothe has tightened it up now! inocencio should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyle Nothe!