PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olan Payat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bebe Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bebe Nose told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Payat
vs
Nose

185 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

180 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Olan Payat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Bebe Nose!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose takes one on the button.
Nose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nose fails with a takedown attempt.
Payat with a jab.
Jab by Payat.
Nose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nose throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Payat to counter with a crisp jab.
Nose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nose darts in trying to clinch
and Payat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bebe Nose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Payat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nose slips under a jab from Payat.
Jab from Payat.
Payat misses with a hook. Nose ducked under it nicely.
Payat stuffs the takedown attempt from Nose. Nose gets slowly back to his feet.
Nose looks gassed!
Nose shoots in for a takedown but Payat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Olan Payat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bebe Nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payat lands with a straight right. Nose didn't see that one coming.
Payat throws a lazy right hand but Nose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Nose with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Payat.
Nose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payat scores with a punch to the head.
Payat throws a hook but Nose avoids it easily.
Nose moves away from the strike by Payat.
Nose closes the distance and clinches up with Payat, looking for a takedown. Nose pushes Payat against the cage but Payat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Payat looks to land a right hand but Nose moved out of range.
Payat throws a jab when Nose was well out of range.
Payat throws a shot from downtown. Nose moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payat throws a hook to the side of Nose's head but Nose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nose has time to react.
Payat throws a jab but it's blocked by Nose.
Payat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Payat throws a hook but Nose blocks it.
Nose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Payat.
Payat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Payat misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Payat.
Payat clobbers Nose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Payat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payat swivels and escapes.
Nose shoots in for a double leg but Payat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Payat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nose's head.
Nose is trying desperately to land a takedown but Payat is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nose in his tracks.
Nose slips a straight right by Payat.
Payat scores with a shot to the body.
Payat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payat dips to his left and cracks Nose with an uppercut!
Nose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Payat.
Nose tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Payat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olan Payat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Payat cracks Nose with a good jab.
A big left from Payat misses.
Payat misses with a hook. Nose ducked under it nicely.
Nose walks into a jab.
Nose misses with a shot to the body
enabling Payat to counter with a crisp jab.
Nose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payat lands a jab to the nose.
Nose wants to clinch but Payat slips to the side
and Payat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nose is breathing heavily.
Payat lands an overhand right.
Payat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose shoots in looking for a takedown but Payat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Payat lands with a cross.
Payat clobbers Nose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Payat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nose can do to turn this around?
Nose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Payat finds it's way through Nose's defenses.
Payat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olan Payat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nose slips a jab from Payat.
Nose tries to move into range but Payat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Payat misses.
Payat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose takes one to the chin there.
Nose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Payat cracks Nose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payat lunges at Nose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nose's hand.
Nose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Payat.
Nice shot by Payat.
Payat looks to throw the jab but Nose is out of range.
Payat looks to throw the jab but Nose is out of range.
Nose gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nose.
Olan Payat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bebe Nose.
Payat clobbers Nose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Payat connects with the punch.
Nose walks into a left hand.
Nose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payat lands a body shot.
Payat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nose's hands.
Bebe Nose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Payat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nose has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payat to score with a decent uppercut.
Payat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nose's hands.
Payat lands the left hand.
Payat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payat lands a nice shot that snaps Nose's head back.
Payat misses the jab.
Nose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nose there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nose takes one to the side of the head.
Payat scores with a body shot.
Payat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olan Payat dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nose slips a jab from Payat.
Nose moves to clinch but Payat breaks away
and Payat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nose thinking.
Payat lands a body shot.
Payat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Payat looks to land a left hand but Nose moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Payat misses the target.
Payat misses with a straight right.
Nose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payat.
Nose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nose blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Payat misses with an uppercut.
Nose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payat misses with a looping left.
Nose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payat with a hook.
Payat lands a right hook to the body.
Nose ducks under a wild hook from Payat.
Payat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nose.
Payat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nose's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payat throws a jab when Nose was well out of range.
Payat scores with a punch to the head.
Nose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nose blocks a jab.
Payat throws an overhand right that lands on Nose's shoulder, as Nose tries to avoid the shot.
Payat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Payat.
Nice defenses there by Nose.
Payat cracks Nose with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nose tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Payat counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Payat.
A telegraphed right hand from Payat misses the target.
Nose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payat throws out the jab.
Payat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Payat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nose at a distance.
Payat tests Nose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payat clobbers Nose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Olan Payat is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payat with a nice cross.
Payat throws a jab when Nose was well out of range.
Nose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payat lands with a good body shot.
Payat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payat missing with a left hand there. Nose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payat throws a hook to the side of Nose's head but Nose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bebe Nose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olan Payat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olan Payat!