PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is AC/DC - Back in Black. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Noonan

179 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

150 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Noonan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black digs a good hook to Noonan's body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noonan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Noonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Noonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Noonan misses the target.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black misses with a left hand

and Noonan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noonan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noonan trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noonan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noonan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noonan.
Noonan landing some decent shots from guard.
Noonan postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Noonan trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noonan wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Noonan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noonan throws a big right hand that misses.
Noonan working some strikes from top position.
Noonan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black wants to stand but Noonan is controlling the position.
Noonan looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black wanted to stand there but Noonan had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Noonan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Noonan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noonan.
Lucas Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with a right hand
and Noonan counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Mickey Noonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Noonan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noonan shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Noonan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noonan misses with a wild combination.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Black is looking to wear down Noonan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black misses with a hook
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noonan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with an uppercut. Noonan saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Noonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Black fakes the leg kick and cracks Noonan in the body.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noonan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Black looks to land a body kick but Noonan moved away.
Noonan misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noonan throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Noonan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Noonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Black connects with a body shot.
Black misses with a right hand
and Noonan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Black throws a hook to the side of Noonan's head but Noonan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Noonan counters with a nice uppercut.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noonan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noonan there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noonan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noonan throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Mickey Noonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan staying out of range there.
Noonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noonan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Black throws a combination that misses
letting Noonan counter with a right hand.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Noonan throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with a left hand there. Noonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Lucas Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noonan throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Noonan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Black throws the left hand but Noonan avoids the punch easily.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black blocks a jab.
Black misses with a right hand
and Noonan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noonan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Noonan counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Noonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noonan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Noonan!