PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cl Nonato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Long Li
vs
Nonato

172 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cl Nonato!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a straight left.

Li shoots in and bounces Nonato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nonato wants to sweep but no luck.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Nonato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Nonato striking off his back but it's not causing Li any problems.
Nonato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonato striking off his back but it's not causing Li any problems.

Li stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li is looking to chop away at Nonato's legs.
Cl Nonato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nonato throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Nonato dodges the punch combination from Li.
Nonato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nonato can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Nonato throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Nonato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Li blocks a head kick by Nonato.
Li is looking to chop away at Nonato's legs.
Nonato lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Nonato.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nonato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nonato looks gassed!
Nonato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Nonato saw it coming and moves away.
Nonato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!

Li feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nonato is looking to sweep but instead, Li has passed into half guard.

Li moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Nonato.
A lull in the action here as Li stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nonato manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Li in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li winds up and cracks Nonato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Li throws a low kick but Nonato moves out of range easily.
Nonato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li tries to land a body kick
and Nonato counters with a leg kick.
Nonato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nonato's head.
Nonato scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Li misses.
Nonato throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nonato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Nonato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nonato scoring well with a low kick there.
Li misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonato is looking to land body kicks.
Li tests Nonato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li tries a low kick but Nonato avoids it.
Li blocks the body kick.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nonato.
Li tries a low kick but Nonato avoids it.
A big left from Li misses.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nonato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nonato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nonato pushes Li away with a front kick.

Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nonato is looking to improve his position.
Li content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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!
Nonato is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nonato!
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nonato is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Nonato is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nonato working to try and regain half guard.
Nonato taking shots to the head.
Nonato regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nonato wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiao Long Li dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nonato can pounce on him.
Li lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nonato moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
Nonato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nonato throws a low kick, looking for Li's leg but Li calmly moves out of range.

Li shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nonato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nonato is looking to sweep but instead, Li has passed into half guard.
Xiao Long Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nonato is looking to improve his position.

Nonato actively working from the bottom here.

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.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li trying to mount his opponent but Nonato defends it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nonato tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Li has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nonato swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nonato is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling from mount.
Cl Nonato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nonato for as long as he can get away with.
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nonato looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xiao Long Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xiao Long Li!