PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park -Papercut kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James Noons
vs
Couture

180 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Noons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noons tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noons with a knee to the head.
Noons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Noons wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Noons.
Noons lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Noons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons misses with a knee to the head.
Noons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Noons.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
A frustrated look appears on Noons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Noons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.

Noons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture misses with a double jab
and Noons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noons throws a one two combo.
Noons is breathing heavily.
Noons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Couture throws a combination that misses
and Noons counters with a two punch combo.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Couture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noons scores with a knee to the head.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Noons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noons tries to break free but Couture pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noons swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noons looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Noons lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Noons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noons with a knee to the head.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noons.
A left hand lands to the body for Noons.
Noons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Noons is trying to push Couture away but Couture has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl James Noons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
That's time! Noons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noons.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Noons stuns Couture with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Noons scores with a four punch combination!
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noons can pounce on him.
Noons lands a jab-cross combination.
Noons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture looks to land a combination but Noons avoids it well.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Couture throws a series of punches but Noons moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noons jabs at Couture's body.
Noons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couture at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Couture in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good standup being displayed there by Noons as he connects with a hook.

Noons clinches with his opponent.
Noons lands a knee to the head.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noons lands a nice elbow.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Noons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Noons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noons misses with a knee strike.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons misses with a punch to the body.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noons throws an elbow that misses.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture blocks an elbow strike.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons trying to land knees to the body.
Couture avoids the elbow strike from Noons, against the ropes.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Noons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the ropes.
Noons scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Noons misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noons.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Couture.
Randy Couture seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Noons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noons, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noons lands a right hand.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Noons gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Noons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Noons.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Noons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noons gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noons lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl James Noons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Noons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karl James Noons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture swinging wildly here.
Noons scores with a jab to the body.
Noons keeps the fight on the outside.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Noons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noons.
Noons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Noons clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Noons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couture blocks it with crossed arms.
Noons crunches a lovely knee into Couture's ribcage.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Noons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Noons pushes off an throws an elbow but Couture leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Noons looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Noons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture tries a body shot but Noons blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Noons working aggressively here.
Noons tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
A knee to the head by Noons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture tries to work over Noons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Noons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noons working Couture over with knees to the body.
Noons lands a good knee to the midsection. Couture won't want to take too many of those.
Noons misses with a knee strike.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Noons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Noons with a knee to the head.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noons's efforts to push away.
Noons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Couture back against the ropes.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Noons controls his hands.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Noons struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Noons misses with a knee to the head.
Noons prevents a body shot from Couture.
Noons blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noons's elbow.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Couture has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Noons controls the action.

Noons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noons lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Couture.
I think Noons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Karl James Noons!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Karl James Noons!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Karl James Noons!

Karl James Noons wins by unanimous decision!