|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Grandad, we love you as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
204 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Noonan ducks down to avoid it.
Noonan slips a jab from Miller.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Noonan looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller feints and then cracks Noonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noonan down.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noonan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller throws a leg kick but Noonan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Noonan with an uppercut!
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noonan.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller stuns Noonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Noonan's front leg but catches the back leg as Noonan tries to avoid it.
Miller tries to bum rush Noonan with a series of wild strikes but Noonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Noonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noonan's calf.
Miller stuns Noonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller digs a good body shot into Noonan's ribs.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noonan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
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!
Noonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Noonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Billy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller jabs Noonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Noonan blocks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noonan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noonan moves away.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noonan rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller gets caught napping as Noonan dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Noonan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noonan stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is trying to control the position but Noonan postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Noonan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the body from Noonan misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noonan drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miller tries to break free but Noonan pushes him back against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown but Noonan manages to get underhooks.
Noonan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Noonan manages to end up in side control.
Noonan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Noonan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Noonan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan just content to control the position.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noonan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Noonan just wasn't active enough.
Noonan scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noonan throws a wild left hand from mount and Miller manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Noonan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Noonan throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Noonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Noonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Noonan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Noonan is proving a slippery customer.
Noonan throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noonan's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Noonan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Noonan wriggles free and stands up.
Miller slips under a jab.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Noonan backs away looking to recover.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller lands with a cross.
Noonan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noonan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Noonan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Noonan wants to control the action but instead Miller gets a body lock and reverses into Noonan's guard! Nice work!
Noonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan is pulling down on Miller's head to control his posture.
Noonan wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Noonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller wanted to stand there but Noonan had control of the position.
Noonan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noonan thinking.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noonan misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noonan moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noonan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
