PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jameer Noones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: How Much Is The Fish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noones
vs
Krause

175 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jameer Noones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaus Krause!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause misses the shot to the body.
Krause looks to land a right hand but Noones moved out of range.
Klaus Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Krause. Beautiful body shot.
Krause lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noones. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause tried to score with a low kick but Noones checks it.
Noones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krause.
Noones throws a right hand that Krause ducks under and follows up with a left that Krause also avoids with ease.
Krause misses with a straight right.
Krause stuffs the takedown.
Krause cracks a nice hook into Noones's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krause pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noones is out of range and Krause settles back down.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause works Noones's body with a nice hook.
Noones moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noones misses the body punch
and Krause connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noones's head backwards.
Krause takes a swing at Noones's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krause sprawls well. Krause wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noones gets slowly back to his feet.
Krause misses the shot to the body.
Krause attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noones misses with a series of wild punches.
Klaus Krause is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noones misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Krause fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Krause does no damage.
Noones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krause misses with a low kick as Noones jumps back.
Noones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Noones.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krause.
Krause is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noones rather than just go for the knockout.
Noones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krause is fending him off so far but Noones persists. Nope, Krause circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jameer Noones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Noones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krause napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noones working away.
Krause gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Noones wants to take a breather but Krause is having none of it.
Noones stops Krause from getting back to his feet.
Krause tries to roll over but Noones keeps him under control.
Noones controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Krause dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noones avoids the body shot from Krause.
Krause throws out a loose jab but Noones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jameer Noones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noones moves out of range as Krause throws a body kick.
Noones misses with an uppercut.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Noones should have avoided that one.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noones.
Krause thuds his right hand into Noones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Noones.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noones.
Noones works the jab nicely.
Krause throws a combination. Noones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jameer Noones has been cut.
Krause lands with a cross.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Noones should have avoided that one.
Noones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noones checks it well.
Krause digs a good body shot into Noones's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause misses with the combination.
Krause scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krause lands with an uppercut that bounces Noones off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krause counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krause lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noones circles away quickly and effectively.
Noones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krause sprawls well. Krause wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noones gets slowly back to his feet.
Krause throws a jab when Noones was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krause makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krause.
Krause looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krause looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noones preventing the sweep.
Noones being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Klaus Krause.
Noones shoots in and drives through. Krause sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jameer Noones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Noones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jameer Noones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Krause connects with a crisp jab.

Noones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krause controlling the position well.
Krause trying to control but Noones postures up.
Noones throwing shots but Krause is blocking nicely.
Noones stops Krause from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause wants to get back to his feet.
Noones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krause regains full guard. Nicely done.

Krause has his feet on Noones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Noones looks to score with a jab to the body but Krause is just out of range.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noones.
Noones moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noones misses with a left hand
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krause.
Noones looks to land a combination but Krause avoids it well.
Noones throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Noones misses with a takedown attempt - Krause sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noones checks a leg kick.

Noones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krause manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krause utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krause trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Klaus Krause was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Noones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krause is fending him off so far but Noones persists. Nope, Krause circles away and we're back to standing.
Noones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krause tries to land a leg kick but Noones saw it coming and moves away.
Noones takes one to the chin there.
Krause throws a one two combo.
Krause misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a one two combo.
Jameer Noones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noones throws a nice looking combination but Krause bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Krause comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krause winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Klaus Krause!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Klaus Krause!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Klaus Krause!

Klaus Krause wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Klaus Krause thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.