PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauritz Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Noel has chosen Rob S. - Forever Yong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jensen
vs
Noel

178 cm
30
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
37
210 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauritz Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jensen's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jensen trying to control the position.
Jensen pulls Noel in close to his closed guard and prevents Noel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noel looking to pass the guard.
Jensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noel wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Jensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lauritz Jensen just wasn't active enough.
Noel moves out of range as Jensen strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Jensen as he connects with a hook.
Jensen misses the jab.
Noel throws a chopping leg kick but Jensen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen looks to land a combination but Noel avoids it well.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Jensen.
Noel throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Noel swings widly with a right hand

and Jensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jensen trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Jensen pushing down on Noel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Noel trying to hold on to Jensen's head to control him but Jensen postures up.
Jensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Noel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jensen advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen advances to mount.
Jensen tries to control but Noel wriggling away.
Noel tries to reverse the position but Jensen maintains control.
Jensen tries to control but Noel wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noel regains half guard.
Jensen is trying to control. Noel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Noel works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Academia Ipanema inform us that Noel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jensen trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.
Jensen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jensen stopping the sweep attempt from Noel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Academia Ipanema that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Noel working for a triangle but Jensen defends it easily.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lauritz Jensen.
Noel blocks a jab.
Jensen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jensen.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauritz Jensen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Noel dives in and grabs Jensen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes down on Noel's head and hops out.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jensen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jensen tries to clinch there but Noel circles away.
Jensen misses with a wild combination.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Jensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jensen drives through with a takedown into Noel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Noel looking for a guillotine here but Jensen defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Noel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
Noel is pulling down on Jensen's head. It's preventing any offense from Jensen, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel wants to sweep here but Jensen controlling him for the moment.
Noel trying to keep a closed guard but Jensen is proving a slippery customer.
Noel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noel seems keen to control Jensen's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Noel was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noel misses with a body punch.
Noel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jensen.
Noel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to stall.
Noel slows down the pace here.
Noel looking to stall.
Jensen is trying to maintain a safe position but Noel gets an underhook and turns Jensen into the ropes.
Noel wants a takedown but no success here.
Noel taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Noel goes for a takedown attempt but Jensen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lauritz Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Noel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jensen.
Jensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Jensen misses the jab.
Jensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jensen throws an overhand right that lands on Noel's shoulder, as Noel tries to avoid the shot.
Jensen misses with a looping right.
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Noel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jensen is fending him off so far but Noel persists. Nope, Jensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Jensen misses with a wild body shot.
Jensen throws a lazy right hand but Noel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noel checks a low kick from Jensen.
Jensen takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Noel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jensen throws a series of punches but Noel avoids them all with ease.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
Noel tries to score with a low kick but Jensen moves his leg out of the way.
Jensen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen slips a jab from Noel.
Jensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Jensen forces Noel back against the ropes and clinches.
Jensen has Noel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Noel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Noel.
Noel is trying to maintain a safe position but Jensen gets an underhook and turns Noel into the ropes.
Jensen stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jensen is pushing Noel up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jensen stalling in the clinch but Noel improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lauritz Jensen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jensen dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Jensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noel.
Noel throws a series of punches but Jensen avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Jensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jensen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jensen. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Noel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jensen lands with a shot to the body.
Jensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jensen misses with a straight left.

Jensen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Noel to the ground. Jensen is now in Noel's guard.
Noel keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noel controlling the position.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.

Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jensen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Noel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jensen has Noel in his guard.
Noel preventing the sweep.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Noel is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauritz Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Lauritz Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noel looking to sit in guard and control but Jensen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noel is keeping the position for now.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Noel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
Noel is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lauritz Jensen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Noel misses with a looping left.

Jensen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Noel was covering up waiting for the punch and Jensen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Noel wants to sweep here but Jensen controlling him for the moment.
Jensen trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Jensen wants to pass the guard but Noel is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel working a defensive guard here.
Noel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jensen forces his way into half guard.
Noel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jensen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauritz Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauritz Jensen!
A very excited looking Lauritz Jensen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.