PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tentheros
vs
Noel

186 cm
29
205 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

194 cm
32
217 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tentheros.
Tentheros fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noel is out of range.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Tentheros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tentheros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tentheros jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tentheros connects with a leg kick. Noel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tentheros misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tentheros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Tentheros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tentheros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tentheros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tentheros slips a straight right by Noel.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tentheros.
Tentheros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Noel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tentheros lands a jab to the nose.
Tentheros connects with a solid leg kick.
Ken Tentheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Noel blocks the low kick.
Tentheros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tentheros thows a leg kick but Noel checks it
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.
Good work by Noel as he checks the leg kick.

Tentheros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Noel on his heels. He'll look to pass Noel's guard now, I'm sure.
Tentheros won't allow Noel to get back to his feet.
Tentheros stays in close to Noel's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tentheros is controlling him.
Tentheros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tentheros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Noel wants to stand up but Tentheros is controlling him.
Noel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tentheros won't allow Noel to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Noel checks a leg kick nicely.
Tentheros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel throws a lazy right hand but Tentheros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tentheros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Tentheros misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tentheros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noel throws an off balance right hand

and Tentheros counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Noel!
Tentheros is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Tentheros tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tentheros trying to control the action but Noel is working from the bottom.
Tentheros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Noel is trying to buck Tentheros off.

Tentheros is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Noel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've been hearing that Tentheros has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tentheros has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tentheros looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Noel wants to get back to his feet.
Tentheros is looking to take a break and control but Noel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noel parries the strikes from Tentheros easily there. Tentheros is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Noel to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tentheros throws an elbow but Noel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Noel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Noel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tentheros has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tentheros scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Tentheros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros'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.

Noel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Noel.
Tentheros blocks a jab.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ken Tentheros is winning the standup battle so far.
Tentheros connects with a solid leg kick.
Noel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tentheros.
Tentheros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tentheros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tentheros throws a nice looking combination but Noel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tentheros feints and then cracks Noel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noel down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tentheros feints and then cracks Noel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noel down.
Tentheros cracks Noel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tentheros throws a leg kick
enabling Noel to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Tentheros moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noel.
Tentheros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tentheros throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Tentheros motions for Noel to come forward. Tentheros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Noel.
Bethany Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tentheros lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
Tentheros lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Tentheros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tentheros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A leg kick checked by Noel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tentheros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tentheros tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tentheros.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tentheros.
Tentheros closes the distance and clinches up with Noel, looking for a takedown. Tentheros pushes Noel against the cage but Noel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tentheros.
Tentheros looks to land a right hand but Noel moved out of range.
Tentheros just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Tentheros tenderised Noel's leg. Noel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tentheros looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
Noel connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Tentheros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tentheros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tentheros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Tentheros is predictable there
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Tentheros looks for a takedown but Noel sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Tentheros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tentheros tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Noel. That snapped Tentheros's head back.
Tentheros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noel thumps Tentheros with a low kick.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Tentheros's shoulder, as Tentheros tries to avoid the shot.

That's four 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!
Tentheros misses with a low kick.
Tentheros connects with a body shot that sends Noel's belly button to the back.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Tentheros moves away and avoids it.
Noel lands a jab.
Tentheros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tentheros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noel.
Nice takedown defense from Noel. No joy for Tentheros on that attempt.
Tentheros throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Noel counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tentheros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Tentheros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tentheros tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noel is able to avoid easily.
Tentheros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tentheros thuds his shin into the meat of Noel's side.
Tentheros misses the body punch
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tentheros scores with a nice body kick.
Tentheros scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noel in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tentheros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noel connects with a crisp jab.
Noel avoids the head kick by Tentheros.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Tentheros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Noel.
Noel throws a hook but Tentheros avoids it easily.
Tentheros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tentheros tries to work over Noel's front leg with a kick but Noel checks it.
Noel checks a low kick from Tentheros.
Tentheros moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Tentheros connects with a looping right hand.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tentheros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tentheros scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tentheros is defended easily by Noel.
Tentheros tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Noel defends well and Tentheros ends up having to push Noel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bethany Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Tentheros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Noel's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Noel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel lands a nice shot that snaps Tentheros's head back.
Tentheros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tentheros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Noel lands a glancing blow to the side of Tentheros's head.
Tentheros shoots for a takedown but Noel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noel sprawls well. Noel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tentheros gets slowly back to his feet.
Tentheros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tentheros just misses with a punch to the body.
Tentheros swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Noel counter with a right hand.
Noel checks a leg kick.
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Tentheros slips the punch.
Tentheros throws a leg kick that is checked

and Noel counters with a crisp one two that drops Tentheros! Noel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tentheros to his feet! Tentheros is in big trouble!

Tentheros is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel walks into a stiff left hand from Tentheros.
Oh Tentheros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tentheros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Tentheros out cold! What a finish! Noel is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bethany Noel!
An out of breath Bethany Noel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.