PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ysherehdrid Oklprehadbng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Noxus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oklprehadbng
vs
Noxus

188 cm
19
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ysherehdrid Oklprehadbng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Draven Noxus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oklprehadbng shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oklprehadbng pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noxus is keeping the position for now.
Oklprehadbng is looking to stand up but Noxus won't let him.
Oklprehadbng stopping the sweep attempt from Noxus.
Oklprehadbng tries to free his leg and advance position but Noxus is retaining full guard.
Noxus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Noxus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oklprehadbng controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oklprehadbng trying to stand up but can't free himself from Noxus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oklprehadbng seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Ysherehdrid Oklprehadbng wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oklprehadbng looks for the body kick but Noxus saw that one coming.
Oklprehadbng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noxus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oklprehadbng misses with a kick to the body.
Noxus circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Noxus.

Oklprehadbng shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oklprehadbng controlling the action here.
Noxus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oklprehadbng.
Noxus trying to hold on to Oklprehadbng's head to control him but Oklprehadbng postures up.
Noxus is staying active underneath Oklprehadbng, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Noxus can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noxus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oklprehadbng has gone for a leg lock! Noxus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Oklprehadbng's guard.
Noxus stays in close to Oklprehadbng's body and controls the position.
Oklprehadbng keeping moving, preventing Noxus from controlling successfully.
Noxus landing with the ground and pound.
Oklprehadbng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noxus is one step ahead there.
Noxus scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noxus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noxus throwing strikes but missing.
Oklprehadbng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noxus.
Noxus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Oklprehadbng manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oklprehadbng showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noxus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noxus controls Oklprehadbng momentarily but Oklprehadbng frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ysherehdrid Oklprehadbng dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oklprehadbng looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oklprehadbng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noxus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Oklprehadbng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Noxus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Noxus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oklprehadbng trying to control the action but Noxus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oklprehadbng trying to mount his opponent but Noxus defends it.

Oklprehadbng seems to be looking for submissions.
Oklprehadbng is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oklprehadbng is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Noxus reverses the position - he's now on top in Oklprehadbng's guard.
Noxus distracts Oklprehadbng with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxus stands and throws Oklprehadbng's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Noxus scoring with punches from side control.
Oklprehadbng taking punishment in the form of punches.
Noxus tries to advance to mount but Oklprehadbng denies him.
Oklprehadbng is trying to improve his position.
Oklprehadbng is working hard here to advance position.
Noxus working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noxus working the ground and pound.
Noxus scores with a couple of short elbows.

Noxus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Noxus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Noxus cracks Oklprehadbng with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oklprehadbng wants to control but Noxus postures up.
Noxus working the head and body with strikes.
Noxus scoring with punches and elbows.
Noxus grinds an elbow into Oklprehadbng's temple.
Check out the look on Noxus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noxus scoring with punches and elbows.
Noxus looks up at the clock and then as Oklprehadbng takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Noxus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Oklprehadbng is rocked!

Noxus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Noxus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noxus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oklprehadbng takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Noxus scoring with punches and elbows.

Noxus tries for a kimura but Oklprehadbng is defending well.
Oklprehadbng takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oklprehadbng is trying to buck Noxus off.
Noxus lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Noxus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oklprehadbng knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oklprehadbng takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draven Noxus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Noxus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oklprehadbng to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Noxus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oklprehadbng flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oklprehadbng is not content to let Noxus control the position.
Noxus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noxus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Noxus not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noxus wants to control but Oklprehadbng is keeping him busy.
Noxus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Noxus working the head and body with strikes.
Noxus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noxus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Draven Noxus has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noxus lands a nice short elbow.
Noxus slips a nice elbow through Oklprehadbng's hands, connecting with Oklprehadbng's forehead.
Oklprehadbng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noxus.
Oklprehadbng is refusing to be controlled, as Noxus sits in half guard.
Noxus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Noxus working Oklprehadbng over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxus is looking to take a break and control but Oklprehadbng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oklprehadbng tries to roll over but Noxus keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Noxus there.
Oklprehadbng gets full guard.
Noxus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oklprehadbng trying to control the position.
Oklprehadbng 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.
Noxus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Noxus with a nice head shot there.
Oklprehadbng keeping moving, preventing Noxus from controlling successfully.
Noxus tries to free his leg and advance position but Oklprehadbng is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noxus is still trying to improve position.
Oklprehadbng manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Noxus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oklprehadbng content just to control the position here.
Noxus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oklprehadbng has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oklprehadbng is looking to stand but Oklprehadbng has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Noxus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noxus trying to control here.
Noxus manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Draven Noxus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noxus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draven Noxus!