PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel's entrance music is Street Gang. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Noel
vs
Ribeiro

186 cm
25
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Noel clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ribeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Thiago Ribeiro has been cut.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Ribeiro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Noel after a bit of a struggle.
Danny Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Ribeiro.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ribeiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Noel gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Noel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Ribeiro avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Noel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Ribeiro is working for takedown but Noel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ribeiro avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribeiro's brow.
Noel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ribeiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Ribeiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Ribeiro in his tracks for a moment.

Ribeiro is rocked!

That has opened up Thiago Ribeiro's cut even more.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Noel finish him?
Ribeiro blocks the elbow strike.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Noel pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ribeiro! Noel unloads with more strikes and Ribeiro sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Noel!
In his post fight interview, Danny Noel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.