PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Moment. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Noel
vs
Jonhson

188 cm
28
199 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

190 cm
34
200 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Noel takes one on the button.
Jonhson scoring well with a low kick there.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Jonhson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Jonhson.
Noel throws a leg kick but Jonhson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jonhson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ava Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Noel's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jonhson looks to land a right hand but Noel moved out of range.
Jonhson scores with a nice body kick.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Noel blocks the low kick.
Jonhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Jonhson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jonhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonhson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noel to score with a decent uppercut.
Jonhson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Jonhson scores with a jab. Noel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
Noel misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noel throws a series of punches but Jonhson moves out of range.
Noel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jonhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noel.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a glancing blow to the side of Noel's head.
Decent striking displayed by Noel there.
An inside leg kick from Jonhson misses.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Jonhson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonhson slips under a jab.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Jonhson misses.
Noel connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
Jonhson clobbers Noel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Noel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhson misses with a looping right.
Jonhson throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noel throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
Noel throws a head kick but Jonhson moves out of range.
Noel walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
Jonhson looks to land a combination. Noel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jonhson.
Nice defenses there by Jonhson.
Jonhson looks to throw the jab but Noel is out of range.
Jonhson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noel.
Jonhson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Noel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson tries to move into range but Noel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a hook but Noel blocks it.
Noel misses with a hook. Jonhson ducked under it nicely.
Jonhson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jonhson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel throws a one two combo.
Jonhson misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Jonhson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Jonhson misses its intended target.
Noel misses with a double jab.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Jonhson saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a hook but Noel avoids it easily.
Noel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonhson misses with a low kick.
Jonhson connects with a jab.
Jonhson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noel checks it well.
Noel blocks a jab.
Jonhson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Danga de danga de dang - Noel scores with a four punch combination!
A punch lands to the side of Noel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel misses with a hook.
Noel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonhson.
A big left from Noel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ava Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jonhson scores with a jab. Noel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Jonhson's shoulder, as Jonhson tries to avoid the shot.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel moves out of range as Jonhson throws a body kick.
Jonhson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noel connects with the punch.
Jonhson lands a jab.
Noel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Noel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a straight right.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Jonhson moved out of range nicely.
Jonhson needs to keep his hands up - Noel had a free shot at his head there.
Noel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonhson.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Ava Noel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Noel.
A big right from Jonhson misses.
Noel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noel cracks the inside of Jonhson's front leg.
Noel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That has opened up Jeff Jonhson's cut even more.
Noel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noel duly obliges.
A jab from Noel misses.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Jonhson moves away and avoids it.
Noel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jonhson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jonhson blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel misses with a straight right.
Jonhson lunges at Noel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noel's hand.
Jonhson is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel slips a jab from Jonhson.
Noel dips to his left and cracks Jonhson with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Noel - just one landing.
Jonhson throws a nice head kick!
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonhson. Jonhson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jonhson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson staying out of range there.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonhson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noel misses with a hook. Jonhson ducked under it nicely.
Jonhson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jonhson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.
Noel throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Jonhson ducks right into an uppercut from Noel.
Jonhson lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
Noel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson tries to work over Noel's front leg with a kick but Noel checks it.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jonhson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jonhson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Jonhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jonhson throws a solid leg kick but Noel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a hook but Noel blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson dodges the punch combination from Noel.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Noel cracks Jonhson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jonhson looks for the body kick but Noel saw that one coming.
Noel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonhson.
Noel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson misses with a leg kick.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Jonhson's shoulder, as Jonhson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Jonhson blocks a jab.
Jonhson throws a lazy uppercut
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonhson throws a low kick but Noel moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ava Noel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jonhson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noel.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Noel moved away.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Jonhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noel.
Noel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Jonhson's shoulder, as Jonhson tries to avoid the shot.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Jonhson.
Jonhson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Jonhson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonhson throws a nice looking combination but Noel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonhson scores with the left hand. Noel knows he should have avoided that one.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Jonhson ducks down to avoid it.
Jonhson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jonhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jonhson is looking to score with low kicks.
Noel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jonhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noel.
Noel checks a low kick from Jonhson.
A big left from Jonhson misses.
Noel throws a low kick but Jonhson avoids it.
Jonhson sizes up Noel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jonhson moves out of range of the strikes.
Noel walks into a straight right hand from Jonhson.
Jonhson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jonhson throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Jonhson moved out of range nicely.
Jonhson drops his hands momentarily and Noel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noel swings widly with a right hand
and Jonhson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Noel throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Jonhson moves away and avoids it.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jonhson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel missing with a left hand there. Jonhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Noel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jonhson doesn't seem phased though.
Jonhson is looking to land body kicks.
Jonhson looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
Jonhson throws a front kick that sends Noel stumbling back into the cage.
Jonhson defending well as Noel loads up on a big left hand.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Jonhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonhson slips a straight right by Noel.
Jonhson swinging wildly here.
Noel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
Jonhson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Jonhson. That snapped Noel's head back.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Jonhson.
Jonhson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jonhson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonhson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ava Noel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jeff Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonhson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noel.
Noel with a jab.
Noel throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
Jonhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noel wants to slow Jonhson down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Jonhson moves away and avoids it.
Noel moves out of range of the leg kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson wants to land a leg kick but Noel is out of range.
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!
Jonhson misses with a hook
and Noel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jonhson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a straight left.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jonhson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a head kick. Noel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhson tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Noel cracks Jonhson with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jonhson misses the target.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Jonhson.
Well Noel 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ava Noel!
After the big win, Ava Noel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.