PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yura Noobert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejro Karesky acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Noobert
vs
Karesky

182 cm
47
187 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

177 cm
35
193 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yura Noobert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Noobert 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Yura Noobert has been cut.

Karesky darts in and clinches Noobert up against the ropes.
Karesky struggles to land a body shot inside as Noobert controls his hands.
Noobert blocks a body shot from Karesky.
Noobert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karesky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karesky just leaning against Noobert, taking a breather.
Karesky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noobert's efforts to push away.
Noobert pushes off an throws an elbow but Karesky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Noobert wants a takedown.
Noobert can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yura Noobert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky lands a good knee to the midsection. Noobert won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Karesky.
Karesky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karesky is trying to stall.
Karesky digs a right hand underneath Noobert's ribcage. Noobert let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Karesky as the two fighters clinch.
Noobert is looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karesky as Noobert tries to tie him up.
Karesky is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karesky receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Noobert tries to land knees in the clinch but Karesky avoids the damage to the body.
Karesky is leaning against Noobert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noobert goes for a takedown attempt but Karesky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Karesky clinches up with Noobert and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands an elbow inside.
Karesky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karesky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Noobert up against the ropes.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noobert up against the ropes.
Karesky lands a shoulder strike.
Noobert letting Karesky take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noobert is trying to push Karesky away but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Karesky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karesky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pejro Karesky.
Karesky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Karesky has managed to clinch.
Karesky lands with a short shot to the head.
Karesky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noobert is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karesky.
Noobert wants a takedown.
Noobert is trying to push Karesky away but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noobert is looking for a takedown.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noobert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karesky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noobert or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karesky.
The referee calls for Karesky to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karesky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karesky is working Noobert over against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Noobert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karesky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yura Noobert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noobert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karesky.
Karesky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noobert back to the ropes. Karesky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Karesky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karesky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karesky lands a good knee to the midsection. Noobert won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Karesky to work.
Karesky lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky connects with a knee to the head.
Noobert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noobert looking to stall.
Karesky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nooberts head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karesky as Noobert tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Karesky.
Noobert has Karesky pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Karesky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karesky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karesky has Noobert pushed against the ropes.
Noobert can't break the clinch.
Noobert wants to get back to striking at distance but Karesky won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Karesky.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karesky scores with a shoulder strike.
Karesky scores with a shot to the side of Noobert's head.
Karesky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karesky presses Noobert against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karesky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noobert or not.
Karesky lands a knee to the head.

Yura Noobert's cut is getting worse.
Karesky lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noobert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karesky.
Nice body punch from Karesky.
Nice elbow from Karesky.
Noobert takes an elbow to the temple.
Karesky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Karesky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky is pressed up against the ropes. Noobert has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karesky down to the mat. Karesky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Noobert tries to keep at a distance but Karesky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pejro Karesky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karesky keeps control of Noobert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noobert wants to get back to striking at distance but Karesky won't allow it.
Karesky avoiding damage as Noobert throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karesky is stalling here.
Karesky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noobert up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pejro Karesky.

Karesky has Noobert up against the ropes in a clinch.
Noobert has Karesky pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Karesky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yura Noobert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noobert is trying to maintain a safe position but Karesky gets an underhook and turns Noobert into the ropes.
Karesky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karesky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karesky gets through Noobert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Yura Noobert's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Noobert is trying to stall.
Karesky lands an elbow just above Noobert 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yura Noobert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Karesky is looking to clinch.
Noobert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Karesky forces Noobert back against the ropes and clinches.
Karesky lands with a right to the head.
Karesky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karesky prevents the takedown attempt.
Karesky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noobert is trying to break the clinch but Karesky is controlling him.
Karesky lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky lands an elbow just above Noobert 's eye.

Jeez, Yura Noobert's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yura Noobert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pejro Karesky! Pejro Karesky retains his middleweight title!