PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Motrichuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Noir
vs
Motrichuk

191 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

196 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Motrichuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motrichuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noir looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Motrichuk misses with a takedown attempt - Noir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noir throws a low kick but Motrichuk avoids it.
Noir throws a leg kick but Motrichuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Motrichuk has Noir up against the cage in a clinch.
Noir wants to break free but Motrichuk has control.
Noir wants to break free but Motrichuk has control.
Motrichuk keeps control of Noir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Motrichuk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Motrichuk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motrichuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Motrichuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Motrichuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Motrichuk wants to get up but he can't break Noir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Motrichuk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Motrichuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Motrichuk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Motrichuk digs a good hook to Noir's body.

Motrichuk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motrichuk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Noir pushes Motrichuk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Motrichuk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Motrichuk is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Motrichuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noir keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Motrichuk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Noir is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Motrichuk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir throws a right and a left that Motrichuk avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Motrichuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Motrichuk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Motrichuk fails with the takedown.

Motrichuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Motrichuk is taking a breather. Noir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Motrichuk thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Noir to regain full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motrichuk is stalling in the full guard.
Motrichuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Motrichuk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir working a defensive guard here.
Motrichuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nikita Motrichuk just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Motrichuk tries to clinch up.
Motrichuk has a takedown stuffed.
Noir scores with the left hand. Motrichuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Motrichuk tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.

Motrichuk rushes Noir and presses him up against the cage.
Motrichuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Noir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Motrichuk tries to pull guard but Noir won't allow it.
Guy Noir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Motrichuk.

Motrichuk drags the fight down to the ground.

Motrichuk is looking for a triangle but Noir pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Noir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Motrichuk, up you get!
Guy Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir misses with a straight right.
Motrichuk looks for a takedown but Noir sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Motrichuk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good work by Noir as he checks the leg kick.
Motrichuk blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikita Motrichuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikita Motrichuk'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. This is the final round!

Motrichuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Motrichuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Motrichuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noir thows a body shot but no joy.
Motrichuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Noir misses the body punch

and Motrichuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Noir working for a triangle but Motrichuk defends it easily.
Motrichuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motrichuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Noir has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motrichuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noir is looking to stand up but Motrichuk isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Motrichuk wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Motrichuk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motrichuk is looking to stand up but Noir won't let him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Motrichuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noir pinned against the cage. Noir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guy Noir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Motrichuk.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Motrichuk.
Noir misses with a hook. Motrichuk ducked under it nicely.
Motrichuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Noir. No joy for Motrichuk on that attempt.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Motrichuk manages to avoid it.
Guy Noir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Motrichuk.

Motrichuk stands up and beckons Noir to his feet.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Motrichuk forces Noir back against the cage and clinches.

Motrichuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guy Noir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Motrichuk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guy Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikita Motrichuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Motrichuk stands up from Noir's guard - Motrichuk perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikita Motrichuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Motrichuk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Motrichuk!