PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Hark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noble
vs
Hark

181 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeromy Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randal Hark!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hark misses with a looping right.
Noble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hark sprawls and moves away.
Hark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hark tries to score with a low kick but Noble moves his leg out of the way.
Hark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noble throws a big counter combination but Hark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hark throws a left and a right that both miss

and Noble moves into the clinch.

Noble manages to break the clinch.

Hark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Noble to the ground. Hark is now in Noble's guard.
Noble throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hark lands a couple of elbows.

Noble is looking for a triangle but Hark pushes his legs off easily.
Noble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hark wanted to stand there but Noble had control of the position.
Hark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hark throwing strikes from guard but Noble blocks nicely.
Hark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hark trying to control but Noble is working from the bottom.
Hark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hark forces his way into half guard.
Noble tries to kick Hark off in order to stand up. Hark Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Noble tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hark presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Noble bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hark has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Noble has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hark throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hark holds on to Noble's head and controls the position momentarily.
Noble working away.
Noble throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hark works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hark tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noble in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hark tries to get to full guard but Noble has control of the leg.
Noble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hark defending well though.
Noble looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hark is trying to escape back to his feet but Noble uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hark tries to improve position but can't.
Hark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Noble.
Hark is trying to control Noble's posture but Noble avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble working the head and body with strikes.
Noble cracks Hark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Noble cracks Hark with a big elbow.
Hark can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeromy Noble dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noble has Hark up against the cage in a clinch.
Hark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noble's efforts to push away.

Hark jumps into guard, dragging Noble to the mat.
Hark trying to keep a closed guard but Noble is proving a slippery customer.
Hark being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hark is trying to keep Noble in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Noble avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble wants to control from the top but Hark keeps moving.
Hark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noble is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hark trying to keep a closed guard but Noble is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Noble cracks Hark with a solid left hand.
Noble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hark looking to control.
Noble lands a couple of digs.

Hark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Noble defends it easily.
Hark looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Noble postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noble working some strikes from top position.
Noble throwing strikes but missing.
Hark wants to sweep but no luck.
Noble slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hark.
Hark is looking to control Noble's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hark avoid being mounted?
Noble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hark wants to improve his position but Noble is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Noble lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noble scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noble slips a nice elbow through Hark's hands, connecting with Hark's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noble is working away from the top position though.
Hark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noble haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeromy Noble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Noble wants to get back to his feet.
Noble wants to improve his position but Hark is controlling well.

Noble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hark pulls his head out easily.
Hark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Noble is trying to stand up here but Hark is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Hark there.
Jeromy Noble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noble keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hark stops Noble from getting back to his feet.
Noble wants to get back to full guard.
Noble is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Noble tries to kick Hark off but Hark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hark trying to control from Noble's half guard. Noble has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Hark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Noble, up you get!
Noble fails with a takedown attempt.

Noble moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Noble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Hark.

Hark forces Noble back against the cage and clinches.

Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noble swats away the attempt to clinch by Hark.
Hark throws a body kick that misses

and Noble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hark has one foot on Noble's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hark tries to close the distance and clinch but Noble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Noble has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hark is on him like a limpet, forcing Noble back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hark tightens his grip and picks Noble up, before dumping him to the ground. Noble manages to land in guard.
Noble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hark is one step ahead there.
Noble wants to stand but Hark is controlling the position.
Hark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noble's head.
Hark wanted to stand there but Noble had control of the position.
Hark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noble swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Noble is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hark defends well.
Noble wants to sweep but no luck.

Noble had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hark defends it easily.
Hark trying to control the position from guard on top but Noble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hark controlling from the top position.
Hark wants to control from the top but Noble keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randal Hark.
Well Noble 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeromy Noble!