PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Mavromatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mavromatis has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andreas Mavromatis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Noteboom
vs
Mavromatis

178 cm
24
182 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
196 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

KAISER
Brute

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Mavromatis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mavromatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Mavromatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mavromatis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis throws a shot from downtown. De Noteboom moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Mavromatis.
De Noteboom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mavromatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Noteboom.
Mavromatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Noteboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mavromatis. That's going to slow De Noteboom down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown. Mavromatis tries to sprawl out of it but De Noteboom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mavromatis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Noteboom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mavromatis's waist but Mavromatis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Noteboom off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mavromatis gets off balance looking for a body kick

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Mavromatis dodges it nicely.
Mavromatis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mavromatis wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Mavromatis dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mavromatis won't allow De Noteboom to pass to mount.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mavromatis's head.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom is keen to just control but Mavromatis is a slippery customer.
De Noteboom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mavromatis's thigh. Mavromatis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom is fighting to break Mavromatis's control of his arms but Mavromatis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mavromatis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Noteboom shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert De Noteboom will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Noteboom.
Mavromatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Mavromatis.
A punch combination from Mavromatis misses.
Mavromatis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mavromatis misses with a wild body shot.
Mavromatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
Mavromatis misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by De Noteboom as he checks the leg kick.
De Noteboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mavromatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Noteboom's sensitive parts.
Mavromatis throws a body kick that misses.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom staying out of range there.
Mavromatis thuds his shin into the meat of De Noteboom's side.
Mavromatis throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Andreas Mavromatis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mavromatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Mavromatis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mavromatis throws a head kick but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Mavromatis throws a push kick but De Noteboom slaps the foot to one side.
Mavromatis looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Mavromatis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mavromatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mavromatis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Noteboom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mavromatis pinned against the cage. Mavromatis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis misses the jab.

De Noteboom shoots in and bounces Mavromatis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Noteboom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Mavromatis has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom looking to pass the guard.
De Noteboom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Mavromatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Mavromatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mavromatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mavromatis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Noteboom fails with a takedown attempt.
Mavromatis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Noteboom has time to react.
Mavromatis throws a lazy body kick

and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Noteboom trying to control but Mavromatis is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom distracts Mavromatis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom stands and throws Mavromatis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mavromatis wants to get back to his feet but De Noteboom drags him back down.
De Noteboom working the body and head with strikes.
De Noteboom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mavromatis defending against the ground and pound.
De Noteboom happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a strike aimed at the side of Mavromatis's head but Mavromatis avoids it well.
De Noteboom is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Noteboom is trying to move to mount but Mavromatis reverses beautifully and ends up in De Noteboom's guard.
Mavromatis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas Mavromatis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mavromatis throws a predictable looking body shot

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mavromatis won't be happy with that.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Mavromatis defends.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Mavromatis is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is chipping away with strikes.
Robert De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mavromatis is trying to control De Noteboom's posture but De Noteboom avoids it.
De Noteboom postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mavromatis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mavromatis gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom is taking a breather. Mavromatis 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert De Noteboom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Noteboom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert De Noteboom!