PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loren Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladies Medister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nolan
vs
Medister

208 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loren Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ladies Medister!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nolan as he jumps to the side.
Medister shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense.

Nolan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Medister looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan winds up and cracks Medister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Medister is looking to control Nolan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Medister avoid being mounted?
Nolan trying to control the action but Medister is working from the bottom.
Medister is looking to improve his position.
Nolan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nolan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Medister wants to control but Nolan is keeping busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Nolan. No joy for Medister on that attempt.
Loren Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ladies Medister.
Medister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nolan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medister is fending him off so far but Nolan persists. Nope, Medister circles away and we're back to standing.
Nolan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Medister pinned against the cage. Medister gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nolan defends well and Medister ends up having to push Nolan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Medister looks winded!
Medister closes the distance and clinches up with Nolan, looking for a takedown. Medister pushes Nolan against the cage but Nolan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Nolan instigates a clinch.
Medister tries to pull guard but Nolan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Nolan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nolan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Medister has his takedown stuffed
and Nolan counters with a head kick.
Nolan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nolan wants it to stay on the feet.
As Medister backs away, Nolan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Medister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nolan somewhat.

Nolan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nolan trying to control the action but Medister is working from the bottom.
Nolan scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loren Nolan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Medister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nolan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nolan wants it to stay on the feet.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Loren Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ladies Medister.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Medister sprawls well. Medister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
Medister changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Medister is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nolan's waist but Nolan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Medister off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan dives in and grabs Medister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medister pushes down on Nolan's head and hops out.
A jab from Nolan misses.
Medister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nolan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Medister stuffs the takedown attempt from Nolan. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.

Nolan scores with a takedown into Medister's guard.

Medister isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nolan stacks Medister on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nolan!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan working the ground and pound.
Nolan misses with the ground and pound.

Nolan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck for Nolan with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan with a jab.
Nolan throws out a loose jab but Medister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladies Medister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nolan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Medister avoids it really well and circles away.
Nolan shoots in but Medister avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nolan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Medister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nolan somewhat.
Medister tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nolan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loren Nolan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nolan feints and as Medister raises his hands in defense, Nolan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nolan wants to control from the top but Medister keeps moving.
Nolan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nolan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medister can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan trying to control but Medister is working from the bottom.
Nolan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Medister takes the fight into the clinch.

Nolan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Medister uses from the top position.
Medister trying to control but Nolan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Medister manages to get himself to full guard.

Nolan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Medister working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nolan has passed into half guard!
Medister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nolan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nolan shoots for a double leg takedown but Medister sprawls well. He's pushed Nolan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Medister, which made it look bad.
Nolan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loren Nolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nolan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Medister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nolan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Medister slaps away a takedown attempt from Nolan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan shoots in but no luck this time.
Medister changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Nolan rushes Medister and presses him up against the cage.
Medister should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Nolan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Medister uses from the top position.
Medister preventing the sweep.
Nolan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Medister's guard.

Nolan postures up in Medister's guard and throws a big left but Medister blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nolan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ladies Medister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loren Nolan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loren Nolan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Nolan stands up and waves to Medister to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Loren Nolan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nolan 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loren Nolan!