PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Noodles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Winterbottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winterbottom has chosen "Flawless" by The Ones as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Noodles
vs
Winterbottom

220 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Noodles!
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, Mark Winterbottom!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winterbottom connects with a nice looking jab.
Winterbottom lands a glancing blow to the side of Noodles's head.
Winterbottom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noodles in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winterbottom.
Noodles staying out of range there.
Winterbottom misses with a hook. Noodles ducked under it nicely.
Noodles walks into a jab.
Winterbottom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Noodles forces Winterbottom back against the cage and clinches.
Noodles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Noodles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winterbottom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Noodles.

Noodles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winterbottom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winterbottom misses with a series of wild punches.
Winterbottom lands with a straight right. Noodles didn't see that one coming.
Noodles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noodles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winterbottom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winterbottom lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterbottom's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winterbottom duly obliges.

It looks like Gustavo Noodles has been cut.
Noodles is looking to land body kicks.
Winterbottom tries to score with a low kick but Noodles moves his leg out of the way.
Noodles misses with a few strikes there.
Winterbottom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winterbottom swings for the body but Noodles moves out of range.

Noodles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winterbottom to the mat! Winterbottom manages to get full guard.
Noodles trying to control but Winterbottom is working from the bottom.
Winterbottom managing to control the position.
Noodles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winterbottom is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Winterbottom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winterbottom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noodles is looking to improve his position.

Winterbottom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winterbottom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noodles keeps working.

Winterbottom wants to work for an arm triangle but Noodles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winterbottom is looking to advance position but Noodles won't allow it.
Noodles trying to control but Winterbottom postures up.
Noodles is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noodles wants to get back to his feet.

Winterbottom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winterbottom sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Winterbottom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noodles is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noodles is working hard here to advance position.

Winterbottom wants to work for an arm triangle but Noodles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winterbottom is trying to control. Noodles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Noodles is defending against the submission attempts here by Winterbottom.
Winterbottom is pressing down on Noodles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noodles is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Winterbottom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Noodles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noodles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noodles slips a jab and a cross from Winterbottom.
Winterbottom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winterbottom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Winterbottom misses.
Winterbottom looks for the body kick but Noodles saw that one coming.
Noodles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winterbottom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winterbottom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noodles.
Winterbottom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winterbottom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winterbottom swinging wilding here.
Mark Winterbottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noodles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winterbottom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noodles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winterbottom as he avoids it easily.
Noodles fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noodles checks a leg kick.
Winterbottom looks to land a right hand but Noodles moved out of range.
Winterbottom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterbottom looks to land a left hand but Noodles moved out of range nicely.

Noodles moves into the clinch.
Noodles lands an uppercut.

Noodles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winterbottom throws a big shot that misses.

Noodles rushes Winterbottom and presses him up against the cage.

Noodles breaks from the clinch.
Winterbottom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winterbottom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winterbottom throws a series of punches but Noodles moves out of range.
Winterbottom dips to his left and cracks Noodles with an uppercut!
Winterbottom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winterbottom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winterbottom tries to bum rush Noodles with a series of wild strikes but Noodles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winterbottom lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winterbottom tries to work over Noodles's front leg with a kick but Noodles checks it.
Winterbottom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noodles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winterbottom circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Noodles takes the fight into the clinch.
Noodles lands a knee to the head.

Noodles gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Winterbottom moves into full guard.
Winterbottom looking to control.
Winterbottom looking for a sweep. Not yet Winterbottom, not yet.

Winterbottom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Noodles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Noodles won't allow Winterbottom to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterbottom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Winterbottom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Noodles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noodles trying to control but Winterbottom is working from the bottom.

Winterbottom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Noodles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Winterbottom is tightening it up a little... Noodles has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Noodles reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Noodles taps out! nice BJJ there by Winterbottom!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Winterbottom!