PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Rodrigues Nogueiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues Nogueiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stemm - Face the Pain. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rodrigues Nogueiro
vs
Wise

180 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antony Rodrigues Nogueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wise.
Rodrigues Nogueiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wise misses with a body shot.
Rodrigues Nogueiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodrigues Nogueiro misses with a wild combination.
Wise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues Nogueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Wise.

Wise is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rodrigues Nogueiro's half guard.
Rodrigues Nogueiro moves into full guard.
Wise with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigues Nogueiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wise advances position into side control!
Wise in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is looking to escape.
Wise is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodrigues Nogueiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Rodrigues Nogueiro is looking for a triangle but Wise pushes his legs off easily.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is looking to stand up but Wise isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodrigues Nogueiro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wise throws a strike but Rodrigues Nogueiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodrigues Nogueiro stopping the sweep attempt from Wise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro tries to stand but Wise is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wise wants to stand up but Rodrigues Nogueiro is controlling him.
Wise looks gassed!
Rodrigues Nogueiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rodrigues Nogueiro checks a low kick from Wise.
Wise throws a series of punches but Rodrigues Nogueiro moves out of range.
Wise dives in and grabs Rodrigues Nogueiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues Nogueiro pushes down on Wise's head and hops out.
Rodrigues Nogueiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Rodrigues Nogueiro with that takedown attempt.
Rodrigues Nogueiro scores with a nice head shot.

Wise shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wise showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodrigues Nogueiro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is pulling down on Wise's head to control his posture.
Wise loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues Nogueiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wise trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Wise prevents Rodrigues Nogueiro from getting back to his feet.

Wise decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rodrigues Nogueiro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wise moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Rodrigues Nogueiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodrigues Nogueiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Rodrigues Nogueiro lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wise gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wise is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wise drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodrigues Nogueiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wise has Rodrigues Nogueiro in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Wise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodrigues Nogueiro fails to pull guard.
Rodrigues Nogueiro wants to stall.
Wise can't get the takedown.

Rodrigues Nogueiro pulls Wise into guard.
Rodrigues Nogueiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wise's guard.
Rodrigues Nogueiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wise pushes Rodrigues Nogueiro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wise feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wise stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigues Nogueiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues Nogueiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wise passes into half guard.

Wise postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rodrigues Nogueiro to stand up.
Rodrigues Nogueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Wise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigues Nogueiro throws a nice looking combination but Wise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wise clinches with his opponent.
Wise tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodrigues Nogueiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodrigues Nogueiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Antony Rodrigues Nogueiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Wise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Wise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodrigues Nogueiro smiles and moves away.
Wise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues Nogueiro.
Wise tries for a takedown but Rodrigues Nogueiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues Nogueiro.

Wise gets caught flat footed, as Rodrigues Nogueiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wise wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodrigues Nogueiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wise is keeping the position for now.
Wise has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise looking for a sweep. Not yet Wise, not yet.
Rodrigues Nogueiro advances to half guard.
Wise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodrigues Nogueiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodrigues Nogueiro's back!
Wise avoiding Rodrigues Nogueiro 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four 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.
Wise scores with strikes from the back.
Wise lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rodrigues Nogueiro hold on?!
Rodrigues Nogueiro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rodrigues Nogueiro tries to reverse the position but Wise maintains control.
Wise wants to control the pace but Rodrigues Nogueiro is squirming around nicely.
Wise lands with some strikes.
Wise working Rodrigues Nogueiro over with strikes here.
Wise scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodrigues Nogueiro wants to control but Wise is having none of it.
Wise working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dennis Wise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rodrigues Nogueiro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wise counters by clinching up.
Wise keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodrigues Nogueiro's efforts to push away.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is pressed up against the cage. Wise has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodrigues Nogueiro down to the mat. Rodrigues Nogueiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodrigues Nogueiro works over Wise's head and body with a nice combination.

Wise throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rodrigues Nogueiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Wise finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wise throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigues Nogueiro blocks nicely.
Rodrigues Nogueiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is trying to hold Wise in close to prevent damage but Wise has managed to pass into half guard.
Wise trying to control the action but Rodrigues Nogueiro is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues Nogueiro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wise jumps into side control!

Wise decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rodrigues Nogueiro to his feet.
Rodrigues Nogueiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely.

Wise scores with a takedown into Rodrigues Nogueiro's guard.
Wise postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wise throws a strike but Rodrigues Nogueiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise has a closed guard, preventing Rodrigues Nogueiro from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rodrigues Nogueiro is looking to improve his position but Wise isn't that keen on the idea.

Wise is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rodrigues Nogueiro is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Wise!