PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Paulo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mine Bolao (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.

Paulo Nogueira
vs
Bolao

193 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Win Nutritional RJ

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, Antonio Paulo Nogueira!
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, Mine Bolao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira shoots in but Bolao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Bolao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Paulo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolao moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Bolao tries to clinch up.
Bolao fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bolao has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolao smiles and moves away.

Bolao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bolao takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira is trying to stand.
Nogueira has hold of Bolao's hands but Bolao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bolao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolao lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolao wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Bolao slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.
Bolao thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Bolao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolao lands strikes from half guard.
Bolao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bolao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bolao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira taking some punishment here, with Bolao in his half guard.
Bolao is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bolao looks gassed!

Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
Bolao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira tries to kick Bolao off but Bolao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolao looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bolao landing with the ground and pound.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bolao!
Bolao throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Nogueira is working for a guillotine from mount but Bolao frees his head quite easily.
Bolao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira avoids the attempt from Bolao to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocks Bolao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bolao tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Nogueira working for a submission but Bolao is keeping him at bay.
Bolao throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nogueira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bolao because Nogueira loaded up on that one.
Nogueira blocks Bolao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bolao tries to reverse the position but Nogueira maintains control.

Nogueira looking to isolate an arm here. Bolao doesn't see it coming and as Nogueira extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nogueira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Paulo Nogueira!