PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jody mr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mr
vs
Nogueira

220 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jody mr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

mr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nogueira's guard.
mr wants to stand but Nogueira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mr!

mr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nogueira.
mr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Nogueira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, mr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
mr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as mr is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nogueira gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.

mr gets a clinch.
mr cracks Nogueira with a nice body shot.
mr lands a shot to the body.

mr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nogueira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira looks gassed!

mr working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
mr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nogueira trying to control but mr is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! mr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and mr manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into mr's guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mr is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

mr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nogueira is aware though and is defending well.

mr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nogueira escapes and throws mr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
An elbow from Nogueira crashes against the mat.

Nogueira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, mr has escaped the position, nice work there.
mr is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but mr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mr tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira works to advance to full mount. mr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Nogueira working for a submission but mr is keeping him at bay.

Nogueira has isolated one of mr's arms. mr looking to fight him off but Nogueira twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Nogueira!