PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cachorro Louco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cachorro Louco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nogueira
vs
Louco

196 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cachorro Louco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Louco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nogueira defends it well.
Nogueira controlling the position well.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Louco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Louco!
Louco is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a head shot.
Louco tries to buck Nogueira off but he can't manage it.
Nogueira unloading with bombs!
Nogueira thowing shots but they're missing.
Louco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Louco gets back to half guard.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Louco won't allow it.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Louco is working away.
Nogueira prevents Louco from improving his position.
Nogueira trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louco tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nogueira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Louco looks gassed!
Louco is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
Louco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Cachorro Louco has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nogueira working Louco over with strikes here.
Louco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Louco is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira with the ground and pound from mount.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nogueira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nogueira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Anderson Nogueira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nogueira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louco is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cachorro Louco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nogueira fails with the takedown

and Louco counters with a takedown into side control.
Nogueira wants to control but Louco postures up.

Louco tries for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nogueira keeping control of the position.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Louco is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position.

Louco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nogueira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nogueira has escaped and now he's on top!
Nogueira cracks Louco with a solid left hand.
Louco being controlled here, momentarily.
Nogueira passes Louco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Louco has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louco 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.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louco defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Nogueira seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Louco is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Louco wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nogueira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Louco for as long as he can get away with.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louco wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Louco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Louco actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nogueira works his way into side control.
Nogueira controls the position from side control.

Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nogueira advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.
Nogueira cracks Louco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nogueira lands a big elbow.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Louco can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Nogueira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cachorro Louco's cut.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Louco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louco is keeping the position for now.

Louco looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nogueira has picked Louco up and slammed him! Louco can't keep hold of the triangle and Nogueira manages to pass to side control!
Louco is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nogueira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Louco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Louco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Nogueira tries for a kimura but Louco is defending well.

Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Louco is letting Nogueira control him for a moment.
Louco tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira staying calm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Louco is defending well.
Louco sneaks back into half guard.
Nogueira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Louco is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Louco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louco is looking to get back to full guard here but Nogueira has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.

Nogueira is working for a guillotine from mount but Louco frees his head quite easily.
Anderson Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Louco looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a big shot there that rocks Louco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nogueira blocks Louco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nogueira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Nogueira has control of Louco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Louco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the head.
Louco can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cachorro Louco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nogueira 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Nogueira!