PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between faisal nosho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Nobre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx- Gold Digger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

nosho
vs
Nobre

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, faisal nosho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Nobre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from nosho does no damage.
Miguel Nobre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nosho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nobre shoots in and drives through. nosho sprawls well.
nosho throws a hook to the side of Nobre's head but Nobre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nobre shoots in but nosho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
faisal nosho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Nobre.
Nobre looks gassed!
Nobre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says nosho as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from nosho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobre dodges the punch combination from nosho.
Nobre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and nosho counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nosho trying to control the position from guard on top but Nobre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nobre has a closed guard, preventing nosho from standing up.
Nobre keeping moving, preventing nosho from controlling successfully.
Nobre wants to control the position but nosho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Nobre actively working from the bottom here.
nosho tries to stand and escape but Nobre is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Nobre trying to control but nosho postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nosho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nobre circles away quickly and effectively.
nosho throws a hook but Nobre blocks it.
nosho tries to clinch up but Nobre circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nobre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

nosho drops Nobre with a nice combination! nosho dives into Nobre's guard, looking to finish!

Nobre is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Nobre has been cut.

Nobre has an active guard here but nosho has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobre wants to control but nosho is keeping busy.

nosho escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nobre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from nosho.
nosho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nobre.
Nobre with a lazy takedown attempt
and nosho counters with a series of strikes. Nobre will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling nosho to counter with a crisp jab.
nosho misses with the combination.
Nobre shoots and misses
and nosho counters with a three punch combo that has Nobre backing up. Nobre nods at nosho to acknowledge the strikes.
nosho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nobre is trying desperately to land a takedown but nosho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nobre.
Nobre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and nosho counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nosho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nobre pinned against the cage. Nobre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobre with a poor takedown
and nosho counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

faisal nosho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Nobre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nobre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? nosho is fending him off so far but Nobre persists. Nope, nosho circles away and we're back to standing.
Nobre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by nosho.
Nobre slips a jab and a cross from nosho.
Nobre shoots in looking for a takedown. nosho tries to sprawl out of it but Nobre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. nosho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
nosho throws a series of punches but Nobre moves out of range.
nosho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
nosho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nosho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nobre.
faisal nosho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Nobre.
nosho looks to land a combination but Nobre avoids it well.
faisal nosho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nobre fails with a takedown attempt.
nosho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
nosho tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
nosho throws a nice looking combination but Nobre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - nosho scores with a four punch combination!
nosho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
nosho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
nosho looks to land a combination but Nobre avoids it well.
Nobre is trying hard to land a takedown here. nosho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
nosho with a nice cross.
nosho throws a right hand that Nobre ducks under and follows up with a left that Nobre also avoids with ease.
Nobre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with nosho but nosho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
nosho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from nosho as Nobre shoots in.
nosho tries to clinch up.
nosho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nobre shoots for a takedown but nosho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
nosho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nobre misses with a takedown attempt
and nosho counters with a two punch combo.
Nobre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but nosho avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

nosho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nobre trying to keep a closed guard but nosho is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
nosho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nobre's guard.

Nobre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

faisal nosho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Nobre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

nosho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nobre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nobre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and nosho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from nosho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nosho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nobre misses with a takedown

and nosho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nosho tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nobre.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobre holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nobre punching from the bottom.
Nobre trying to control but nosho postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nobre tries to get to full guard but nosho has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nobre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling nosho to counter with a crisp jab.
faisal nosho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Nobre.
nosho wants to clinch.
nosho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nobre can do to turn this around?
Nobre misses with a takedown attempt
and nosho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
nosho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nobre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. nosho defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nosho is looking to clinch.
Nobre misses with a takedown attempt - nosho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
nosho fails with a takedown attempt.
Nobre misses with a takedown attempt
and nosho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nobre shoots and misses
and nosho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
nosho tries to clinch up but Nobre circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from nosho does no damage.
Nobre misses with a takedown
and nosho counters with a two punch combo.
nosho leaves Nobre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for nosho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nosho is looking to clinch but Nobre is avoiding it.
Miguel Nobre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
faisal nosho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nosho shoots in and drives through. Nobre sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
faisal nosho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well nosho 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... faisal nosho!