PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio Nogueira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aruba
vs
Nogueira

175 cm
22
162 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

193 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Aruba!
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, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aruba closes the distance and clinches up with Nogueira, looking for a takedown. Aruba pushes Nogueira against the cage but Nogueira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Aruba dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Aruba avoids the elbow strike from Nogueira, against the cage.
Aruba takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mauricio Aruba has been cut.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aruba avoids the elbow strike from Nogueira, against the cage.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Aruba taking a breather.
Aruba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nogueira smiles and moves away.

Aruba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nogueira was covering up waiting for the punch and Aruba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aruba stops Nogueira from standing up.

Aruba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aruba stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aruba trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.

Aruba drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Aruba off! Aruba jumps back into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aruba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aruba is breathing heavily.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aruba is one step ahead there.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aruba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aruba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira lands a head kick. Aruba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira gets a clinch.
Aruba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nogueira smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Aruba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aruba tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.

Nogueira darts in and clinches Aruba up against the cage.
Aruba takes an elbow to the temple.
Aruba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aruba blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Aruba looking to stall.
Aruba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nogueira throws an elbow that misses.
Aruba trying to control the position but instead, Nogueira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aruba into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aruba's defenses.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Aruba avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Aruba 's eye.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Aruba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aruba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Aruba shrugs off.
Aruba avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aruba's defenses.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Aruba is rocked!
Nogueira throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Aruba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Aruba seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Aruba in his tracks for a moment.
Aruba lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
Aruba blocks an elbow strike.
Aruba blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nogueira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aruba's brow.
Aruba blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aruba's defenses.
Aruba pushes off an throws an elbow but Nogueira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.
Aruba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aruba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aruba.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Aruba in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Aruba in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aruba takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Aruba in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
Aruba blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aruba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Aruba 's eye.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Aruba shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victorio Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Aruba'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 clinches.
Aruba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aruba avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Aruba wants to get back to striking at distance but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Aruba shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aruba takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira blocks an elbow strike.
Nogueira throws an elbow that misses.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Aruba in his tracks for a moment.
Aruba blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Aruba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nogueira blocks an elbow strike from Aruba.
Aruba blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aruba blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aruba's defenses.
Aruba blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Aruba! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Nogueira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victorio Nogueira!