PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Artigo 157 as his entrance music. The key to victory for Patrick Willis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Willis
vs
Nogueira

188 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Fugly Face Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Willis scoring well with a low kick there.
Willis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Willis throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.
Willis scores with a nice body kick.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Willis throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Willis scores with a hook.
Willis tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Patrick Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Willis tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Willis.
Willis is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Willis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis fakes the leg kick and cracks Nogueira in the body.
Willis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
A shot to de liver by Willis. Beautiful body shot.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.

Willis clinches.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Willis has clasped his hands together around Nogueira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Willis scores with punches from side control.
Nogueira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position but Nogueira is working away.
Willis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nogueira some visible discomfort.
Nogueira prevents Willis from moving into mount.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira taking a bit of punishment here - Willis scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Willis connects with a decent elbow.
Nogueira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Willis stands up and beckons Nogueira to his feet.
Willis throws out a powerful jab.
Willis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis.
Willis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willis.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Willis.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Willis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Willis.
Nogueira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Willis clinches up with Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nogueira checks a low kick from Willis.
Willis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Willis.
Willis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Willis misses with a body kick.
Willis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Nogueira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Willis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nogueira, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Willis wants to land a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antonio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Willis thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis is looking to score with low kicks.
Willis throws a lazy body kick

and Nogueira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.

Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Willis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Willis has escaped and now he's on top!
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Willis from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.

Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Willis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Willis manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Willis's guard.
Willis wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.

Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Willis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Willis has escaped and now he's on top!
Willis passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to control but Nogueira is keeping him busy.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Willis winds up and cracks Nogueira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willis is nestled in close to Nogueira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Willis is pressing down on Nogueira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nogueira is holding on for now.

Willis is working for a submission of some sort.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira gets the takedown into side control.
Willis tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.
Nogueira working away.
Nogueira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Willis's legs.

Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willis, who protects the arm well.
Willis tries to escape but Nogueira is in control.
Nogueira advances nicely into full mount.
Patrick Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Willis is in real trouble.

Nogueira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Willis is defending well though. Nogueira let's go of the attempt for now.

Nogueira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Willis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogueira.

Nogueira working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Willis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Willis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Patrick Willis is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willis.
Willis scores with the left hand. Nogueira knows he should have avoided that one.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis is looking to chop away at Nogueira's legs.
A leg kick checked by Nogueira.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Willis.
A bone on bone clash there as Nogueira blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Willis.
Willis scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis wants to slow Nogueira down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.

Willis gets a clinch.
Willis gets underhooks to prevent Nogueira's takedown attempt.
Willis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Patrick Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.

Willis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nogueira regains guard.

Willis 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.
Willis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.

Nogueira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nogueira has Willis in his guard.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Willis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
Willis prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Willis is nestled in close to Nogueira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Willis 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.
Willis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Willis.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a couple of digs.
Willis preventing the sweep.
Willis cracks Nogueira with a solid left hand.
Willis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willis landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Willis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard.
Nogueira prevents Willis from getting back to his feet.
Willis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Willis tries to get out of the position.

Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Willis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Willis has escaped and now he's on top!
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.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
Willis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Willis 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Willis!