PBP Commentary

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

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Dong

194 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huge Dong!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Dong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dong staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.

Dong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nogueira closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the cage.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Dong manages to get underhooks.
Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nogueira jumps guard and drags Dong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Dong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dong has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Dong is controlling him.
Nogueira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good exchange - Nogueira coming out on top.
Dong clinches but Nogueira breaks the clinch

and Nogueira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong with a knee to the head.
Nogueira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dong stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Nogueira is working for takedown but Dong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Dong tries to clinch but Nogueira moves away
and Nogueira counters with a big head kick but Dong shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side
letting Nogueira counter with a right hand.
Nogueira looks to land a body kick but Dong moved away.

Dong clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Dong looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nogueira looking to slow down the pace here.
Dong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Dong won't allow it.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Dong manages to get underhooks.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dong closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side
and Nogueira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dong tries to clinch up
and Nogueira counters with a one-two to the body.
Dong closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side

and Nogueira counters with a single leg into guard. Dong didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dong tries to clinch
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nogueira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dong really felt that one!

Nogueira clinches up against the cage.

Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.

Nogueira looking for subs off his back but Dong has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dong tries to stand and escape but Nogueira actually recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Dong from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Nogueira working for a triangle but Dong defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Nogueira shoots in but no luck this time.
Dong throws a head kick that Nogueira semi-blocks.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dong tries to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a high kick!
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong defending well as Nogueira loads up on a big left hand.
Dong tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Nogueira lands a jab to Dong's midsection.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huge Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huge Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.

Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Dong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Dong is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Dong throws a knee to the head but misses.

Nogueira manages to pull guard.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nogueira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dong sees it coming and defends easily.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Dong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Dong wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Dong is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Nogueira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dong just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira wants a takedown but no success here.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.

Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Dong tries to clinch up

and Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Nogueira throwing strikes but Dong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nogueira tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nogueira is working to get back to half guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dong controlling from mount.
Nogueira wants to hold on but Dong pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

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