PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Mouth Strikes Again. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
James

190 cm
21
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston James!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James misses with a body shot.
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira slips under a jab from James.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves out of range as James strikes.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.

James gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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 escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James is looking to stand up but Nogueira won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Nogueira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira has control of James's left arm, preventing James from doing any damage.
James wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.

Nogueira has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Nogueira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
James wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Nogueira lands.
James lands with a right hand.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips under a jab.
Nogueira lands a slapping body shot.

James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James stalling away here and it's allowed Nogueira to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James pushing down on Nogueira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but James has passed into side control.
James works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
James scoring with punches and elbows.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
James postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingston James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nogueira moves into the clinch successfully.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but James shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James tries for a takedown but Nogueira manages to get underhooks.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Kingston James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
James throws a lazy right hand but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
Nogueira throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Nogueira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of James's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take James's back!
Nogueira lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nogueira.
Nogueira is not going to allow James to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a big shot to the side of the head.
James staying busy and making it hard for Nogueira to control.
James rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nogueira drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
James is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James gets back to full guard.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Nogueira has passed into half guard.
James landing a few short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
James wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.

Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.

Nogueira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! James escapes and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
James throws an elbow but Nogueira slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nogueira wants to control but James postures up.
Nogueira prevents James from moving into mount.
James working the ground and pound.

James is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nogueira looks calm but he's in trouble here. James gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nogueira is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! James lets go of the hold and Nogueira can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kingston James!