PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nogueira
vs
Bone

191 cm
18
256 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Behold The Beast

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ham Bone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bone's head backwards.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.

Bone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bone controlling the action here.
Bone 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.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Bone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bone lands a couple of elbows.
Bone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nogueira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Nogueira has his foot on Bone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bone works his way back into a safe position though.
Bone advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone wants to take a breather but Nogueira is having none of it.
Bone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
Bone turns into Nogueira and is now in his guard.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone postures up and lands a big shot to Nogueira's brow.
Nogueira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bone is now in half guard.
Bone slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.
Nogueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Bone is pressing down on Nogueira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nogueira is holding on for now.
Bone 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bone jumps into side control!
Nogueira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bone in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nogueira to see if he's OK.
Nogueira tries to buck Bone off but Bone is having none of it.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone works to advance to full mount. Nogueira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bone lands with some strikes.
Nogueira is trying to escape the mount.
Bone looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira taking shots to the head.
Bone dominating with strikes here.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Bone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Bone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bone lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bone there.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bone wants to clinch.
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Bone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nogueira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bone chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone working some strikes from top position.

Bone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Decent striking displayed by Bone there.

Bone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nogueira did well to prevent Bone getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone working over Nogueira with some ground and pound. Nogueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bone working Nogueira over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Bone there.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Bone is looking to pass Nogueira's guard but actually Nogueira recovers to full guard.
Ham Bone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Bone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bone distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Nogueira has his foot on Bone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bone works his way back into a safe position though.
Nogueira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bone has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Bone landing some decent shots from guard.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Bone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Bone scores with a takedown into Nogueira's guard.

Bone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bone has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Bone works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bone passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bone working Nogueira over with strikes.

Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nogueira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bone doesn't defend quickly enough and Nogueira has managed to lock this one up! Can Bone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nogueira on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Nogueira!