PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hara
vs
Nogueira

186 cm
23
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
256 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hara avoids the body shot from Nogueira.

Hara gets a clinch.
Hara lands a nice elbow.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
Nogueira darts in trying to clinch

and Hara counters by moving into the clinch.

Hara manages to break the clinch.
Hara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Hara tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Hara.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Hara.

Hara has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Michael Hara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Nogueira has Hara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Hara.

It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Hara lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hara obliges.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Hara throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hara moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hara lands a knee to the body.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hara landing knees to the body.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hara just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hara breaks the clinch.
Hara tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Hara doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.

Nogueira tries to keep at a distance but Hara has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hara breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira lands a two punch combo.
Nogueira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hara moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hara.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body. Hara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Hara rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara lands a knee to the body.
Hara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hara lands a damaging elbow.

Hara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
Hara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hara lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.

Hara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nogueira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Hara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hara effectively controlling the action here.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hara walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hara clinches with his opponent.

Hara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nogueira connects with a single shot there.

Hara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hara.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Hara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Hara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hara has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Hara slowing the pace effectively.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
Nogueira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hara rather than just go for the knockout.
Nogueira falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hara counter with a right hand.

Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hara wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira prevents Hara from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira stops Hara from getting back to his feet.
Hara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hara missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira not doing much here.
Hara tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hara pushes Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Hara working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Hara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hara misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nogueira lands with a shot to the body.
Hara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hara throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Hara is just out of range.
Hara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body. Hara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueira digs a good body shot into Hara's ribs.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Hara is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Nogueira.
Hara wants to clinch.
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hara. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
Hara tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Hara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hara but Hara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hara tries to move into range but Nogueira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hara tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Hara keeps moving.
Hara looking for a sweep. Not yet Hara, not yet.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Hara keeps moving.
Hara 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.
Hara is trying to hold Nogueira in close to prevent damage but Nogueira has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hara is working to get back to half guard.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nogueira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hara's face.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.
Hara is looking to improve his position but Nogueira isn't that keen on the idea.

Nogueira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hara hang on?
Hara is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Hara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hara is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hara tries to get out of the position.
Nogueira with good strikes from the mount here!
Hara can't escape the position.
Hara is in a horrible position here. Nogueira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nogueira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hara can't escape the position.

Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but Hara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nogueira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira prevents Hara from getting the reversal.
Hara sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Antonio Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira is nestled in close to Hara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira moves into full mount! Hara won't be happy about that!
Nogueira lands a heavy elbow.
Nogueira with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hara?
Hara is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira trying to control but Hara is having none of it.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira swings for the body but Hara moves out of range.
Nogueira throws a good cross that connects.
Hara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hara's waist but Hara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Hara scores with a kick to the body.
Hara with a hook.
Nogueira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Hara scores with a sloppy right hand. Nogueira should have avoided that one.
Hara throws a nice head kick!
Hara lands with a slapping head kick.
Nogueira misses with a straight left.
Hara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hara darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the cage.

Hara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to clinch

and Hara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hara.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. Hara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Hara slips the punch.
Nogueira lands the left hand.
Hara throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.

Hara has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Michael Hara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michael Hara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Hara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hara working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hara walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
Hara avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a shot to the body.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michael Hara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hara.
Nogueira stalks Hara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hara's face. Hara staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Nogueira. Beautiful body shot.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Hara is just out of range.
Hara looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hara as he avoids it easily.

Hara rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hara manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.

Hara has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Hara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
Nogueira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Hara throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Hara throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nogueira's knee momentarily.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira takes a swing at Hara's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira lands a nice hook to Hara's body. Hara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hara forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Hara lands a nice elbow.
Hara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Hara won't allow it.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hara walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Hara.
Hara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira works over Hara's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hara throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nogueira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nogueira.
Nogueira jabs at Hara's body.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Hara rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hara smiles and moves away.
Hara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hara is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hara instigates a clinch.
Come on Hara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hara tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.

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

Hara is sitting in close to Nogueira's body. Nogueira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hara is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hara is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nogueira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Nogueira!