PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and enrico pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nogueira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T .W .A .T . - Too Rude For Radio. This should be a great matchup!

Nogueira
vs
pele

225 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

225 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, enrico pele!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nogueira as pele shoots in.
pele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by pele.
pele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira.
pele throws a body kick that misses.
pele closes the distance and clinches up with Nogueira, looking for a takedown. pele pushes Nogueira against the cage but Nogueira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira is looking to chop away at pele's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pele tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from pele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nogueira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nogueira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nogueira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nogueira wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodrigo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of enrico pele.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and pele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nogueira really felt that one!
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
pele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown. pele fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pele is looking to stand up but Nogueira isn't so interested in that idea.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
pele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pele throws a wild body kick that Nogueira sees coming a mile off.
pele tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
pele throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.

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.
pele throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and moves out of range.
pele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but pele dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rodrigo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
pele pushes Nogueira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nogueira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nogueira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Nogueira crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pele pushes Nogueira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nogueira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira working the ground and pound but pele is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but pele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
pele 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogueira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Nogueira scores with a takedown into pele's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
pele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
pele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
pele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.
pele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
pele is looking to stand up but Nogueira isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pele is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pele shoots and misses

and Nogueira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in pele's guard now.
Nogueira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but pele blocks nicely.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but pele has wrist control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nogueira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pele's head.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but pele is retaining full guard.
Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! pele slams his shin into Nogueira's torso.

Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

pele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nogueira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nogueira.
Nogueira postures up in pele's guard and throws a big left but pele blocks it.
Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
pele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira is in close to pele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but pele blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira throws a strike but pele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nogueira kicks pele off and gets to his feet.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by pele.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

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.

Nogueira scores with a takedown into pele's guard.
Nogueira scoring with some ground and pound.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. pele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but pele blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira postures up in pele's guard and throws a big left but pele blocks it.
Nogueira prevents pele from getting back to his feet.
Nogueira landing some decent shots from guard.
Nogueira postures up in pele's guard and throws a big left but pele blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pele stuffs the takedown.
pele wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.

That's four 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.
pele throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira avoids a kick to the body.
Nogueira misses the body punch
and pele counters with a big head kick but Nogueira shrugs it off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

And that's the end of the fight!
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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

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