PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolo Nogueira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ironsides
vs
Nogueira

186 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Ironsides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ironsides.
Ironsides wants to clinch.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ironsides lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Ironsides tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira with a nice cross.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironsides.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ironsides is looking to clinch.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Ironsides moves out of range as Nogueira strikes.
Jason Ironsides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironsides pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ironsides throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironsides misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ironsides.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Ironsides tries to clinch up.
Ironsides is looking to clinch.
Ironsides tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ironsides misses with a kick to the body.
Ironsides connects with a jab.
Ironsides looks for the body kick but Nogueira saw that one coming.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Ironsides avoids it well.
Nogueira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jason Ironsides has been cut.
Nogueira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Ironsides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ironsides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Ironsides tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Ironsides, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ironsides throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the body
and Ironsides makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body. Ironsides takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ironsides turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nogueira.
Ironsides on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ironsides throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Ironsides avoids nicely.
Ironsides darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Ironsides looks to clinch
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ironsides tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nogueira counters with a one-two to the body.
Nogueira lands a slapping body shot.
Ironsides is breathing heavily.
Ironsides tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nogueira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nogueira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ironsides rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides looks to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ironsides is looking to clinch.
Ironsides tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ironsides darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ironsides fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ironsides walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Jason Ironsides's cut is getting worse.
Ironsides takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ironsides wants to clinch but Nogueira slips to the side
and Nogueira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ironsides moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nogueira counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides is looking to clinch.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Ironsides ducks under and follows up with a left that Ironsides also avoids with ease.
Ironsides closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side
and Nogueira counters with a left to the body.
Ironsides closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side
and Nogueira counters with a right hand to the body.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Ironsides's shoulder, as Ironsides tries to avoid the shot.
Ironsides tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ironsides tries to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a series of strikes. Ironsides will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ironsides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ironsides backs up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira swings for the body but Ironsides moves out of range.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nogueira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ironsides tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apolo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Ironsides's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ironsides moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Ironsides uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira blocks the body kick.
Apolo Nogueira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ironsides wants to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ironsides.
Nogueira throws a one two combo.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Ironsides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
No joy there for Ironsides, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ironsides tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ironsides closes the distance and pushes Nogueira back into the ropes.
Ironsides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nogueira or not.
Ironsides tries to work over Nogueira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ironsides lands a left hand.
Ironsides scores with a hook to the body.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Apolo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ironsides gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ironsides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Ironsides.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Ironsides won't allow it.
Nogueira tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Ironsides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
Ironsides presses Nogueira against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ironsides presses Nogueira against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ironsides misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ironsides lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Ironsides.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira looking to stall.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira stalling.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Ironsides has him pinned against the ropes.
Ironsides lands a body punch.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira gets through Ironsides's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nogueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ironsides scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira controls the action.
A short uppercut from Nogueira.
Ironsides misses with a body punch.
Ironsides cracks Nogueira with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ironsides tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ironsides.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira can't find room to land a body shot as Ironsides controls the action.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
Ironsides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ironsides crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ironsides misses with some punches.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Good body shot from Ironsides.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Ironsides throws knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira is looking to control Ironsides's arms but Ironsides gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nogueira has his back to the ropes.
Nogueira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ironsides struggles to land a body shot inside as Nogueira controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Nogueira.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nogueira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira lands with a short shot to the head.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!

Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nogueira managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Nogueira.
Ironsides throws a head kick that misses.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Ironsides slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ironsides avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Ironsides connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nogueira momentarily.
Ironsides looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Ironsides moves into the clinch.
Ironsides is leaning against Nogueira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironsides missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ironsides pushes Nogueira back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ironsides swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ironsides.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ironsides.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides throws a punch but it's blocked by Nogueira.
Ironsides lands a body punch.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ironsides crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nogueira tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nogueira.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Ironsides has Nogueira pressed against the ropes, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ironsides throws a head punch that misses.
Ironsides doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ironsides trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Ironsides.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Nogueira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ironsides tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Ironsides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Ironsides throws knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Ironsides.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body.
Jason Ironsides has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Nogueira tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ironsides smiles and moves away.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apolo Nogueira.
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironsides tries to clinch but Nogueira moves away
letting Nogueira counter with a right hand.
Ironsides tries to clinch up
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Ironsides avoids nicely.
Ironsides scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ironsides tries to clinch up
and Nogueira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ironsides throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ironsides has Nogueira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ironsides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nogueira trying to stall but Ironsides improves his position.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nogueira misses with a punch to the body.
Ironsides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nogueira wants to break free but Ironsides has control.
Ironsides landing knees to the head.
Ironsides misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ironsides working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Ironsides working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nogueira working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ironsides.
Nogueira is trying to stall.
Ironsides landing knees to the head.
Ironsides lands a knee to the body.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Nogueira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ironsides scores with a hook to the body.
Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ironsides just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Ironsides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nogueira or not.
Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Ironsides back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ironsides showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ironsides has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ironsides!