PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowie has chosen Sound and vision as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nogueira
vs
Bowie

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristiano Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira takes one to the chin there.
Bowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowie keeps the fight on the outside.

Bowie clinches up with Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Bowie manages to get underhooks.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowie.
Bowie looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Bowie blocks an elbow strike.
Bowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowie tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Bowie landing knees to the head.
Bowie has had enough of the clinch but Nogueira keeps him there for the moment.
Bowie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowie tries to pull guard but Nogueira holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowie drops back down to his feet.

Bowie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bowie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie managing to control the position.
Nogueira wants to stand but Bowie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bowie wriggles free and stands up.

That's two 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.
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowie counters with a stiff right hand.
Nogueira closes the distance but Bowie moves to the side
enabling Bowie to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bowie gets a clinch.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Bowie scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bowie.
Bowie throws an elbow but it misses.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Bowie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira closes the distance but Bowie moves to the side

and Bowie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowie throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Bowie shoots in but Nogueira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cristiano Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowie.
Bowie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nogueira swivels and escapes.
Bowie fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira wants to clinch but Bowie slips to the side
and Bowie counters with an outside leg kick.
Nogueira closes the distance but Bowie moves to the side
and Bowie counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Bowie breaks away

and Bowie counters by clinching up.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.

Bowie pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowie scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira moves to clinch but Bowie breaks away
and Bowie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bowie tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bowie moves into the clinch.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.

Bowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowie scores with a jab.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Bowie moves away

and Bowie counters by moving into the clinch.
Nogueira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowie prevents it.
Bowie takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bowie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nogueira wants to clinch
and Bowie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Bowie counters with a two punch combo.
Bowie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely.

Bowie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bowie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowie stops Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowie is controlling the pace.
Bowie 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 one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bowie stalling.
Bowie lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowie lands a nice short elbow.
Bowie 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.
Bowie works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bowie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Nogueira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bowie cracks Nogueira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bowie with the ground and pound from mount.
Bowie with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bowie.
Bowie cracks Nogueira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nogueira tries to buck Bowie off but he can't manage it.
Bowie lands with some strikes.
Bowie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bowie lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Nogueira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nogueira hang on?
Nogueira is in a horrible position here. Bowie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nogueira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bowie lands a heavy elbow.
Bowie wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
Bowie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bowie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nogueira is bucking up trying to escape but Bowie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bowie landing punches.
Bowie lands a heavy elbow.
Bowie lands a big shot there that rocks Nogueira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bowie with good strikes from the mount here!
Bowie lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie breaks from Nogueira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bowie lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bowie.
Bowie looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowie controlling from mount.
Bowie is landing with some decent strikes but Nogueira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bowie lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bowie.
Bowie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueira's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bowie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bowie moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowie avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Bowie landing knees to the body.

Bowie pulls guard.

Bowie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bowie stalling.
Bowie avoids the elbow strike from Nogueira, against the cage.
Bowie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nogueira prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowie misses with a knee strike.
Bowie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bowie has Nogueira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bowie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nogueira tumbling to the mat - Bowie dives into Nogueira's guard.
Bowie is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogueira has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowie landing with the ground and pound.
Bowie stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogueira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowie on the ground.
Nogueira wants to stand but Bowie is controlling the position.
Bowie is stalling in the full guard.
Bowie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Bowie is controlling him.
Bowie working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
Bowie wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Bowie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bowie lands a couple of elbows.
Bowie connects with a couple of short punches.
Bowie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bowie is working Nogueira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bowie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Bowie from controlling successfully.

Bowie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nogueira, up you get!
Bowie throws a leg kick which misses Nogueira's front leg but catches the back leg as Nogueira tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Cristiano Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bowie counters by clinching up.
Bowie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nogueira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bowie avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a knee to the head.
Bowie jumps guard but Nogueira stands there with Bowie around his waist. Bowie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cristiano Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowie.
Bowie misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Bowie won't allow it.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Bowie's takedown attempt.
Bowie looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Bowie.
Bowie looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
David Bowie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowie tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Bowie avoids the elbow strike from Nogueira, against the cage.
Bowie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bowie blocks an elbow strike.
Bowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bowie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nogueira throws an elbow that misses.
Bowie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nogueira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bowie wants to land a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Cristiano Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowie misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bowie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bowie!