PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noguerio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moneytalks -ACDC. Vitali has chosen Cain's entrance theme as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pesanioco Noguerio
vs
Vitali

195 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali misses with a takedown attempt
and Noguerio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vitali with a poor takedown
and Noguerio counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Noguerio or perhaps it was just good defense by Vitali which made him look bad.
Noguerio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vitali.

It looks like Cain Vitali has been cut.
Vitali tries for a takedown but Noguerio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Vitali.
Vitali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noguerio tries to avoid it but Vitali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noguerio to the ground. Noguerio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vitali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vitali looks gassed!

Vitali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Noguerio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Noguerio stands up from Vitali's guard - Noguerio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cain Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noguerio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vitali pinned against the cage. Vitali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitali misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vitali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noguerio counters with a head kick.
Vitali fails with the takedown

and Noguerio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Noguerio stands up and beckons Vitali to join him on the feet.
Noguerio misses with a head kick.
Noguerio dives in and grabs Vitali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vitali pushes down on Noguerio's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noguerio.

Vitali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noguerio is trying to maintain the position but Vitali is very close to passing his half guard.
Vitali tries to stand but can't do so whilst Noguerio controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguerio trying to control but Vitali postures up.

Noguerio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vitali with a lazy takedown attempt
and Noguerio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Noguerio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vitali.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noguerio is defended easily by Vitali.
Vitali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noguerio's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Noguerio.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Noguerio avoids them all with ease.
Vitali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noguerio but Noguerio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Noguerio or perhaps it was just good defense by Vitali which made him look bad.

Noguerio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noguerio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitali's efforts to push away.
Noguerio lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vitali tries to circle away but Noguerio has him pinned against the cage.
Vitali tries to circle away but Noguerio has him pinned against the cage.
Noguerio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vitali blocks it with crossed arms.
Vitali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Vitali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vitali fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitali with a poor takedown
and Noguerio counters with a two punch combo.

Noguerio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitali prevents Noguerio from moving into mount.
Noguerio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vitali keeps working.
Noguerio passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vitali!
Noguerio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Noguerio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vitali can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to stand.
Vitali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noguerio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Noguerio controlling the position easily from mount.
Noguerio trying to control but Vitali is having none of it.

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.
Noguerio throwing strikes here but Vitali is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguerio controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Noguerio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Noguerio trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Vitali's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Vitali fails with the takedown

and Noguerio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vitali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noguerio tries to pull guard but Vitali holds him up against the cage and eventually Noguerio drops back down to his feet.
Noguerio taking a breather.

Noguerio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vitali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noguerio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitali.
Vitali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noguerio under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noguerio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vitali counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vitali seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali wants to stand up but Noguerio manages to regain full guard.
Vitali wants to stand but Noguerio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Noguerio lands a decent punch to the body there.

Noguerio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two 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.
Noguerio looking to control.
Noguerio trying to strike off his back.
Vitali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Noguerio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vitali wants to get up but he can't break Noguerio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noguerio wriggles free and stands up.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Vitali gets tackled into the cage by Noguerio. Noguerio maintains the clinch.
Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Noguerio breaks the clinch.
Vitali misses with a takedown attempt

and Noguerio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vitali's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noguerio trying to control but Vitali is working from the bottom.
Noguerio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noguerio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vitali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cain Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Noguerio wants to control from the top but Vitali keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Vitali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noguerio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noguerio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!