PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bartolome
vs
Nogueira

189 cm
23
263 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartolome scores with a one two! Nogueira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bartolome scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartolome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Bartolome.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira throws an off balance right hand
and Bartolome counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira stalks Bartolome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bartolome's face. Bartolome staggers backwards, shaken.
Bartolome walks into a stiff left hand from Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juan Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Nogueira.
Bartolome chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nogueira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartolome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolome counters with a series of strikes. Nogueira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartolome as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Bartolome does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira misses with a combination
enabling Bartolome to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartolome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Bartolome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Bartolome is having none of it.
Nogueira stops Bartolome from getting back to his feet.

Bartolome actively working from the bottom here.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bartolome defends it well.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bartolome kicks Nogueira off and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira throws a lazy head kick
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartolome throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but Bartolome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Bartolome does it's job there.
Bartolome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Bartolome to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartolome closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nogueira takes one on the button.
Bartolome misses with a wild combination.
Bartolome is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bartolome defends it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartolome.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartolome as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Bartolome coming out on top.
Bartolome throws a head kick that Nogueira semi-blocks.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartolome misses the target.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolome but Bartolome pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nogueira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueira prevents Bartolome from standing back up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Bartolome dodges it nicely.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Bartolome is a slippery customer.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Bartolome is looking to escape.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Bartolome defends it.
Bartolome trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bartolome is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bartolome is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bartolome looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira winds up and cracks Bartolome with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bartolome on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bartolome is trying to stand back up but Nogueira is controlling him

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.
Bartolome is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Bartolome is defending well.
Nogueira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bartolome is trying to stand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bartolome looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bartolome is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bartolome has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome is trying to control but Nogueira passes into side control!
Bartolome wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bartolome can't do much from the bottom here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome tries to escape but Nogueira is in control.
Nogueira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bartolome is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Bartolome sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartolome with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nogueira stops Bartolome from getting back to his feet.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Bartolome dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolome but Bartolome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolome is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bartolome circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
Bartolome moves out of range of the strikes.
Juan Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Bartolome.
Sloppy strikes from Bartolome. Those never looked like landing.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Bartolome sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bartolome.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bartolome!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Nogueira.
Some wild striking there from Bartolome.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartolome tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartolome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartolome staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a few strikes there.
Fabricio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolome finds it's way round the side to connect with Nogueira's head.
Bartolome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bartolome tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bartolome to the ground. Bartolome escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Bartolome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bartolome avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Juan Bartolome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nogueira throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartolome counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartolome lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Bartolome coming out on top.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Bartolome.
Bartolome lands with a right hand.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Bartolome's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartolome pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looks for a takedown but Bartolome sprawls well.
Nogueira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Bartolome lands a slapping body shot.
Bartolome cracks Nogueira with an open hand slap.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira moves out of range of the strikes.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartolome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juan Bartolome is winning the standup battle so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bartolome.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolome is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bartolome circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Nogueira shoots in.
Bartolome listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogueira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartolome. Bartolome obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartolome delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Bartolome finds it's target.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Bartolome catches Nogueira right on the button with a cross.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nogueira's hands.
Bartolome listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Bartolome both land. Nice combination.
Bartolome throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Bartolome blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Bartolome scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nogueira walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.
Nogueira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartolome connects with a leg kick. Nogueira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands an overhand right.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bartolome misses with a two punch combination.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Bartolome throws a jab when Nogueira was well out of range.
Bartolome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartolome tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartolome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Bartolome.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!
Bartolome throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fabricio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartolome lands an overhand right.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Bartolome moves out of range easily.
Nogueira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartolome rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bartolome actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira prevents Bartolome from standing back up.
Fabricio Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Bartolome is not content to let Nogueira control the position.

Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Nogueira is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bartolome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juan Bartolome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome is trying to keep Nogueira in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bartolome 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!

Juan Bartolome wins by unanimous decision!