PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Nogueira
vs
Bleidelis

189 cm
29
209 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

187 cm
31
202 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis blocks the body kick.
Bleidelis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bleidelis throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bleidelis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bleidelis pulls his head out easily.
Bleidelis is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Bleidelis wants to stand and escape but instead Nogueira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nogueira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis looking to control.

Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Bleidelis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Bleidelis wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Nogueira has his foot on Bleidelis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bleidelis works his way back into a safe position though.
Bleidelis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bleidelis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.

Bleidelis stands and steps away. Nogueira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nogueira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Bleidelis misses.
Bleidelis throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis checks the leg kick.
Bleidelis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleidelis.

Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bleidelis lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Bleidelis is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Bleidelis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Bleidelis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira working Bleidelis over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Nogueira is working for a kimura but Bleidelis is defending it quite comfortably.

Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Bleidelis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.

Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bleidelis is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bleidelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bleidelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira connects with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira throws a low kick but Bleidelis moves out of range easily.
Nogueira throws a leg kick which misses Bleidelis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleidelis tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nogueira.

Nogueira pushes Bleidelis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bleidelis can't break the clinch.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis tries to pull guard but Nogueira won't allow it.

Nogueira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bleidelis regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Nogueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bleidelis dives on top into guard.

Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bleidelis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bleidelis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bleidelis passes into half guard.
Ricardo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bleidelis escapes and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Bleidelis stands up.
Sloppy strikes from Bleidelis. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combo that has Bleidelis backing up. Bleidelis nods at Nogueira to acknowledge the strikes.
Bleidelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Bleidelis misses.
Bleidelis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleidelis has his takedown stuffed

and Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control.
Nogueira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bleidelis is avoiding damage well.

Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bleidelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bleidelis, who protects the arm well.
Bleidelis manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bleidelis is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Bleidelis is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Bleidelis won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Bleidelis defends the submission attempt.

Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bleidelis is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Nogueira dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bleidelis throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Bleidelis misses with a straight right.
Bleidelis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostas Bleidelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bleidelis throws a lazy uppercut
and Nogueira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bleidelis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bleidelis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bleidelis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis scores with a sloppy right hand. Nogueira should have avoided that one.
Bleidelis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bleidelis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Bleidelis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nogueira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bleidelis's guard now.
Bleidelis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Nogueira tries for a kimura but Bleidelis is defending well.
Nogueira cracks Bleidelis with a big right hand but Bleidelis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira working the ground and pound but Bleidelis is defending the strikes.
Bleidelis is trying to buck Nogueira off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bleidelis, who protects the arm well.
Nogueira lands some shots froms side control.

Nogueira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bleidelis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nogueira but great work by Bleidelis.
Nogueira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bleidelis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nogueira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Bleidelis defends easily.
Bleidelis wanted to stand there but Nogueira had control of the position.
Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is pulling down on Bleidelis's head. It's preventing any offense from Bleidelis, at least for the moment.
Bleidelis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bleidelis gets to his feet - Nogueira follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bleidelis misses with a two punch combination.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Bleidelis.
Kostas Bleidelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleidelis thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

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