PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minotauro Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Slice
vs
Nogueira

195 cm
18
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Poweful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minotauro Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nogueira misses.
Slice shoots in but Nogueira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body. Slice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueira waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slice.
Slice checks a leg kick.
Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.

Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Slice defends it.
Slice wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nogueira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Slice wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slice is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nogueira swinging wilding here.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice checks a low kick from Nogueira.
Slice misses with a takedown
and Nogueira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
Nogueira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.

Slice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Slice tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nogueira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is holding on to half guard well.
Nogueira trying to control but Slice postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Slice thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.

Slice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nogueira defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slice doesn't seem bothered though.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Minotauro Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nogueira pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.

Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Nogueira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nogueira throws a low kick, looking for Slice's leg but Slice calmly moves out of range.
Nogueira lands a jab to Slice's midsection.
Nogueira swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.

Slice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice wants to control but Nogueira is keeping him busy.
Slice tries to advance to mount but Nogueira instead regains half guard.

Slice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand up but Nogueira has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slice tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nogueira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Slice can't escape the position.
Slice tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.

Nogueira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scoring with strikes but Slice is staying in there.
Nogueira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slice because Nogueira loaded up on that one.
Slice blocking the ground and pound.
Nogueira misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira trying to control but Slice is having none of it.
Nogueira avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slice because Nogueira loaded up on that one.
Nogueira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slice has given up his back here.
Slice staying busy and making it hard for Nogueira to control.
Slice trying to control the position but Nogueira manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minotauro Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nogueira throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Nogueira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Slice scores with a takedown into Nogueira's guard.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nogueira pulls Slice in close to prevent any damage.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Nogueira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slice wants to stand but Nogueira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nogueira has his hands on Slice's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to keep Slice in close.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slice's guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira stops Slice from standing up.
Slice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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.
Slice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira passes Slice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slice controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Slice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Slice won't allow it.
Nogueira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to pass to mount but Slice is defending the position.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Slice is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira clinches up with Slice and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nogueira manages to pull guard.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Nogueira working a defensive guard but Slice manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nogueira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slice seems to have got his legs back now.

Slice looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Slice trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minotauro Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nogueira 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

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