PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga has chosen Queen's We Will Rock You as his entrance music. Max Nobriga told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Junior
vs
Nobriga

177 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

183 cm
32
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy****95% Laundry
ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Junior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nobriga?
Nobriga blocking the ground and pound.
Nobriga is looking to improve his position but Junior isn't that keen on the idea.
Nobriga wants to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
Junior wants to control the pace but Nobriga is squirming around nicely.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Junior scoring with strikes but Nobriga is staying in there.
Nobriga tries to lock up and control but Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Junior working Nobriga over with strikes here.
Junior throws some wild stikes that Nobriga manages to avoid easily.
Nobriga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Junior landing strikes, looking to finish!
Junior looking to control but Nobriga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nobriga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Junior controlling the pace for now.
Junior raining down hammerfists from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Junior there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throwing strikes here but Nobriga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriga is working to get back to half guard.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nobriga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nobriga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junior raining down hammerfists from mount.
Junior is landing with some decent strikes but Nobriga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Junior tries to control but Nobriga wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga is looking to improve his position but Junior isn't that keen on the idea.
Junior avoids the attempt from Nobriga to control.
A nice elbow there by Junior.
Nobriga taking shots to the head.
Nobriga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Nobriga is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior prevents Nobriga from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Nobriga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nobriga is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Junior lands a big shot to the head and Nobriga winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior retains his middleweight title!
Jorge Junior bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.