PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Entrance. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Polaniecki

191 cm
27
255 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
249 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polaniecki.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Polaniecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polaniecki tries to clinch up.
Nogueira lands a nice looking body shot.
Polaniecki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
Polaniecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!
Polaniecki misses with the combination.
Polaniecki looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira lands with a hook. Polaniecki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.

Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Polaniecki is controlling the position.
Nogueira is thwarting Polaniecki's attempts to control the position.
Polaniecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
Polaniecki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Polaniecki keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polaniecki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polaniecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polaniecki keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Polaniecki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira!
Nogueira tries to hold on but Polaniecki pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working to try and regain half guard.
Nogueira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Polaniecki wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
Polaniecki content just to control the position here.
Nogueira wants to hold on but Polaniecki pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Polaniecki controlling from mount.
Polaniecki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueira's face.
Nogueira wants to control but Polaniecki is having none of it.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Polaniecki has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira wants to control but Polaniecki is having none of it.
Polaniecki wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polaniecki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Polaniecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Polaniecki ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Polaniecki throws a leg kick but Nogueira moved away.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polaniecki swivels and escapes.
Polaniecki throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Polaniecki tenderised Nogueira's leg. Nogueira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nogueira scores with a hook.
Polaniecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Polaniecki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing shots but Polaniecki is blocking nicely.
Polaniecki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Polaniecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Polaniecki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polaniecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Polaniecki keeps moving.
Polaniecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polaniecki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Polaniecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polaniecki is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Polaniecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nogueira.
Polaniecki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polaniecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a nice body shot.
Polaniecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polaniecki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Polaniecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Nogueira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polaniecki working aggressively here.
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polaniecki blocks a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Nogueira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polaniecki backwards.
Polaniecki trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira throws a hook but Polaniecki blocks it.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Polaniecki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gniewomir Polaniecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Polaniecki shows good takedown defense.
Polaniecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polaniecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polaniecki lands with an uppercut that bounces Nogueira off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Polaniecki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nogueira scores a takedown into full mount!
Nogueira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Polaniecki is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira looking to control but Polaniecki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Polaniecki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nogueira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki wants to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Polaniecki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That has opened up Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut even more.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but Polaniecki is squirming around nicely.
Nogueira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Polaniecki wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.