PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nogueira
vs
Riley

189 cm
32
209 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition
Brute

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Riley!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Nogueira.
Riley blocks the body kick.
Nogueira jabs at Riley's body.
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nogueira to score with a decent uppercut.

Riley tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Riley fails to pull guard.
A short right from Nogueira.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley can't break the clinch.

Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nogueira has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nogueira jabs at Riley's body.
Riley wants to clinch.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley scores with a nice body kick.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira rushes Riley and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Riley.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Riley is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nogueira's waist but Nogueira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Nogueira scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riley is defended easily by Nogueira.
Ricardo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Riley.
Riley misses with a takedown

and Nogueira counters by clinching up.

Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira lands a nice looking body shot.
Nogueira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
Riley looks for a takedown but Nogueira sprawls well.
Riley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nogueira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riley.
Nogueira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley looks for the body kick but Nogueira saw that one coming.
Nogueira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riley's hands.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Nogueira throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nogueira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riley somewhat.

Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Nogueira avoiding damage.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira.

Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Riley.

Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riley, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.

Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Riley lands a high kick!

It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riley's head backwards.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Nogueira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nogueira.
Ricardo Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nogueira forces Riley back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riley, pushing him back against the cage.
Nogueira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley is trying to pull guard but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nogueira has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Riley keeps him there for the moment.
Nogueira working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Riley wants to take the fight to the mat but Nogueira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ricardo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Riley.
Riley has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley tries to pull guard but Nogueira holds him up against the cage and eventually Riley drops back down to his feet.

Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira stuffs the takedown.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nogueira but Nogueira pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley closes the distance but Nogueira moves to the side
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
Riley throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Riley blocks a leg kick.

Riley tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira looks to land a body kick but Riley moved away.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Nogueira which made him look bad.
Ricardo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira clobbers Riley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira.
Nogueira swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Nogueira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Riley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nogueira will feel that in the morning.

Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Riley can't get the takedown.
Riley tries for a takedown but Nogueira manages to get underhooks.
Ricardo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Riley.
Nogueira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nogueira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira throws a combination that misses

and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Riley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nogueira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Riley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira tries to kick Riley off but Riley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riley is working for a submission of some sort.

Riley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nogueira has managed to free his arm - good work.

Riley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nogueira still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nogueira has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Nogueira decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riley to his feet.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Marcus Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Nogueira.
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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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