PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

210 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira misses the shot to the body.

Dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodrigo Nogueira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Rodrigo Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.

Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodrigo Nogueira misses with a head shot. Dos Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Rodrigo Nogueira is controlling the position.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to move into half guard but instead Dos Santos has managed to sweep!
Rodrigo Nogueira working a defensive guard here.

Rodrigo Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Rodrigo Nogueira gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigo Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodrigo Nogueira fails with the takedown

and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working Rodrigo Nogueira over with strikes.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Rodrigo Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Rodrigo Nogueira defends it.

Rodrigo Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigo Nogueira 's temple.
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Rodrigo Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira looks gassed!
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos works his way into side control.
Dos Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rodrigo Nogueira !
Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigo Nogueira up against the cage.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants a takedown.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dos Santos is defending well.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira .
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo Nogueira 's face.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo Nogueira 's face.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rodrigo Nogueira is rocked!
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigo Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos working the clinch nicely. Rodrigo Nogueira is working for position but Dos Santos cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rodrigo Nogueira crumples up against the cage and Dos Santos lands two more shots before the ref can save Rodrigo Nogueira ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.