PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Nogueira has chosen Entrance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Williams
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

193 cm
28
275 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
264 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira lands with an overhand left.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nogueira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch but Nogueira moves away
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Nogueira.
Williams cracks Nogueira with an open hand slap.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Nogueira misses
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
Good shot there by Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams slips a jab from Nogueira.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams just leaning against Nogueira, taking a breather.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nogueira.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nogueira.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Good work by Nogueira as he checks the leg kick.
Nogueira works the jab nicely.

Nogueira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Nogueira is now in Williams's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nogueira tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Williams works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Williams is trying to stand.
Williams trying to control here.
Nogueira is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nogueira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nogueira tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams throws a leg kick
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Nogueira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Nogueira misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Nogueira was not able to check.
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!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
Nogueira lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Nogueira staying out of range there.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira slips under a jab from Williams.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nogueira's head.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nogueira is able to avoid easily.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Nogueira finds it's target.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams defending well as Nogueira loads up on a big left hand.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nogueira's head.
Williams tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Simon Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Nogueira should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nogueira.
Nogueira slows the pace down.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nogueira's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nogueira is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira stalling.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Nogueira is controlling him
Williams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams tries to work over Nogueira's front leg with a kick but Nogueira checks it.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams blocks a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira is looking to take this one to the mat.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nogueira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Nogueira lands.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Nogueira's leg but Nogueira calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Williams.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira connects with the punch.
Nogueira throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira scores with a jab to the head.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nogueira doesn't seem phased though.
Williams lands a high kick!
Nogueira misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Williams lands a big head kick that sends Nogueira tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Nogueira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nogueira is rocked!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Williams thumps Nogueira with a low kick.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams tries to clinch but Nogueira moves away

and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira trying to control the pace.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Nogueira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams controlling Nogueira's posture.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nogueira moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Nogueira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Simon Williams did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nogueira checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams staying out of range there.
Nogueira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Nogueira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a kick to the body

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nogueira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Williams.
Nogueira is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nogueira lands a left hand.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira working aggressively here.
A short right from Nogueira.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Williams prevents a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira working aggressively here.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nogueira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nogueira is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Nogueira seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position for now.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nogueira to get the leverage.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams stalks Nogueira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nogueira's face. Nogueira staggers backwards, shaken.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nogueira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams scores with a head kick. Nogueira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nogueira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nogueira's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a head kick.
A big right from Nogueira misses.
A cross from Williams lands.

Nogueira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Williams throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Nogueira shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams pushes Nogueira off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nogueira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira misses with a hook
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nogueira connects with a body shot.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams thumps Nogueira with a low kick.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nogueira is able to avoid easily.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Nogueira's leg but Nogueira calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a double jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.

Nogueira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Williams thuds his right hand into Nogueira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nogueira.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Nogueira with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.