PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joilton Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by TUF Brasil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Away's choice of entrance music: Rude Boy Dreams. The key to victory for Joilton Nogueira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nogueira
vs
Away

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

182 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joilton Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Away manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Away tries for a takedown but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Away circles away.

Nogueira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Away avoids it.

Away drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nogueira won't allow Away to sweep him here.
Away working a defensive guard here.

Away is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nogueira rolls with it to try and escape but Away cranks on the arm and Nogueira is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maubee Away!
A very excited looking Maubee Away 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.