PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jho
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

180 cm
29
175 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

180 cm
30
176 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira checks the leg kick.
Jho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Jho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Nogueira.
Jho throws a jab when Nogueira was well out of range.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Jho.
Jho throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Jho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nogueira darts in looking for a takedown but Jho gets double underhooks and turns Nogueira into the cage.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Jho.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Devil Jho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Jho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira is looking to control Jho's arms but Jho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nogueira has his back to the cage.
Nogueira stalls.
Nogueira wants to stall.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Jho back against the cage.
Nogueira jumps guard but Jho stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nogueira jumps guard but Jho stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jho scores with a shoulder strike.

Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jho wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho trying to control from the bottom.

Devil Jho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jho dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a low kick.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Jho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jho. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Jho moves out of range.
Jho throws a low kick but Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jho's waist but Jho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Jho throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jho scores with a leg kick.
Jho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Jho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nogueira looks winded!
Nice defenses there by Nogueira.
Jho throws a solid leg kick but Nogueira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jho.
Jho misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Jho.
Jho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nogueira.
Jho slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nogueira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jho can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jho connects with a crisp jab.
Jho throws a good cross that connects.
Devil Jho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Jho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Jho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nogueira has time to react.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown but Jho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nogueira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jho thuds a left hand into Nogueira's body.
Jho is looking to chop away at Nogueira's legs.
Nogueira is looking to chop away at Jho's legs.
Jho wants to land a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nogueira shoots in but Jho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho 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.

Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Jho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nogueira doesn't seem phased though.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Jho checks a leg kick nicely.
Nogueira misses with a leg kick
and Jho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jho dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Jho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nogueira's calf.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Jho.
Nice uppercut there from Jho.
A low kick from Nogueira is predictable there
and Jho counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
Jho throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho moves out of range of the body kick from Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jho but Jho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Jho.
Jho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jho. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jho lands a nice hook to Nogueira's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.

Nogueira shoots in and bounces Jho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Devil Jho just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Devil Jho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
A good leg kick by Jho.
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Jho circles away easily
enabling Jho to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jho.
A swing and a miss from Jho.
Nogueira darts in looking for a takedown but Jho gets double underhooks and turns Nogueira into the cage.

Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Jho lands a jab to the nose.
Nogueira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jho. Jho obviously looking to wear him down.
Nogueira throws a wild body kick that Jho sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira misses with a low kick.
Nogueira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jho blocks a leg kick.
Nogueira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Jho with a series of wild strikes but Jho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jho throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Jho shows good takedown defense.
Jho lands a glancing blow to the side of Nogueira's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jho.
Nogueira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
Jho scoring well with a low kick there.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jho stuns Nogueira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jho thumps Nogueira with a low kick.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jho cracks the inside of Nogueira's front leg.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Jho sprawls well.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jho, as that shot connected.
Jho connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jho defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Jho scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Jho lands the left hand.
Nogueira shoots in but Jho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range and Jho settles back down.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jho.
Jho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nogueira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira misses with a double jab
and Jho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nogueira's knee momentarily.
Nogueira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jho counters with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jho thuds his right hand into Nogueira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Nogueira is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Jho finish him?
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Jho avoids nicely.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira misses with a jab to the body
and Jho counters with a body kick that stops Nogueira in his tracks momentarily.
Jho throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
Jho cracks the inside of Nogueira's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho stuffs the takedown.
Jho stuns Nogueira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jho cracks Nogueira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jho drops Nogueira with a huge uppercut! Nogueira drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Jho is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devil Jho!
Devil Jho took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Closed - Thanks for Support for their support in the buildup to the fight.