PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi
vs
Walter

182 cm
33
165 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

173 cm
31
170 lbs
13 - 20 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a shot from downtown. Walter moves away and avoids it.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a low kick.

Walter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walter lands in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi keeping moving, preventing Walter from controlling successfully.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walter is one step ahead there.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nogueira-Nigeshi's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nogueira-Nigeshi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walter defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira-Nigeshi is retaining full guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working a defensive guard here.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to stand up but Walter isn't so interested in that idea.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Nogueira-Nigeshi is keeping the position.
Walter wants to control from the top but Nogueira-Nigeshi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Steven Walter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice defenses there by Walter.

Nogueira-Nigeshi rushes Walter and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a hook from the clinch.

Walter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nogueira-Nigeshi uses from the top position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws an elbow that misses. Walter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nogueira-Nigeshi's guard. Nice move by Walter!

Nogueira-Nigeshi has his foot on Walter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walter works his way back into a safe position though.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nogueira-Nigeshi is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira-Nigeshi is on top in guard.
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!
Nogueira-Nigeshi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira-Nigeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nogueira-Nigeshi has passed into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working the ground and pound.
Walter is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira-Nigeshi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Walter tries to improve position but can't.
Nogueira-Nigeshi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walter some visible discomfort.
Walter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walter tries to get to full guard but Nogueira-Nigeshi has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walter defending well though.
Walter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira-Nigeshi is working away from the top position though.
Walter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira-Nigeshi is fighting to break Walter's control of his arms but Walter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Walter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogueira-Nigeshi is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi will probably get the nod.
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.

Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a two punch combination.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to score with a low kick but Walter moves his leg out of the way.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a low kick, looking for Walter's leg but Walter calmly moves out of range.
Walter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Walter looks to land a body kick but Nogueira-Nigeshi moved away.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to clinch.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a leg kick
and Walter counters with a right hand to the body.
Walter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Walter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nogueira-Nigeshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to regain half guard here but Walter keeps moving and retains side control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walter's best efforts.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to get to full guard but Walter has control of the leg.

Walter seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter prevents Nogueira-Nigeshi from standing back up.

Walter postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nogueira-Nigeshi to stand up.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walter closes the distance and pushes Nogueira-Nigeshi back into the cage.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira-Nigeshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Walter scores with a knee to the head.

Walter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to improve his position but Walter is controlling well.
Walter throwing shots but Nogueira-Nigeshi is blocking nicely.
Walter trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walter's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter trying to control the hands but Nogueira-Nigeshi breaks the grip.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with strikes from the back.
Walter looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is not going to allow Walter to sit and survive in this position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with an elbow to the head.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a punch to the head.
Nogueira-Nigeshi has the hooks in. Walter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nogueira-Nigeshi gets his hands free as Walter looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to hold on to the position here but Walter rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Steven Walter has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
Walter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walter keeping full guard, as Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to pass.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter keeping full guard, as Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nogueira-Nigeshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tests Walter's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira-Nigeshi gets back to full guard.
Walter trying to control but Nogueira-Nigeshi is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter looking to sit in guard and control but Nogueira-Nigeshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a lazy body kick

and Walter moves into the clinch.

Nogueira-Nigeshi pulls guard successfully.

Nogueira-Nigeshi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nogueira-Nigeshi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walter stands and throws Nogueira-Nigeshi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working hard here to advance position.

Walter stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Nogueira-Nigeshi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walter passes into side control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is trying to control Walter's posture but Walter avoids it.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira-Nigeshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Walter wants to control but Nogueira-Nigeshi is keeping him busy.
Walter takes a little break here. Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steven Walter.
Walter checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nogueira-Nigeshi. Walter shrugs it off though.
Walter swinging wildly here.

Nogueira-Nigeshi shoots in and bounces Walter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira-Nigeshi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walter looking to control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walter holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Nogueira-Nigeshi from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walter wants to clinch up but Nogueira-Nigeshi keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses the jab.
Walter tries to clinch up.

Walter has Nogueira-Nigeshi up against the cage in a clinch.

Nogueira-Nigeshi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walter regains guard immediately.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to pass the guard but Walter is keeping the position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Nogueira-Nigeshi from controlling successfully.
Walter controlling the position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi stands and throws Walter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira-Nigeshi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Walter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nogueira-Nigeshi's best efforts.
Walter trying to hold on to Nogueira-Nigeshi's head to control him but Nogueira-Nigeshi postures up.
Walter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control the action but Walter is working from the bottom.

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 Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi.
I think Nogueira-Nigeshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!