PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Nogues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogues has chosen Eminem- You Don't Know as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rogerio Nogues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Nogues

178 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nogues!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pain. Those never looked like landing.
Nogues shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogues.

Pain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogues is one step ahead there.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Nogues from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pain leaves Nogues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Major Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Nogues.
Pain throws a head kick that misses.
Nogues misses with a takedown attempt

and Pain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogues's guard now.
Pain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogues on the ground.
Nogues looking to control.
Nogues seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Pain postures up.
Pain wants to control from the top but Nogues keeps moving.
Nogues looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rogerio Nogues.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nogues's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogues pulls Pain in close to his closed guard and prevents Pain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogues is retaining full guard.
Nogues wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Nogues has his hands on Pain's head, controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pain lands in his opponent's guard.
Nogues 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Nogues frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nogues content just to control the position here.
We've been informed that Nogues has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Nogues jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pain manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pain keeps working.

Nogues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pain is not content to let Nogues control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain holds on to Nogues's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rogerio Nogues will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.

Pain has hold of one of Nogues's legs. Nogues is fighting the takedown attempt but Pain gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nogues keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Pain tries to stand but Nogues is controlling from the bottom.

Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain wanted to stand there but Nogues had control of the position.
Nogues controlling Pain's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nogues looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pain is looking to stand up but Nogues won't let him.
Rogerio Nogues has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogues is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nogues looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogues, not yet.
Nogues pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.
Pain scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogues looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogues, not yet.
Nogues pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.
Pain stopping the sweep attempt from Nogues.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nogues holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogues.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain scores with the left hand. Nogues knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a left and a right that stings Nogues.

Pain shoots in and gets a takedown into Nogues's guard.
Nogues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogues's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogues has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pain wants to control from the top but Nogues keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nogues fails to land the takedown.
Major Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Nogues.

Nogues gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogues trying to control the position but Pain is working away.
Nogues 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.
Nogues has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pain!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nogues working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Major Pain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogues dives in and grabs Pain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes down on Nogues's head and hops out.
Nogues has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogues.
Major Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Nogues.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogues is defended easily by Pain.

Pain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pain slips a nice elbow through Nogues's hands, connecting with Nogues's forehead.
Nogues moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Nogues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogues trying to control the position here.
Pain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogues is trying to keep Pain in close.
Nogues has control of Pain's left arm, preventing Pain from doing any damage.
Pain postures up.
Nogues pulls Pain in close to his closed guard and prevents Pain from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogues goes for a double leg but Pain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pain continues to drive forward.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nogues eats them both and turns towards Pain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogues.

Nogues tries to sprawl but Pain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogues slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogues is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nogues has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Nogues looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Nogues wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rogerio Nogues was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nogues misses with a takedown
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.

Pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nogues!
Pain trying to control the position but Nogues is working away.
Nogues is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pain off and has taken his back!
Nogues is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nogues is looking for the choke from the back position but Pain is controlling his hands well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rogerio Nogues.
I think Nogues 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rogerio Nogues!
A victorious Rogerio Nogues thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.