PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Willian
vs
Nogueira

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Willian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willian pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Willian has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.

Willian 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 uses from the top position.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
Willian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.
Willian is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Willian tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but Willian is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira content just to control the position here.
Willian is working to get back to half guard.
Nogueira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Willian wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Willian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira avoids the attempt from Willian to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but Willian is squirming around nicely.
Willian is working to get back to half guard.
Nogueira tries to control but Willian wriggling away.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
Nogueira working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Willian is trying to reverse the position but instead Nogueira has taken his back - oops!
I really don't envy Willian right now.
Nogueira misses with an elbow to the head.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Willian is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Willian is breathing heavily.
Willian staying busy and making it hard for Nogueira to control.
Nogueira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Willian looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nogueira trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Will Nogueira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Nogueira is cranking Willian's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Willian! He's tightened the choke and Willian is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Nogueira!