PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyotto Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Breath Into Me. JoJo Kush will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nogueira
vs
Kush

185 cm
25
238 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

222 cm
25
266 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lyotto Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JoJo Kush!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nogueira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kush quickly recovers to half guard.
Kush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogueira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogueira's back!
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Kush controls the position.
Nogueira prevents Kush from getting a body triangle.
Kush controlling well, preventing Nogueira from escaping the position.
Nogueira is taking damage to the body and head.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Nogueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kush scores with strikes from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira turns into Kush and is now in his guard.
Kush looking for a sweep. Not yet Kush, not yet.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.
Kush is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kush is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nogueira 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira won't allow Kush to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira won't allow Kush to sweep him here.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kush is pulling down on Nogueira's head to control his posture.
Nogueira throws a strike but Kush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kush landing some decent shots from guard.
Nogueira has momentary wrist control but Kush slips an elbow through the middle.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kush winds up and cracks Nogueira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Kush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Kush seems content to control.
Kush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kush lands a nice short elbow.
Kush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira moves into full guard.
Oh Nogueira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira has momentary wrist control but Kush slips an elbow through the middle.
Nogueira seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira striking off his back but it's not causing Kush any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush preventing the sweep.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kush!
Kush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira is landing with some decent strikes but Kush is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kush slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kush trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush is pressing down on Nogueira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira is in close to Kush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Kush controlling the position.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira lands a couple of elbows.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira being controlled here momentarily.
Kush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogueira is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JoJo Kush dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kush gets caught flat footed, as Nogueira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kush wants to sweep here but Nogueira controlling him for the moment.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Kush.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kush has momentary wrist control but Nogueira slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kush 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.
JoJo Kush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.

Kush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nogueira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kush has Nogueira pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Kush is keeping the position.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kush managing to control the position.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kush pulls Nogueira in to control the position.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
Kush wants to sweep here but Nogueira controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nogueira throws a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Kush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nogueira manages to get himself to full guard.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kush's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Kush.
Kush is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kush wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira lands a couple of digs.
Kush thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kush keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Kush has momentary wrist control but Nogueira slips an elbow through the middle.
Nogueira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Kush is keeping the position.
Nogueira throws a strike but Kush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kush lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush lands a couple of digs.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kush!
Nogueira throwing strikes here but Kush is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.
Kush is looking to get to half guard.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kush hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nogueira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nogueira scoring with strikes but Kush is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyotto Nogueira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nogueira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kush's guard.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kush is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira throws a big elbow that misses.
Kush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kush is on top in guard.
Kush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Kush controlling him for the moment.
Kush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kush with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira has momentary wrist control but Kush slips an elbow through the middle.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush scoring with some ground and pound.
Nogueira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kush connects with a couple of short punches.
Kush gets to his feet and stands over Nogueira, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nogueira felt that one! Kush unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nogueira from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JoJo Kush!
Lyotto Nogueira was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank the fans and say that I will work harder to not disappoint them again.'.