PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nigouera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dovydas Adomaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dovydas Adomaitis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nigouera
vs
Adomaitis

198 cm
26
266 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
235 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Nigouera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dovydas Adomaitis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adomaitis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nigouera backs up against the cage.
Adomaitis lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Adomaitis.
Nigouera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adomaitis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nigouera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Adomaitis scores with a nice right hand.

Nigouera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adomaitis lands a nice uppercut.
Adomaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nigouera avoiding damage.
Nigouera tries to break the clinch but Adomaitis is controlling the position.
Nigouera goes for a takedown attempt but Adomaitis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Adomaitis closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adomaitis.
Adomaitis lands a nice elbow.
Nigouera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Adomaitis.
Adomaitis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nigouera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Nigouera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adomaitis scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rodrigo Nigouera has been cut.
Adomaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Adomaitis successfully pulls guard.
Adomaitis has momentary wrist control but Nigouera slips an elbow through the middle.
Adomaitis is trying to keep Nigouera in close.
Adomaitis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adomaitis has his hands on Nigouera's head, controlling the position.
Adomaitis wants to sweep here but Nigouera controlling him for the moment.

Nigouera stands up from Adomaitis's guard - Nigouera perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodrigo Nigouera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nigouera with a poor takedown
and Adomaitis counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Nigouera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Adomaitis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nigouera chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adomaitis wants to sweep here but Nigouera controlling him for the moment.
Adomaitis looks winded!
Nigouera is in close to Adomaitis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nigouera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nigouera landing some decent shots from guard.
Adomaitis wants to sweep here but Nigouera controlling him for the moment.
Nigouera scoring with some ground and pound.
Adomaitis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nigouera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adomaitis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nigouera looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nigouera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nigouera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nigouera.

Nigouera is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Adomaitis has his hands clasped together but Nigouera extends and breaks Adomaitis's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nigouera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Nigouera!