PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cottage Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Gimmie Shelter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nogueira
vs
Cheese

187 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

EFC Clothing
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cottage Cheese!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nogueira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Cheese.
Nogueira with a hook.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Cheese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nogueira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheese backs up against the cage.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nogueira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cheese sprawls well. Cheese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira's corner calls for a 1-2. Nogueira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Cheese checks it.
Nogueira closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side

and Cheese counters by clinching up.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Cheese looks gassed!
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Cheese stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Cheese holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheese walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nogueira is looking to clinch.
Nogueira closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side
and Cheese counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Cottage Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Nogueira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheese throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheese as he jumps to the side.
Nogueira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Cheese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nogueira takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Cheese.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cheese counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Cheese slips a jab from Nogueira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira misses with a double jab

and Cheese counters by moving into the clinch.
Cheese lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Cheese.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheese is breathing heavily.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
A knee to the head by Cheese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Cheese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Nogueira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Cheese moves away
and Cheese counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nogueira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nogueira is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Cheese misses.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cottage Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheese avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Cheese avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Cheese misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Cheese avoids them all with ease.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira tries to clinch
and Cheese counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira thows a leg kick but Cheese checks it
and Cheese counters with a low kick, right behind Nogueira 's knee.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheese throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Nogueira crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottage Cheese!