PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudinei Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Paulo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Baha Men - Who let the dogs out . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Oliveira
vs
Paulo Nogueira

190 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudinei Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Paulo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Nogueira shoots in.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Antonio Paulo Nogueira has been cut.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
Claudinei Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Paulo Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nogueira on the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.

Oliveira drops Nogueira with a beautiful combination! Nogueira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oliveira is looking for the KO!
Oliveira misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira slips under a jab.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nogueira has time to react.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claudinei Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira checks a leg kick nicely.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claudinei Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Nogueira.
Oliveira lands a two punch combo.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira scores with a one two! Nogueira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveira!
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oliveira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudinei Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Paulo Nogueira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Claudinei Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nogueira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliveira has got the better of the exchanges.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Nogueira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Claudinei Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Paulo Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nogueira shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Nogueira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nogueira momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Nogueira walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nogueira checks it well.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogueira is defended easily by Oliveira.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Oliveira.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Nogueira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Antonio Paulo Nogueira's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Oliveira there.
A nice combination there by Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nogueira on the side of the head.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Nogueira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudinei Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Paulo Nogueira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Claudinei Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Paulo Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Oliveira leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Nogueira shoots in.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogueira is defended easily by Oliveira.
Nogueira takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Antonio Paulo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Claudinei Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claudinei Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Nogueira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudinei Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Claudinei Oliveira!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Claudinei Oliveira!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Claudinei Oliveira!

Claudinei Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!