PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lewis brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lewis brewer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rogerio Nogueira
vs
brewer

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, lewis brewer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
brewer misses with a head kick.
brewer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

brewer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - brewer lands in his opponent's guard.
brewer looking to sit in guard and control but Nogueira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
brewer is looking to stand up but Nogueira isn't so interested in that idea.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but brewer keeps moving.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. brewer is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira trying to control but brewer is working from the bottom.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira is thwarting brewer's attempts to control the position.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but brewer keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
brewer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira wants to control but brewer is keeping him busy.
brewer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nogueira!

brewer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Nogueira has his feet on brewer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
brewer looks gassed!
Nogueira blocks a head kick by brewer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
brewer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nogueira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten brewer somewhat.
brewer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
brewer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nogueira tries to avoid it but brewer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nogueira to the ground. Nogueira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lewis brewer.
Nogueira tries to clinch up
and brewer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
brewer fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nogueira works brewer's body with a nice hook.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to clinch

and brewer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but brewer won't allow it.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira dominated that round.
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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from brewer.
Nogueira lands a nice shot that snaps brewer's head back.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
brewer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nogueira tries to avoid it but brewer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nogueira to the ground. Nogueira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lewis brewer.
brewer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but brewer pushes him off.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira scores with a hook.
brewer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nogueira as he avoids it easily.
lewis brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and brewer counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira struggling a bit here.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira trying to control but brewer postures up.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
brewer is just content to waste time from the top position. Nogueira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.

brewer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, brewer has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
brewer tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira striking off his back but it's not causing brewer any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
breweris looking to pass into half guard but Nogueira pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nogueira is in guard.
brewer looking to control.
Nogueira passes into half guard.
brewer is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
brewer trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
brewer wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but brewer is having none of it.
brewer is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
brewer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira lands with a straight right. brewer didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from brewer lands but Nogueira takes it in his stride.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that brewer avoids nicely.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but brewer keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira lands a jab-cross combination.
Nogueira connects with a body shot.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

brewer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
brewer is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

brewer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
brewer takes a little break here. Nogueira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked brewer off and has taken his back!
lewis brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brewer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Nogueira scores with punches and elbows.
I really don't envy brewer right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira avoiding brewer 's attempts to control his hands.
brewer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nogueira struggling to keep hold of the position.

brewer showing good submission defense here.
brewer tries to break free.
Nogueira wants to control but brewer is keeping busy.
Nogueira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because brewer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nogueira has the hooks in. brewer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!