PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Statkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nogueira
vs
Statkiewicz

191 cm
25
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
226 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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, Raimundo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Statkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Statkiewicz gets a clinch.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Statkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Statkiewicz just leaning against Nogueira, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Statkiewicz.
The referee is keeping an eye on Statkiewicz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Statkiewicz prevents a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Statkiewicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nogueira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statkiewicz smiles and moves away.

Statkiewicz gets a clinch.
Statkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira jumps guard but Statkiewicz stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nogueira taking a breather.
Statkiewicz stalling the fight.
Nogueira is trying to maintain a safe position but Statkiewicz gets an underhook and turns Nogueira into the cage.
Statkiewicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Nogueira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Statkiewicz.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Statkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Statkiewicz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Statkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira struggles to land a body shot inside as Statkiewicz controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz digs a right hand into Nogueira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nogueira's gas tank.
Statkiewicz pushes Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Statkiewicz prevents a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with some punches.
Statkiewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Statkiewicz leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Statkiewicz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nogueira struggles to land a body shot inside as Statkiewicz controls his hands.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Statkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Statkiewicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Statkiewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Statkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nogueira.
Statkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Statkiewicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nogueira working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Statkiewicz 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.

Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Statkiewicz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nogueira digs a good body shot into Statkiewicz's ribs.
Statkiewicz walks into a jab.
Nogueira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Statkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Statkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Statkiewicz momentarily.
Statkiewicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Statkiewicz clobbers Nogueira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Statkiewicz moves out of range.
Nogueira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Statkiewiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Statkiewicz instigates a clinch.
Statkiewicz stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Statkiewicz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Statkiewicz is struggling to control the position.
Nogueira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimundo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Statkiewicz.
Statkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nogueiras head.
A short right from Statkiewicz on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz lands a body punch.
Michal Statkiewicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nogueira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Statkiewicz.
Statkiewicz misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Statkiewicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira letting Statkiewicz take a breather here.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Statkiewicz to work.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statkiewicz smiles and moves away.

Statkiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
Statkiewicz leaning against his opponent.
Nogueira trying to control the position but instead, Statkiewicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nogueira into the cage.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Statkiewicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz is struggling to control the position.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Statkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Statkiewicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira jumps guard but Statkiewicz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimundo Nogueira dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Statkiewicz moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Statkiewicz as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
Statkiewicz blocks a body shot from Nogueira.
Statkiewicz leaning against his opponent.
Statkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira wants to stall.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Statkiewicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Statkiewicz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statkiewicz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Statkiewicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Statkiewicz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimundo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Statkiewicz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Statkiewicz trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira letting Statkiewicz take a breather here.
Nogueira is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nogueira up against the cage.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nogueira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statkiewicz smiles and moves away.
Statkiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Statkiewicz sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Statkiewicz closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Statkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Statkiewicz is pushing Nogueira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statkiewicz controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statkiewicz prevents a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira can't find room to land a body shot as Statkiewicz controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Statkiewicz throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Statkiewicz.
A short body shot lands from Statkiewicz as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michal Statkiewicz.
I think Statkiewicz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Statkiewicz!