PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Richesmart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Richesmart looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Richesmart
vs
Nogueira

202 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Richesmart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richesmart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nogueira. Nogueira obviously looking to wear him down.
Richesmart looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Nogueira lands a big head kick that sends Richesmart tumbling to the mat! Nogueira takes a step backwards and waves Richesmart back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Steve Richesmart has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira lands a nice looking body kick.
Richesmart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Nogueira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richesmart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Richesmart has the dominant position.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Richesmart is controlling him.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Richesmart has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Richesmart is trying to drag Nogueira to the mat but Nogueira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Richesmart has double underhooks.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nogueira instigates a clinch.

Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands with a right that hurts Richesmart. Richesmart looks to clinch but Nogueira throws a short knee that drops Richesmart. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Michal Nogueira!
Michal Nogueira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.