PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyotto Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Breath Into Me. Human has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nogueira
vs
Human

185 cm
25
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lyotto Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Human!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Human.
Human's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Human's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Human looks winded!

Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Human trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Human can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nogueira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nogueira is nestled in close to Human, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira working Human over with strikes.
Human is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Human is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Nogueira there.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Human defends it.
Nogueira working over Human with some ground and pound. Human looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira slips a nice elbow through Human's hands, connecting with Human's forehead.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nogueira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nogueira working Human over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Human is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Human really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nogueira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogueira is pressing down on Human's thigh, looking to free his foot. Human is holding on for now.
Human has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nogueira connects with a nice short shot to Human's temple.
Human has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Human is rocked!
Human trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
Human is still in real trouble! Can Nogueira finish him?
Nice strikes from Nogueira there.
Human is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Human seems to have recovered his senses.
Human has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nogueira lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Human has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Human has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Human trying to control here.
Human is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Human on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nogueira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Human on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Human trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira slips a nice elbow through Human's hands, connecting with Human's forehead.
Nice strikes from Nogueira there.
Nogueira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogueira slips a nice elbow through Human's hands, connecting with Human's forehead.
Nogueira working Human over with strikes.
Nogueira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nogueira lands a nice short elbow.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyotto Nogueira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Human shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely.

Nogueira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Human to the ground. Nogueira is now in Human's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Human can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nogueira lands a nice short elbow.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Human missing with punches from the bottom.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Human is looking to control Nogueira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Human avoid being mounted?
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyotto Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands strikes from half guard.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Human defends it.
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Human is trying to get back to full guard.
Human trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nogueira connects with a nice short shot to Human's temple.
Nogueira working the head and body with strikes.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Human trying to control here.
Nogueira prevents Human from improving his position.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nogueira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Human with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Human won't allow it.
Human keeping hold of Nogueira's head, controlling as best he can.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Human taking some punishment here, with Nogueira in his half guard.
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Human tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira lands a couple of good shots and Human has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Human is covering up but some of the strikes from Nogueira are getting through and doing damage.
Human is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nogueira off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Human trying to control the position but Nogueira manages to sink in the hooks.
Nogueira is punishing Human with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human covers up after that shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Human can do to turn this around?
Human wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Nogueira lands punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Human trying to control the hands but Nogueira won't let him.
Nogueira cracks Human with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Human from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nogueira lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Human hold on?!
Nogueira connects with a big shot to the side of Human's head.
Nogueira lands a shot to the head.
Nogueira connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Human to escape the position.
Human grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Human biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Nogueira is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scores with strikes from the back.
Nogueira lands shots from the back.
Nogueira is not going to allow Human to sit and survive in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Human to escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nogueira.
Nogueira gets his hands free as Human looks to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Human. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyotto Nogueira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Nogueira shoots in and bounces Human off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nogueira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Human wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Human's brow.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira works over Human with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Human controlling the position.
Nogueira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira is working Human over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nogueira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Human's head.
Nogueira is working Human over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Human pulls Nogueira in close to his closed guard and prevents Nogueira from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human tries to strike from the bottom.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.
Human is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Human has momentary wrist control but Nogueira slips an elbow through the middle.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Human looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nogueira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Human's head.
Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nogueira with a nice head shot there.
Nogueira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nogueira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Human's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but Human has wrist control.
Human avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Human trying to strike off his back.
Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogueira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nogueira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Human is pulling down on Nogueira's head. It's preventing any offense from Nogueira, at least for the moment.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Human wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is thwarting Human's attempts to control the position.
Nogueira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Human is trying to control but can't.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Human taking some punishment here, with Nogueira in his half guard.
Nogueira moves into full mount! Human won't be happy about that!
Human is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Human's face.
Nogueira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Human can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nogueira dominating with strikes here.
Nogueira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nogueira working Human over with strikes here.
Nogueira unloading with bombs!
Human keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids the attempt from Human to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the head.
Nogueira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Human tries to lock up and control but Nogueira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nogueira looking to finish Human with some ground and pound. This is bad for Human!
BOOM! Nogueira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nogueira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nogueira looking to finish Human with some ground and pound. This is bad for Human!
Human wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira is landing with some decent strikes but Human is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Human is desperately trying to improve his position but Nogueira has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
Nogueira scoring with strikes but Human is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyotto Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nogueira 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyotto Nogueira!
Lyotto Nogueira thanked the fans post fight for their support.