PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon OFarrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nogueria
vs
OFarrell

182 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Butchered Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Nogueria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon OFarrell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFarrell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nogueria shoots in but no luck this time.
OFarrell stuffs the takedown.
OFarrell just misses with a punch to the body.
OFarrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
OFarrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from OFarrell finds it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from OFarrell - that will leave a mark!
Nogueria is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Nogueria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
OFarrell lands a jab to the head.
OFarrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon OFarrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from OFarrell.
Nogueria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nogueria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OFarrell's waist but OFarrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueria off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooh a lovely combination from OFarrell sends Nogueria down but not out. OFarrell dives into side control looking to finish.

Nogueria is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Nogueria has been cut.

OFarrell decides to stand back up.
OFarrell stuns Nogueria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OFarrell digs a good body shot into Nogueria's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OFarrell throws a series of punches but Nogueria moves out of range.
OFarrell scores with a nice strike.
OFarrell scores with a hook to the body. Nogueria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OFarrell.
OFarrell lands with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by OFarrell!
OFarrell lands with a straight right. Nogueria didn't see that one coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nogueria. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
OFarrell lands with a nice combination. Nogueria backs away looking to recover.
Brandon OFarrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OFarrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OFarrell lands a jab to the head.
Nogueria fails to land the takedown.
OFarrell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nogueria backs up against the cage.
Nogueria shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OFarrell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OFarrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Nogueria with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by OFarrell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueria fails to land the takedown.
OFarrell scores with a head kick.
Nogueria ducks under a wild hook from OFarrell.
Nogueria shoots in for a double leg but OFarrell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
OFarrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OFarrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueria. Nogueria gets slowly back to his feet.
OFarrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria misses with a takedown attempt - OFarrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OFarrell lands a body shot.
OFarrell looks to land a right hand but Nogueria moved out of range.

Nogueria darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Nogueria is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nogueria controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria wants to take a breather but OFarrell is having none of it.
OFarrell wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueria uses his free foot to push down on OFarrell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for OFarrell.
Nogueria sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OFarrell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon OFarrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueria's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

OFarrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OFarrell missing with a left hand there. Nogueria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueria takes one to the side of the head.
OFarrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nogueria. Nogueria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nogueria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OFarrell.
OFarrell tests Nogueria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
OFarrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
OFarrell throws a hook but Nogueria blocks it.
Nogueria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? OFarrell is fending him off so far but Nogueria persists. Nope, OFarrell circles away and we're back to standing.
OFarrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueria shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nogueria tries to move into range but OFarrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OFarrell misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OFarrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueria.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OFarrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueria is just out of range.

Nogueria drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Nogueria stalls from top position.
OFarrell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OFarrell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nogueria controlling his opponent.
Nogueria can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OFarrell is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria controlling the position easily from mount.
OFarrell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nogueria is landing with some decent strikes but OFarrell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You get the feeling that OFarrell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nogueria trying to control but OFarrell is having none of it.

Nogueria is working for a guillotine from mount but OFarrell frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OFarrell wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon OFarrell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueria's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nogueria decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueria seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OFarrell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OFarrell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nogueria wants to free his trapped foot but OFarrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nogueria stops OFarrell from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueria controlling the pace.
OFarrell looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OFarrell stuffs the takedown.
OFarrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
OFarrell scores with a nice head shot.
Nogueria shoots in and drives through. OFarrell sprawls well.
OFarrell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueria misses with a takedown attempt - OFarrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueria. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
OFarrell throws a head kick that misses.
OFarrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nogueria fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueria fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OFarrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OFarrell looks to land a combination but Nogueria avoids it well.

Nogueria looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
OFarrell wants to stand up but Nogueria is controlling him.
Nogueria wants to control from the top but OFarrell keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
OFarrell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nogueria asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nogueria works to advance to full mount. OFarrell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Antonio Nogueria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueria tries to control but OFarrell wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Nogueria looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
OFarrell wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueria controlling the pace for now.
Brandon OFarrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueria can't control as he wanted to and OFarrell manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Nogueria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think OFarrell 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon OFarrell!