PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knox Yodsenklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodsenklai comes to the cage accompanied by Traditional Wai Kru. Nogueira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Be Touched. Knox Yodsenklai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yodsenklai
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

175 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Knox Yodsenklai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsenklai misses with a straight right.
Yodsenklai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira defending well as Yodsenklai loads up on a big left hand.
Nogueira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yodsenklai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yodsenklai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yodsenklai as he jumps to the side.
Yodsenklai throws a head kick that misses.
Yodsenklai misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Yodsenklai misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Yodsenklai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yodsenklai tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yodsenklai to the ground. Yodsenklai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knox Yodsenklai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nogueira looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Yodsenklai sends Nogueira down but not out. Yodsenklai dives into side control looking to finish.

Nogueira is rocked!

It looks like Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Yodsenklai scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nogueira is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Yodsenklai can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knox Yodsenklai!