PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Roberts told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Nogueira
vs
Roberts

185 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A jab from Nogueira finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.

It looks like Jamie Roberts has been cut.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Roberts, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Roberts against the cage but Roberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.

Nogueira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roberts!
Roberts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Nogueira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
BOOM! Nogueira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Nogueira working for a guillotine from mount but Roberts is in no mood to give up.

Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but Roberts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nogueira.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nogueira is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Nogueira shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Nogueira is trying for a kimura here. Roberts looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nogueira wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Nogueira!