PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Terry
vs
Nogueira

176 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Cagewars Clothing
Mundo Green - World Verde

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doc Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira catches Terry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Terry avoids them all with ease.
Terry blocks a jab.
Nogueira throws out a powerful jab.
Terry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Terry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terry.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Terry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terry fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Nogueira as he connects with a hook.
Nogueira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Terry counters with a single leg into guard. Nogueira didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Terry pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Terry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nogueira looking for a triangle here. Terry is fighting it but it looks tight! Nogueira pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Terry is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Apolo Nogueira!