PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Jerverup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nogueira
vs
Jerverup

198 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Jerverup!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerverup fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jerverup avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nogueira looks for a takedown but Jerverup sprawls well.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Jerverup, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Jerverup against the cage but Jerverup circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jerverup tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerverup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jerverup throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mauricio Nogueira has been cut.

Jerverup scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jerverup throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jerverup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jerverup is trying to control the action in half guard but Nogueira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jerverup looks to land a strike but Nogueira avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jerverup content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerverup wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Jerverup must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jerverup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jerverup.
Jerverup is in close to Nogueira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jerverup is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jerverup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jerverup lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Jerverup throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Jerverup isn't so interested in that idea.
Jerverup lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerverup wants to get up but he can't break Nogueira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jerverup is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jerverup working some strikes from top position.
Jerverup trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jerverup is controlling him.
Jerverup controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jerverup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jerverup accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jerverup throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jerverup scores with a three punch combo!
Nogueira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jerverup.
Jerverup tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jerverup throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Jerverup throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jerverup!
Jerverup misses with a body kick.
Jerverup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jerverup looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerverup blocks Nogueira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jerverup punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jerverup pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jerverup landing shots from mount.
Jerverup has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueira's face.
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jerverup lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerverup lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jerverup looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Jerverup dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jerverup scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Nogueira sneaks out the side door and pushes Jerverup away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
Mauricio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Jerverup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jerverup wants to clinch.

Nogueira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jerverup to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jerverup slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jerverup 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.
Jerverup wants to get up but he can't break Nogueira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerverup loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jerverup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Jerverup is proving a slippery customer.
Jerverup prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Jerverup chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jerverup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jerverup throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nogueira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jerverup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jerverup slips a straight right by Nogueira.
Roland Jerverup seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jerverup misses with a body kick.

Jerverup darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Jerverup's head to control him but Jerverup postures up.
Jerverup thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Jerverup is pressing down on Nogueira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nogueira is holding on for now.
Jerverup tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerverup is nestled in close to Nogueira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jerverup seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jerverup is looking to stall here but Nogueira recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jerverup's guard.
Jerverup trying to control the position.
Nogueira won't allow Jerverup to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Jerverup keeps moving.
Nogueira won't allow Jerverup to sweep him here.
Jerverup is striking but Nogueira is not phased and passes to half guard.
Nogueira blocks the strikes from Jerverup.
Jerverup is trying to control but Nogueira manages to pass to mount!
Jerverup tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Jerverup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jerverup drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jerverup tries to stand but Nogueira is controlling from the bottom.
Jerverup stays in close to Nogueira's body and controls the position.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Jerverup from controlling successfully.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but Jerverup is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jerverup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerverup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jerverup chips away with some ground and pound.
Jerverup thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Jerverup misses.
Jerverup misses with a low kick.

Jerverup is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nogueira's half guard.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Jerverup throws and elbow that misses. Nogueira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jerverup's guard. Nice move by Nogueira!
Nogueira won't allow Jerverup to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jerverup pushes Nogueira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jerverup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira moves out of range as Jerverup throws a body kick.
Jerverup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Jerverup circles away.
Jerverup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.

Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Jerverup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nogueira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nogueira with a poor takedown

and Jerverup counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nogueira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jerverup off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Jerverup shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jerverup showed some decent athleticism there.
Jerverup lands strikes from half guard.
Mauricio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jerverup working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
Jerverup postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Jerverup wants to stand but Nogueira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.
Jerverup trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Nogueira has his foot on Jerverup's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerverup works his way back into a safe position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jerverup tries to clinch up.
Jerverup with a hook.
Nogueira misses with the combination.
Jerverup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nogueira's head backwards.
Roland Jerverup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jerverup rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Jerverup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jerverup winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Jerverup!