PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Malendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nogueira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimmie Shelter. On his way into the ring it seems that Antonio Nogueira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Antonio Nogueira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nogueira
vs
Malendez

187 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Silver Dragon Pharmacies

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Malendez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nogueira.
Malendez throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.

Malendez darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the ropes.
Malendez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malendez.

Malendez breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira swinging wilding here.
Malendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Malendez slips a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malendez throws a leg kick which misses Nogueira's front leg but catches the back leg as Nogueira tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malendez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nogueira will feel that in the morning.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Malendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malendez swinging wilding here.
Malendez throws a lazy right hand but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nogueira moves out of range as Malendez strikes.
Malendez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malendez motions for Nogueira to come forward. Malendez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malendez scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Malendez throws a leg kick but Nogueira checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malendez.
Dom Malendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Malendez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nogueira scores with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Malendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira lands a two punch combo.
Malendez misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Malendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Malendez lands a high kick!
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nogueira throws a series of strikes that have Malendez backpedaling.
Malendez tries to clinch up
and Nogueira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malendez throws a body kick that misses.
Malendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Malendez pushes him off.
Nogueira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malendez slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Malendez misses with a hook.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Malendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malendez.
Malendez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Malendez is having none of it.
Malendez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira throws a combination. Malendez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira is working the combinations to good effect here.
Malendez punishes Nogueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Malendez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tests Malendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Nogueira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Malendez is keeping the position.

Nogueira gets to his feet - Malendez follows without any prompting.
Nogueira scores with a three punch combo!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nogueira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nogueira.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Malendez keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Malendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Malendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dom Malendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Nogueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malendez at a distance.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Malendez, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Malendez against the ropes but Malendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nogueira to score with a decent uppercut.
Malendez is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Malendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Malendez circles away.
Malendez is breathing heavily.
Malendez tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Malendez throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malendez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira digs a good hook to Malendez's body.
Jab, jab by Nogueira - just one landing.
Dom Malendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malendez misses with a jab to the body
and Nogueira counters with a two punch combo.

Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Malendez in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malendez.
Nogueira looking to slow down the pace here.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Malendez keeps him there for the moment.
Nogueira stalling in the clinch but Malendez improves position.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Malendez breaks the clinch.
Malendez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Malendez pushes him off.
Malendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Nogueira as he connects with a hook.
Nogueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Nogueira scores with a takedown into Malendez's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira stands and steps away. Malendez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Malendez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Malendez misses with a double jab
and Nogueira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Nogueira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malendez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malendez misses with the head strike.

Nogueira decides to pull guard.
Nogueira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Malendez wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Nogueira's closed guard. He's half up but Nogueira has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Nogueira pivots and extends the arm, Malendez falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Nogueira! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Nogueira!