PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Game over. Nogueira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimme Shelter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

198 cm
22
264 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nightmare Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Pereira!
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, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pereira successfully pulls guard.
Pereira is trying to keep Nogueira in close.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard.

Pereira pushes Nogueira off and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Pereira sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira cracks Nogueira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pereira sprawls well. Pereira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Ulysses Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nogueira looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pereira gets a clinch.

Pereira wants the takedown. Nogueira is fighting it off but Pereira persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nogueira's guard against the cage.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace.
Pereira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pereira passes Nogueira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pereira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira 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.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pereira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
Pereira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pereira working over Nogueira with some ground and pound. Nogueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nogueira is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.

Pereira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nogueira is just riding it out for now. Pereira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira has hold of Pereira's hands but Pereira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nogueira wants to control but Pereira is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.

Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pereira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.

Pereira tightens his grip and picks Nogueira up, before dumping him to the ground. Nogueira manages to land in guard.
Pereira passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pereira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pereira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pereira with the ground and pound from mount.
Nogueira is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira punching from mount but Nogueira doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Pereira has hold of Nogueira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nogueira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulysses Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pereira defends it nicely.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulysses Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Pereira instigates a clinch.

Pereira successfully pulls guard.

Pereira pushes Nogueira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pereira lands a jab-cross combination.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ulysses Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pereira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Pereira clinches up with Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a right hand.

Pereira has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nogueira regains guard immediately.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pereira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Pereira thows a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira trying to strike off his back.

Pereira is sitting in close to Nogueira's body. Nogueira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pereira is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pereira is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nogueira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!