PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nugent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva da Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Silva da Luciano has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Nugent
vs
Silva da Luciano

170 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Nugent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva da Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva da Luciano shoots for a takedown but Nugent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Silva da Luciano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nugent looking for a sweep. Not yet Nugent, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nugent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva da Luciano's guard.

Nugent is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silva da Luciano working for a triangle but Nugent defends it easily.

Silva da Luciano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva da Luciano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nugent controls the pace.
Nugent is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva da Luciano has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva da Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nugent controlling from the top position.

Silva da Luciano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nugent has picked Silva da Luciano up and slammed him! Silva da Luciano can't keep hold of the triangle and Nugent manages to pass to side control!
Silva da Luciano wants to control but Nugent postures up.
Silva da Luciano stops Nugent from passing to mount.
Silva da Luciano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nugent trying to control from half guard but Silva da Luciano is working away.
Nugent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva da Luciano on the ground.

That's two 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.
Silva da Luciano keeping control of the position.
Silva da Luciano is looking to control Nugent's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva da Luciano avoid being mounted?
Silva da Luciano wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Nugent seems content to control.
Nugent trying to control from half guard but Silva da Luciano is working away.

Nugent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva da Luciano wants to control but Nugent is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva da Luciano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nugent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nugent fails with the takedown

and Silva da Luciano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nugent's guard now.
Silva da Luciano looks gassed!

Silva da Luciano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva da Luciano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva da Luciano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nugent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nugent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva da Luciano is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva da Luciano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva da Luciano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nugent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva da Luciano defends well.
Silva da Luciano won't allow Nugent to sweep him here.
Nugent tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Silva da Luciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nugent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva da Luciano!
Silva da Luciano controls the position.
Silva da Luciano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nugent throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva da Luciano reaches up to try and control the position but Nugent seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Silva da Luciano rolls and tries to escape and now Nugent has his back!
Nugent trying to control momentarily.
Silva da Luciano trying to control the action but Nugent just sinks the hooks in.
Silva da Luciano is breathing heavily.
Silva da Luciano tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent avoiding Silva da Luciano 's attempts to control his hands.
Nugent tries to keep control of the position but Silva da Luciano is staying busy.
Silva da Luciano trying to control the action but Nugent just sinks the hooks in.

Nugent tightening his grip on Silva da Luciano, looking for the choke.
Silva da Luciano is keeping busy.

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.
Silva da Luciano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nugent's guard. Nice work there by Silva da Luciano.
Silva da Luciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Nugent is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Silva da Luciano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva da Luciano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva da Luciano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nugent avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva da Luciano.
Nugent is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Nugent defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva da Luciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugent really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nugent slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva da Luciano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva da Luciano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nugent sees it coming and defends easily.
Nugent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva da Luciano is working away from the top position though.
Silva da Luciano thows a huge punch but Nugent dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nugent gets back to full guard.
Nugent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nugent throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva da Luciano stopping the sweep attempt from Nugent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva da Luciano with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nugent decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva da Luciano's guard.
Nugent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nugent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Nugent dominated that second round.
That's time! Nugent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva da Luciano with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva da Luciano with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nugent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva da Luciano won't be happy with that.
Silva da Luciano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nugent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nugent tries to move to mount but Silva da Luciano blocks the move with his legs.
Nugent is looking to take a break and control but Silva da Luciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nugent wants to stand but Silva da Luciano has his arm trapped.
Silva da Luciano is not content to let Nugent control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva da Luciano can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva da Luciano sneaks back into half guard.
Silva da Luciano preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Nugent is working for a kimura but Silva da Luciano is defending it quite comfortably.

Silva da Luciano actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva da Luciano is trying to control but can't.

Nugent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Silva da Luciano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva da Luciano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nugent is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Nugent drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva da Luciano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nugent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva da Luciano keeps working.
Silva da Luciano struggling a bit here.
Nugent trying to control the action but Silva da Luciano is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva da Luciano controls the position for a moment.
Silva da Luciano tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silva da Luciano struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nugent with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva da Luciano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nugent won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Nugent.
I think Nugent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nugent!