PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Marcos Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dio - Push. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bateman
vs
Marcos Nogueira

180 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bateman is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bateman circles away and we're back to standing.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bateman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Bateman, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Bateman against the cage but Bateman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt.
Brock Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bateman avoids it really well and circles away.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Bateman lands with a nice body punch.
Bateman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Bateman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bateman.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
Bateman connects with the punch.

It looks like Antonio Marcos Nogueira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bateman is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bateman circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nogueira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bateman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nogueira.
Bateman misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bateman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Bateman with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brock Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bateman - just one landing.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Bateman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab by Bateman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bateman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Bateman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Bateman misses.
Bateman scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bateman throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bateman lands a head shot.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman connects with a body shot that sends Nogueira's belly button to the back.
Nogueira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bateman throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Bateman. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Bateman misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira shoots in but Bateman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brock Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bateman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira.
Bateman throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Bateman takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot.
Brock Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nogueira in his tracks.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bateman as he jumps to the side.
Bateman lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nogueira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bateman has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman scores with a one two! Nogueira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Bateman tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bateman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Bateman. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bateman pinned against the cage. Bateman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bateman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nogueira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bateman is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bateman circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bateman connects with a looping right hand.
Bateman throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira walks into a stiff left hand from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bateman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
Nogueira slips a jab from Bateman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bateman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bateman duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Bateman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Bateman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira slips a straight right by Bateman.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bateman scores with a shot to the body.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira needs to keep his hands up - Bateman had a free shot at his head there.

The cut above Antonio Marcos Nogueira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bateman stuffs the takedown.
Bateman digs a good body shot into Nogueira's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bateman lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bateman!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman cracks Nogueira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bateman misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman jabs Nogueira right on the nose. Nogueira blinks but takes it well.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Bateman lands a glancing blow to the side of Nogueira's head.
Nice uppercut there from Bateman.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Brock Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marcos Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Nogueira.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bateman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bateman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bateman wants it to stay on the feet.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.
Bateman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Antonio Marcos Nogueira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bateman throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bateman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Bateman.
Brock Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bateman throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Bateman!