PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakaroto Sayajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sayajin's choice of entrance music: Riot - Three Days Grace. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nogueira
vs
Sayajin

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kakaroto Sayajin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sayajin drops Nogueira with a beautiful combination! Nogueira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sayajin is looking for the KO!

Nogueira is rocked!

It looks like Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nogueira throws the kick towards the body but Sayajin avoids it.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nogueira stuffs the takedown attempt from Sayajin. Sayajin gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayajin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sayajin slips a jab from Nogueira.
Sayajin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakaroto Sayajin.
Sayajin has a takedown stuffed.
Sayajin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayajin tries to clinch up.
Nogueira thuds his right hand into Sayajin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sayajin fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira throws a head kick but Sayajin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayajin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayajin.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayajin drops his hands momentarily and Nogueira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nogueira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira is looking to chop away at Sayajin's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sayajin.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Sayajin avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
Sayajin misses with a takedown attempt - Nogueira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayajin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely.
Sayajin throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Sayajin shoots for a takedown but Nogueira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayajin lands a head shot.
Nogueira throws a nice head kick!
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Sayajin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nogueira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sayajin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Sayajin throws a series of strikes that have Nogueira backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sayajin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nogueira is backing up but Sayajin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nogueira covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sayajin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakaroto Sayajin!