PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nogueira
vs
Woods

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronan Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Woods!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Woods won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Woods is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woods wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.

Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woods defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.

Woods gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nogueira shoots and misses

and Woods counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nogueira!
Woods controlling from mount.
Woods prevents Nogueira from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Woods has a good base and remains in mount.
Woods content just to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Woods was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woods tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Nogueira misses with a takedown

and Woods counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira tries to buck Woods off but Woods is having none of it.
Nogueira is not content to let Woods control the position.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Woods's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nogueira has a hand on Woods's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Woods takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Woods looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Woods dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Woods counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nogueira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Woods counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogueira's guard now.
Woods trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Woods distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woods is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Woods controlling him for the moment.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson Woods has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Woods scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Woods controlling the position.
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nogueira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.

Nogueira working for a triangle but Woods defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Woods throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyson Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Woods is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woods wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Woods defends easily.

That's four 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.
Woods is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Woods.
Nogueira with a poor takedown

and Woods decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nogueira throws a leg kick

so Woods counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nogueira has his foot on Woods's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woods works his way back into a safe position though.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Woods is working Nogueira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woods sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Woods has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woods sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson Woods has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Woods counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Woods won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Woods seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Woods was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Woods counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woods.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.

Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woods controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyson Woods wasn't active enough on the ground.

Woods gets a takedown into half guard.
Woods content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Woods has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Woods stays in close to Nogueira's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Woods was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Woods counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ronan Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Woods!