PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKenzie
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

180 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
175 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McKenzie misses with a body punch

and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McKenzie tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira blocks McKenzie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Nogueira is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. McKenzie is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. McKenzie flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nogueira anticipates the leg and manages to get behind McKenzie and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nogueira slips an arm under McKenzie chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nogueira has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nogueira is squeezing on McKenzie like an anaconda would it's prey. McKenzie fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !