PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boy
vs
Nogueira

192 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

189 cm
29
209 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Third Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a low kick but Boy avoids it.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Boy.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Boy tries for a takedown but Nogueira circles away easily
and Nogueira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nogueira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Boy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.

Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Boy passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Boy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nogueira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nogueira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.
Boy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nogueira is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy cracks Nogueira with a big right hand but Nogueira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy trying to control the position but Nogueira is working away.
Boy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nogueira is avoiding damage well.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy throws a strike aimed at the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nogueira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boy is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
Nogueira throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boy defends it well.

Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira working over Boy with some ground and pound. Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Nogueira working Boy over with strikes.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Boy keeping hold of Nogueira's head, controlling as best he can.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.

Boy manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Boy moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.

Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Boy defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Third Boy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nogueira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Third Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt

and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nogueira.

Nogueira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boy is looking to escape.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boy wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boy tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Boy has his hands clasped together around Nogueira's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Third Boy just wasn't active enough.
Boy lands a jab to Nogueira's midsection.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boy lands in 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.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boy postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.

Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Boy pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boy is trying to keep Nogueira in close.

Nogueira stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Boy throws up his legs and catches Nogueira in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Nogueira tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Boy! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Third Boy!
A relieved looking Third Boy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.