PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nogueira
vs
Castro

180 cm
19
246 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
239 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fidel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nogueira takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nogueira really is a fat lump.
Castro shoots for a takedown but Nogueira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nogueira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Nogueira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Castro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Nogueira tries for a kimura but Castro is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nogueira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Nogueira stands up.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira tries to clinch up.

Nogueira gets caught flat footed, as Castro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Castro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Castro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nogueira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Castro's back instead.
Nogueira avoiding Castro 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Castro knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Castro for a finish.
Castro turns into Nogueira and is now in his guard.
Castro slips nicely into half guard.
Castro works his way into full mount!
Castro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castro manages to capitalize on a mistake by Nogueira to take his back!

Castro looking for the choke but no joy.
Nogueira tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castro controlling from the full mount.
Castro trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castro controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fidel Castro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Nogueira with a poor takedown

and Castro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Castro stays in close to Nogueira's body and controls the position.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but Castro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nogueira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Castro works his way into side control.
Castro slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Castro 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.

Castro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to reverse the position.
Castro is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castro just content to control the position.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet here but Castro is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nogueira's back.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Will Castro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nogueira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nogueira trying to get back to his feet but Castro is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castro has the hooks in. Nogueira is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nogueira turns into Castro and is now in his guard.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Castro's brow.

Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Castro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castro manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Castro's guard.
Nogueira wants to stand but Castro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Castro holds on and takes a little breather.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Castro can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nogueira kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Nogueira tries for a kimura but Castro is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fidel Castro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira misses with a jab to the body

and Castro counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Castro controls the pace.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Castro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Castro controlling the action here.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Nogueira is refusing to be controlled, as Castro sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Castro keeps him under control.
Castro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nogueira darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Nogueira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nogueira fails with the takedown

and Castro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogueira's guard now.
Castro wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Castro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira is looking to sweep but instead, Castro has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is taking a breather. Nogueira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fidel Castro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castro is pulling down on Nogueira's head. It's preventing any offense from Nogueira, at least for the moment.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nogueira working away.
Castro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nogueira's best efforts.
Castro wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro manages to control the position for a moment.
Castro taking shots to the head.

Castro is rocked!
Nogueira postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Castro badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Nogueira around the waist but Nogueira pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Nogueira is the winner by TKO! Nogueira jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Nogueira!