PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amauro Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Ain't no Sunshine as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Nogueira

195 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amauro Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looking to control.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.

Nogueira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Nogueira extends an breaks Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nogueira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amauro Nogueira!
During a confident post fight interview, Amauro Nogueira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.