PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi
vs
Kirkland

182 cm
31
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
31
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hellbent
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira-Nigeshi connects with a looping right hand.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Kirkland connects with the punch.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Kirkland finds it's target.
Kirkland misses with a low kick as Nogueira-Nigeshi jumps back.
Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Kirkland.
Nogueira-Nigeshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirkland connects with a right hand. Nogueira-Nigeshi shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira-Nigeshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nogueira-Nigeshi, right into the meat.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nogueira-Nigeshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirkland has wrist control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi 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-Nigeshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to pass the guard but Kirkland is keeping the position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing strikes from guard but Kirkland blocks nicely.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira-Nigeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirkland is looking to stand up but Nogueira-Nigeshi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirkland 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
Nogueira-Nigeshi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pushes down on Kirkland's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Nogueira-Nigeshi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirkland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kirkland is staying active underneath Nogueira-Nigeshi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kirkland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Kirkland tries to roll over but Nogueira-Nigeshi keeps him under control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Kirkland trying to control the position here.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing strikes but missing.
Kirkland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira-Nigeshi controls the pace.
Kirkland pulls Nogueira-Nigeshi in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi dominated that round.
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-Nigeshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira-Nigeshi cracks Kirkland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Nogueira-Nigeshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to sit in guard and control but Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nogueira-Nigeshi looking for subs off his back but Kirkland has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirkland won't allow Nogueira-Nigeshi to sweep him here.
Nogueira-Nigeshi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kirkland has passed into side control.
Kirkland gets to mount! Nogueira-Nigeshi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to escape.
Kirkland content just to control the position here.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to improve his position but Kirkland isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Nogueira-Nigeshi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to get to full guard but Kirkland has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kirkland prevents Nogueira-Nigeshi from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nogueira-Nigeshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tests Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nogueira-Nigeshi keeps Kirkland at a distance using the push kick.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirkland throws a jab when Nogueira-Nigeshi was well out of range.
Kirkland misses with a looping right.

Nogueira-Nigeshi 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-Nigeshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira-Nigeshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira-Nigeshi stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kirkland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nogueira-Nigeshi's guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirkland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nogueira-Nigeshi working for a triangle but Kirkland defends it easily.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kirkland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to get to full guard but Kirkland has control of the leg.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kirkland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kirkland's back!
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kirkland.
Kirkland prevents Nogueira-Nigeshi from getting a body triangle.
Nogueira-Nigeshi punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with punches from the back.
Kirkland is trying to break free.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with an elbow to the head.
Nogueira-Nigeshi gets his hands free as Kirkland looks to control.
Even with his hooks in, Nogueira-Nigeshi manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Kirkland defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands punches and elbows.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands a shot to the head.
Conrad Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is striking from the back but Kirkland escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirkland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira-Nigeshi controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a strike but Kirkland avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throwing strikes from guard but Kirkland blocks nicely.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira-Nigeshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you to all my students and fans. I am still undefeated and I will not be beaten. Come at me if you can, and beware I'll only get better from here.'.