PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi
vs
Robertson

182 cm
33
165 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

178 cm
33
167 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 9 - 1 - 1, 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 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Robertson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira-Nigeshi. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robertson's sensitive parts.

Nogueira-Nigeshi rushes Robertson and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking for a takedown.
Nogueira-Nigeshi jumps guard but Robertson stands there with Nogueira-Nigeshi around his waist. Nogueira-Nigeshi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Nogueira-Nigeshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robertson's waist but Robertson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira-Nigeshi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Robertson moves into the clinch.
Robertson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robertson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira-Nigeshi somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to clinch.
Robertson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robertson defends well and Nogueira-Nigeshi ends up having to push Robertson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Si Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Nogueira-Nigeshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Robertson misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Nogueira-Nigeshi moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira-Nigeshi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robertson's guard.
Robertson is controlling Nogueira-Nigeshi's posture.
Nogueira-Nigeshi advances to half guard.
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!
Robertson is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Nogueira-Nigeshi seems content to control.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet.
Robertson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Robertson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to pass to mount but Robertson is defending the position.
Robertson is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira-Nigeshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Robertson is looking to improve his position.
Robertson has hold of Nogueira-Nigeshi's hands but Nogueira-Nigeshi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robertson pushes Nogueira-Nigeshi off looking to stand but Nogueira-Nigeshi dives back in and keeps control.
Nogueira-Nigeshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson moves into full guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is really struggling to control Robertson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Robertson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robertson, not yet.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to pass the guard.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi.
A lazy body kick from Nogueira-Nigeshi
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robertson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nogueira-Nigeshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robertson sprawls well. Robertson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira-Nigeshi gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson moves out of range of the leg kick from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nogueira-Nigeshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robertson blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a low kick.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robertson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira-Nigeshi somewhat.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is looking to slow Robertson down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looks to land a right hand but Robertson moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nogueira-Nigeshi lands a head kick. Robertson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Robertson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira-Nigeshi scores with a shot to the body.
Nogueira-Nigeshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nogueira-Nigeshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robertson swings for the body but Nogueira-Nigeshi moves out of range.
Nogueira-Nigeshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Robertson gets caught napping as Nogueira-Nigeshi dives in and scores a takedown. Robertson manages to retain guard.
Robertson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robertson, not yet.
Robertson wants to stand up but Nogueira-Nigeshi is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robertson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is pushing down on Robertson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robertson is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira-Nigeshi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Robertson is trying to stand.
Robertson has hold of Nogueira-Nigeshi's hands but Nogueira-Nigeshi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson wants to improve his position but Nogueira-Nigeshi is controlling well.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi wants to control but Robertson is keeping him busy.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to pass the guard but Robertson defending well.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working hard here to advance position.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Robertson is looking for a sweep. Nogueira-Nigeshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robertson regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira-Nigeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira-Nigeshi landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robertson is looking to stand back up but Nogueira-Nigeshi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nogueira-Nigeshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira-Nigeshi trying to control from half guard but Robertson is working away.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertson pushes Nogueira-Nigeshi off looking to stand but Nogueira-Nigeshi dives back in and keeps control.
Robertson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson managing to control the position.
Nogueira-Nigeshi works over Robertson with some ground and pound from guard.
Robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nogueira-Nigeshi is controlling him.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira-Nigeshi stops Robertson from standing up.
Nogueira-Nigeshi looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira-Nigeshi postures up.
Nogueira-Nigeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but Nogueira-Nigeshi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Nogueira-Nigeshi from controlling successfully.
Robertson 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-Nigeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robertson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira-Nigeshi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robertson trying to control the position.
Robertson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira-Nigeshi!
Robertson is looking to stand but Robertson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira-Nigeshi working to try and regain half guard.
Robertson controlling his opponent.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Robertson staying out of range there.
Nogueira-Nigeshi motions for Robertson to come forward. Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a body kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but Nogueira-Nigeshi moves out of range easily.
Robertson tries a low kick but Nogueira-Nigeshi avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws an off balance right hand
and Robertson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robertson takes one to the side of the head.
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
Nogueira-Nigeshi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a hook
and Robertson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robertson counters with a low kick, right behind Nogueira-Nigeshi 's knee.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira-Nigeshi staying out of range there.
Nogueira-Nigeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson avoids the head kick by Nogueira-Nigeshi.

Nogueira-Nigeshi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robertson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Robertson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nogueira-Nigeshi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Nogueira-Nigeshi stands up.
Nogueira-Nigeshi missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson defending well as Nogueira-Nigeshi loads up on a big left hand.
Nogueira-Nigeshi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira-Nigeshi walks into a straight right hand from Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robertson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira-Nigeshi staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nogueira-Nigeshi. Nogueira-Nigeshi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nogueira-Nigeshi has a takedown stuffed.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogueira-Nigeshi takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira-Nigeshi throws a leg kick that misses.
Robertson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robertson lands a nice shot that snaps Nogueira-Nigeshi's head back.
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nogueira-Nigeshi shoots in for a double leg but Robertson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson stuffs the takedown.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira-Nigeshi moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nogueira-Nigeshi.
Nogueira-Nigeshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nogueira-Nigeshi ducks right into an uppercut from Robertson.
Nogueira-Nigeshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Nogueira-Nigeshi coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robertson tries to work over Nogueira-Nigeshi's front leg with a kick but Nogueira-Nigeshi checks it.
Nogueira-Nigeshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Robertson sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira-Nigeshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Si Robertson.
I think Nogueira-Nigeshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi!

Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi wins by unanimous decision!
Antonio Jay Chuu Nogueira-Nigeshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.