PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leck Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heduardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leck Neck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Neck
vs
Nogueira

191 cm
19
264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leck Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heduardo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Neck. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Nogueira wants to clinch.

Neck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira tries to buck Neck off but he can't manage it.
Neck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neck could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Leck Neck just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Neck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nogueira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nogueira fails with the takedown

and Neck counters with a single leg into guard. Nogueira didn't expect that.
Neck controlling from the top position.
Neck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nogueira for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Leck Neck just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nogueira tries to clinch

and Neck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nogueira!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neck with shots to the head and body - Nogueira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neck controlling his opponent.
Neck is breathing heavily.
Nogueira is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leck Neck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nogueira throws a series of punches but Neck moves out of range.
Nogueira lands with a nice combination. Neck backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Leck Neck has been cut.
Heduardo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neck won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Nogueira crashes against the mat.
Neck looks to move to half guard but instead Nogueira has passed into mount! Damn!

Nogueira looking for a guillotine from mount but Neck is having none of it.
Neck is just holding on here. Nogueira manages to take his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nogueira working for the choke.
Neck trying to control the hands but Nogueira won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck rolls, trying to escape but Nogueira keeps control of the position.
Leck Neck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Nogueira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira avoiding Neck 's attempts to control his hands.

Nogueira looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Neck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Neck preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira controlling well, preventing Neck from escaping the position.

Nogueira looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck trying to control the action but Nogueira just sinks the hooks in.
Nogueira missing with strikes.
Neck just looking to survive in the bad position.
Nogueira not allowing Neck to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira tries to get the hooks in deep but Neck pushed the leg off.
Nogueira somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heduardo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leck Neck's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neck is concentrating on defense, preventing Nogueira from advancing position.
Neck is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Neck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Neck is concentrating on defense, preventing Nogueira from advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neck keeping control of the position.
Neck trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Leck Neck just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nogueira.
The strikes coming from Nogueira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck struggling a bit here.

Nogueira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed

and Neck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Neck in particular looking to stall.
Neck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Neck is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nogueira sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nogueira missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nogueira wants to control but Neck is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Neck content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leck Neck.
I think Neck 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!