PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Water Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Nogeira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Water Boy's chin.

Nogeira
vs
Water Boy

197 cm
27
242 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Water Boy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogeira lands with a cross.
Water Boy tries to clinch there but Nogeira circles away.
Water Boy tries to clinch

and Nogeira counters by clinching up.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Nogeira is trying to break the clinch but Water Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Nogeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Water Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogeira misses with the head strike.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Nogeira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Water Boy prevents it.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Nogeira tries to score a body lock takedown but Water Boy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Water Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nogeira is breathing heavily.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogeira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogeira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Water Boy working Nogeira over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogeira won't want to take too many of those.
Water Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogeira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Water Boy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogeira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Water Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogeira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Water Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Nogeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Water Boy won't allow it.
Nogeira is trying to break the clinch but Water Boy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Water Boy.
Water Boy scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Nogeira is working for takedown but Water Boy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Water Boy stops a takedown attempt from Nogeira.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogeira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Water Boy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Water Boy gets underhooks to prevent Nogeira's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Water Boy crunches a lovely knee into Nogeira's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Water Boy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nogeira keeps the fight on the outside.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Nogeira is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogeira misses the target.
Nogeira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Water Boy tries to clinch up but Nogeira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
Nogeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Water Boy tries to clinch up
and Nogeira counters with a straight right hand.
Nogeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Water Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Water Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogeira throws a lazy right hand but Water Boy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nogeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobby Water Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Water Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Nogeira is working for takedown but Water Boy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bobby Water Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nogeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Water Boy landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Water Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.
Nogeira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogeira.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Nogeira can't break the clinch.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Water Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nogeira.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Nogeira.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogeira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Nogeira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogeira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Water Boy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Water Boy tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Water Boy 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Water Boy slips a straight right by Nogeira.
Water Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Water Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Water Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Water Boy tries to clinch there but Nogeira circles away.
Nogeira connects with a jab.

Nogeira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Water Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Water Boy.
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!
Water Boy scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Water Boy.
Nogeira takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Water Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Water Boy landing knees to the body.
Nogeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Water Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nogeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nogeira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Water Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Water Boy moves in looking to clinch but Nogeira pushes him off.
Water Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogeira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogeira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Water Boy as he avoids it easily.

Water Boy has Nogeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Water Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nogeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogeira avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogeira managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogeira avoids it.
Nogeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogeira managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Nogeira wants to break free but Water Boy has control.
Nogeira managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.

Nogeira tightens his grip and picks Water Boy up, before dumping him to the ground. Water Boy manages to land in guard.
Nogeira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Water Boy is keeping the position for now.
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 Nogeira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nogeira is controlling him.
Nogeira wants to control from the top but Water Boy keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Nogeira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nogeira.
Nogeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogeira keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Water Boy takes one to the side of the head.

Water Boy clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Water Boy obliges.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Water Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
Nogeira looking for a takedown.
Nogeira avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Nogeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogeira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Water Boy after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Water Boy lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogeira won't want to take too many of those.
Nogeira goes for a takedown attempt but Water Boy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonio Nogeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira throws out a loose jab but Water Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Water Boy is looking to clinch.

Water Boy clinches up with Nogeira and pushes him back against the cage.
Water Boy has Nogeira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Water Boy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogeira.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy blocks a body shot from Nogeira.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogeira is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogeira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Nogeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Water Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Water Boy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Water Boy!