PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuck Nogueira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kenway
vs
Nogueira

175 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 2 - 2

170 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a head kick.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
Kenway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway catches Nogueira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway catches Nogueira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Kenway avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Kenway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenway throws a right hand that misses
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Kenway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira wants to stall.
Nogueira scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Nogueira looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenway presses Nogueira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kenway - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway pushes Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway is leaning against Nogueira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Kenway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kenway misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Nogueira tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Kenway lands a hook that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kenway.

Nogueira is rocked!
Kenway working aggressively here.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenway finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
Nogueira taking a breather.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenway.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Nogueira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway lands a big right hand that drops Nogueira! The killer instinct kicks in and Kenway finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kenway!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
An out of breath Edward Kenway thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.