PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Moreno (ranked 4924 p4p, 4531 weight class) and Charles Olivia (ranked 443 p4p, 422 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moreno
vs
Olivia

180 cm
25
160
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
165
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoel Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Olivia!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno throws a head kick that Olivia semi-blocks.
Moreno ducks under a wild hook from Olivia.
Moreno misses with the combination.

Moreno shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olivia's guard.
Olivia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moreno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olivia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moreno postures up in Olivia's guard and throws a big left but Olivia blocks it.
Olivia looking for a sweep. Not yet Olivia, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moreno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olivia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno throws a big right hand that misses.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Olivia keeps moving.
Olivia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moreno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olivia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olivia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreno.
Olivia misses with an uppercut.
Moreno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Moreno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Moreno is looking for a kimura here.
Olivia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moreno trying to control from half guard but Olivia is working away.

Moreno escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olivia thuds his right hand into Moreno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olivia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morenos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Olivia leaves Moreno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Olivia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Olivia steps in with a hook that catches Moreno right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Olivia follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Moreno looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Olivia!
In defeat, Yoel Moreno stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is number one bullshit.'.