PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between juche hi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). juche hi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

hi
vs
Oliveira

210 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, juche hi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renzo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but hi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from hi.
Oliveira tries to clinch but hi is having none of it.
Oliveira with a poor takedown

and hi moves into the clinch.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
hi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

hi pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.

hi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
hi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
hi wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
hi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oliveira has passed into side control.
Oliveira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for hi!
hi is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to control but hi wriggling away.
hi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hi is looking to escape.
Oliveira looking to finish hi with some ground and pound. This is bad for hi!
Oliveira prevents hi from getting the reversal.
hi is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oliveira tries to control but hi wriggling away.
Oliveira throwing strikes here but hi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
hi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
hi is breathing heavily.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hi is looking to escape.
Oliveira unloads with some shots from mount but hi bucks and avoids them well.
hi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to control but hi wriggling away.

Oliveira has control of hi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and hi regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Oliveira looking for a guillotine from mount but hi is having none of it.
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
hi can't escape the position.
hi is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
hi working to try and regain half guard.
hi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
hi is controlling Oliveira's trapped leg to prevent Oliveira from advancing to side control.
Oliveira wants to stand up but hi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
hi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

hi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliveira sprawls well initially but hi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if hi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

hi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but hi has control of the leg.
hi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira gets back to full guard.
hi looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to control.
Oliveira wants to stand up but hi is controlling him.
hi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
hi is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hi!

Oliveira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force hi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so hi shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
hi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
hi tries to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Oliveira looking to control but hi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliveira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but hi is squirming around nicely.
hi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
hi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
hi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
hi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hi!
hi tries to lock up and control but Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hi working to try and regain half guard.

Oliveira has hold of hi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and hi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
hi tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but hi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that juche hi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

hi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliveira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oliveira tries to bench press hi off him but hi keeps the position.

hi stands up and we're back to a striking position.

hi scores a takedown into full mount!
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but hi isn't that keen on the idea.
hi controlling his opponent.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but hi maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hi breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

hi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliveira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
hi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliveira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

hi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Oliveira to stand up.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. hi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but hi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Oliveira gets caught flat footed, as hi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliveira 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.
hi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
hi preventing the sweep.

Oliveira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but hi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
hi is stalling in the full guard.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
hi stands and throws Oliveira's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliveira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
hi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
hi is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oliveira trying to stand up but can't free himself from hi's guard.
hi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
juche hi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well hi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... juche hi!