PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam O Leary (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 Adam O Leary was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Oliveira
vs
O Leary

178 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adam O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but O Leary circles away.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Leary's waist but O Leary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
O Leary scores with a hook.
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!
O Leary tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
O Leary thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Leary.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Leary swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.

O Leary scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Leary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary staying calm.
Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.

O Leary stands up and beckons Oliveira to his feet.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.

O Leary closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
O Leary stalling against the cage.
O Leary cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot.
O Leary cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot.

O Leary jumps guard.
O Leary wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Leary looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Leary looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Leary!
O Leary controlling the position.
O Leary advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but O Leary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
O Leary landing punches.
O Leary controlling the pace for now.
O Leary avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
Oliveira tries to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.
O Leary takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Leary with good strikes from the mount here!
O Leary controlling the position easily from mount.
O Leary looking to finish Oliveira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliveira!
O Leary raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oliveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam O Leary dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab-cross combination lands for O Leary and sends Oliveira crashing to the mat! O Leary follows him down to the mat - Oliveira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Oliveira is rocked!

It looks like Jonas Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira trying to hold on to O Leary's head to control him but O Leary postures up.

O Leary escapes and gets back to his feet.
O Leary moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Leary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary's corner calls for a 1-2. O Leary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Leary misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary with a body punch. A glancing blow.

O Leary shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but O Leary finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Leary connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
O Leary with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Leary scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Leary lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Leary looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Leary looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary passes to side control.
O Leary taking a breather here.
O Leary landing strikes.
O Leary just content to control the position.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Adam O Leary has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Leary in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is chipping away with strikes.
O Leary lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oliveira down.
O Leary working the body and head with strikes.
O Leary controlling the position from side mount.
O Leary scoring with punches from side control.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
O Leary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Leary working the head and body with strikes.
Oliveira is letting O Leary control him for a moment.

O Leary decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oliveira to his feet.
O Leary's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Leary duly obliges.
Nice cross by O Leary.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
O Leary throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
O Leary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from O Leary. Those never looked like landing.
O Leary scoring well with a low kick there.
O Leary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for O Leary.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

O Leary shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but O Leary finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Leary looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam O Leary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonas Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

O Leary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Leary with a lazy takedown attempt

and Oliveira counters with a single leg into guard. O Leary didn't expect that.
O Leary 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.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Leary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Leary controlling the position.
Oliveira postures up in O Leary's guard and throws a big left but O Leary blocks it.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but O Leary blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary striking from his own guard.

Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Leary looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Leary looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Leary!
O Leary moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
O Leary landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
O Leary works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
O Leary advances to mount.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
BOOM! O Leary connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Leary putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

O Leary has hold of Oliveira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oliveira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
O Leary content just to control the position here.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount.
Oliveira tries to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.
O Leary dominating with strikes here.
O Leary with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but O Leary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Leary tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Leary with the ground and pound from mount.
O Leary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
O Leary controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working Oliveira over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary raining down hammerfists from mount.
O Leary working Oliveira over with strikes here.
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Leary won't let Oliveira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
O Leary takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jonas Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Leary cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam O Leary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Leary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam O Leary!