PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Oliveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oliveira
vs
Martinez

185 cm
23
220 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Martinez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oliveira suckers Martinez into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Oliveira is now in Martinez's guard!

Martinez has his feet on Oliveira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez looking to stall.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Fabio Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Martinez.

Oliveira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Martinez kicks off Oliveira and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliveira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Fernando Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
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!

Martinez pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez looking to stall.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Martinez shoots in and bounces Oliveira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Oliveira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martinez tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez wants to clinch

and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown. Martinez fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez managing to control the position.
Oliveira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Oliveira pushes down on Martinez's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that!
Martinez holds of for dear life.
Martinez is working to get back to half guard.
Martinez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Martinez taking shots to the head.
Martinez tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Martinez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oliveira misses with a head shot.
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martinez wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Fabio Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez is breathing heavily.
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!
Oliveira postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Martinez bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Oliveira and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Oliveira!
Fabio Oliveira retains his light heavyweight title!