PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Assuncao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assuncao comes to the cage accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Assuncao
vs
Oliveira

175 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

:: Happy Pills ::

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assuncao blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Assuncao tries to clinch but Oliveira moves away
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Assuncao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assuncao.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assuncao counters with a one-two to the body.
Assuncao fails with the takedown.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Assuncao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assuncao tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assuncao counters with a head kick. That will keep Oliveira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but Assuncao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Assuncao tries to clinch but Oliveira moves away
and Oliveira counters with a one-two to the body.
Assuncao looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Assuncao.
Dustin Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assuncao wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Assuncao closes the distance but Oliveira moves to the side
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Assuncao will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao tries to clinch up
and Oliveira finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oliveira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assuncao.
Assuncao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Assuncao.
Assuncao fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Assuncao will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assuncao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edson Assuncao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Assuncao moves out of range.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Assuncao.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Assuncao with a series of wild strikes but Assuncao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliveira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Assuncao avoids them all with ease.
Assuncao wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters with a one-two to the body.
Assuncao wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira works the jab nicely.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Assuncao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliveira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Assuncao slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Assuncao avoids nicely.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Assuncao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Assuncao moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliveira counters with a right hand to the body.
Edson Assuncao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assuncao counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at Assuncao to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assuncao.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Assuncao avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Assuncao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assuncao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira throws a combination that misses

and Assuncao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Assuncao tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Assuncao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Assuncao closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Assuncao tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Assuncao is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oliveira content to control rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Oliveira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dustin Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab when Assuncao was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assuncao tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assuncao fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Assuncao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assuncao's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Assuncao on that attempt.
Assuncao moves to clinch but Oliveira breaks away
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Assuncao misses with the combination.
Oliveira misses with a combination
and Assuncao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assuncao darts in trying to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Assuncao.
Assuncao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assuncao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Assuncao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Assuncao shoots and misses
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Assuncao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira tries to score with a low kick but Assuncao moves his leg out of the way.
Dustin Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assuncao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Assuncao takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assuncao circles away quickly and effectively.
Assuncao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Assuncao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assuncao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assuncao counters with a low kick, right behind Oliveira 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assuncao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Assuncao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assuncao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assuncao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Assuncao moves to clinch but Oliveira breaks away
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Assuncao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assuncao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assuncao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Assuncao.
Assuncao looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combo that has Assuncao backing up. Assuncao nods at Oliveira to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assuncao looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dustin Oliveira.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Oliveira!