PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Silva

160 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

ANABOLIC **160**

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
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, Royce Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.

Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Wendell Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Silva.
Silva prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira clinches.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira really is a fat lump.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.

Oliveira has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliveira down to the mat. Oliveira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira which made him look bad.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Oliveira cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva looks gassed!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira controlling the position from side mount.

Oliveira decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Oliveira drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oliveira is looking for the KO!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Royce Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oliveira clinches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oliveira gets a clinch.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.

Oliveira rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Wendell Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Silva.
Oliveira is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Silva.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wendell Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Royce Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.

Oliveira breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.

Oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliveira is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Wendell Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliveira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oliveira tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Oliveira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Silva.
Oliveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.

Oliveira gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Wendell Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wendell Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Wendell Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Silva.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Oliveira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Royce Silva 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.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wendell Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Oliveira!
After the big win, Wendell Oliveira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ANABOLIC **160** and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.