PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joabe Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Short
vs
Oliveira

188 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed

and Short counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliveira is trying to push Short away but Short has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Short effectively controlling the action here.
Short with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch.
Short makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Short lands a body shot.

Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.

Short gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Short closes the distance and clinches.
Short utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Short landing knees to the body.
Short lands a knee to the body.
Short lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Short as the two fighters clinch.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Short unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Short is struggling to control the position.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Short creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Short lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Short.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Short lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.

It looks like Joabe Oliveira has been cut.
Short controlling the action here for a moment.
Short lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Short lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
A knee to the head by Short.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Short obliges.
Short displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Short is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Short to keep the fight standing.
Short dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Short.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Short closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Short.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Short landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Short.
Short lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Short using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Short.
Oliveira being controlled against the cage.
Short lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Good body shot from Short.
Short lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Short working Oliveira over with knees to the body.
Short with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Short.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Short is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Short stalling the fight.
Short landing knees to the body.
Short comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Short lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
Short lands a knee to the body.
Short gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Short gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Short.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Short takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Short lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Short dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joabe Oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Short closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
Short comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Short misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Short has him pressed against the cage.
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Short stalling in the clinch.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Short.
Short leaning his opponent against the cage.
Short lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.

Oliveira drags the fight down to the ground.
Short works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Short passes into side.
Oliveira seems a little lost for a moment, as Short dominates the positioning.

Short decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Short lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Short takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Oliveira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Short lands a big right hook! Oliveira looks hurt but is still standing! Short lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Oliveira falls down and Short dives in with a huge hammer fist! Oliveira's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Short runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Short!