PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenan Kulaglic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Oliveira
vs
Kulaglic

180 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenan Kulaglic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira clinches.
Kulaglic tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.

Oliveira jumps into guard, dragging Kulaglic to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is controlling Kulaglic's posture.
Oliveira is trying to control the position but Kulaglic postures up.
Oliveira 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.
Kulaglic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kulaglic gets caught napping as Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown. Kulaglic manages to retain guard.
Kulaglic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulaglic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kulaglic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenan Kulaglic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Kulaglic has his takedown stuffed

and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira postures up.
Kulaglic wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira trying to control but Kulaglic is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Kulaglic.

Oliveira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kulaglic is trying to defend but Oliveira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulaglic is trying to control but can't.
Kulaglic tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Kulaglic defends it.
Oliveira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kulaglic is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira working Kulaglic over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Kulaglic dodges it nicely.
Oliveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kulaglic on the ground.
Oliveira wants to control but Kulaglic is keeping him busy.

Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kulaglic is trying to get back to full guard.
Kulaglic looks gassed!
Oliveira wants to free his trapped foot but Kulaglic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira winds up and cracks Kulaglic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kulaglic tries to sprawl but Oliveira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is looking to stall here but Kulaglic recovers full guard.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Kulaglic keeps moving.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oliveira lands a couple of digs.
Kulaglic wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kulaglic trying to control the position.
Kulaglic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hugo Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kulaglic is working an open guard so Oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.

Oliveira is trying to trip Kulaglic. He has hold of a leg but Kulaglic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oliveira persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Kulaglic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliveira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kulaglic tries to strike from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but instead Kulaglic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kulaglic wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulaglic trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Kulaglic is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has his hands on Kulaglic's head, controlling the position.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Kulaglic from standing up.
Oliveira striking off his back but it's not causing Kulaglic any problems.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Oliveira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kulaglic quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oliveira scores with a takedown into Kulaglic's guard.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Kulaglic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Kulaglic keeps moving.
Oliveira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Oliveira.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oliveira pushes Kulaglic up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kulaglic jumps into guard, dragging Oliveira to the mat.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Kulaglic keeps moving.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulaglic is retaining full guard.
Oliveira won't allow Kulaglic to sweep him here.
Oliveira landing with the ground and pound.
Kulaglic wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulaglic looking to control.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kulaglic tries to strike from the bottom.
Kulaglic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Oliveira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kulaglic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kulaglic has escaped and now he's on top!
Kulaglic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is adopting a defensive guard.

Kulaglic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliveira, up you get!
Kulaglic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Kenan Kulaglic has been cut.
Kulaglic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oliveira has clasped his hands together around Kulaglic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kulaglic is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulaglic keeps working.
Oliveira working away.
Kulaglic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulaglic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oliveira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugo Oliveira just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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