PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Oliveira
vs
Vieri

179 cm
28
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

160 cm
33
158 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.

Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vieri's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira tries to move to mount but Vieri blocks the move with his legs.

Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vieri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vieri, who protects the arm well.
Vieri is trying to get back to his feet.
Vieri is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

Oliveira decides to stand back up. Oliveira steps back and let's Vieri get back to his feet.
Vieri misses with the combination.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vieri cracks Oliveira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eki Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieri circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vieri swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Vieri slips a straight right by Oliveira.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Vieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieri blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Vieri.
Vieri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vieri, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira works on Vieri's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Vieri is trying to break free.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Vieri can't break the clinch.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
Oliveira stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vieri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vieri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira has Vieri pressed against the cage, preventing Vieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieri working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira gets through Vieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira keeps control of Vieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri takes a shot to the head.

Vieri manages to break the clinch.
Vieri moves away from the strike by Oliveira.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Oliveira on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oliveira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vieri keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira pushing down on Vieri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vieri slips a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira stuns Vieri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Vieri misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vieri misses with a straight left.
Donk. Oliveira catches Vieri right on the button with a cross.
Eki Vieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Vieri misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Vieri tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vieri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vieri walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vieri gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira has Vieri pressed against the cage, preventing Vieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vieri is breathing heavily.
Oliveira'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 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Vieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Oliveira gets through Vieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Vieri is rocked!
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Vieri is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vieri's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vieri drops to his knees and Oliveira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Oliveira!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Oliveira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.