PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Mouqinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Oliveria will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mouqinho
vs
Oliveria

180 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

KAISER

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Mouqinho!
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, Thiago Oliveria!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveria cracks the inside of Mouqinho's front leg.
Thiago Oliveria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveria looks to land a combination but Mouqinho avoids it well.
Oliveria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouqinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Mouqinho moves out of range.
Mouqinho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mouqinho. That did some damage!
Oliveria feints and then cracks Mouqinho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouqinho down.
Oliveria lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Pablo Mouqinho has been cut.
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!
Oliveria throws a right hand that Mouqinho ducks under and follows up with a left that Mouqinho also avoids with ease.
Oliveria scores with a body shot.
Oliveria cracks the inside of Mouqinho's front leg.
Mouqinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveria.
Oliveria feints and then cracks Mouqinho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouqinho down.
That kick from Oliveria tenderised Mouqinho's leg. Mouqinho is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Mouqinho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliveria misses with a head kick.
Mouqinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveria as he avoids it easily.
Oliveria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oliveria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveria throws a right hand that Mouqinho ducks under and follows up with a left that Mouqinho also avoids with ease.
Oliveria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveria looks gassed!
Oliveria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouqinho.
Oliveria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mouqinho backs up against the cage.
Mouqinho closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveria, looking for a takedown. Mouqinho pushes Oliveria against the cage but Oliveria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Mouqinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mouqinho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliveria to the mat! Oliveria manages to get full guard.
Mouqinho throwing strikes but missing.
Mouqinho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouqinho throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouqinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouqinho postures up in Oliveria's guard and throws a big left but Oliveria blocks it.
Mouqinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mouqinho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oliveria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria keeping moving, preventing Mouqinho from controlling successfully.
Mouqinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliveria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouqinho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveria's head.
Mouqinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouqinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mouqinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouqinho is pushing down on Oliveria's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oliveria is fighting to maintain full guard but Mouqinho has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mouqinho is trying to work for a kimura but Oliveria is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouqinho 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.
Mouqinho works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouqinho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mouqinho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliveria can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oliveria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mouqinho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Oliveria that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Mouqinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Mouqinho'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.

Oliveria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Mouqinho off balance momentarily.
Oliveria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Mouqinho with that takedown attempt.
Oliveria misses with a low kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that half lands.

Mouqinho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mouqinho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Mouqinho is working for a submission of some sort.

Mouqinho is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouqinho lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliveria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mouqinho.
Mouqinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oliveria on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mouqinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliveria is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouqinho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mouqinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mouqinho thows a huge punch but Oliveria dodges it nicely.
Mouqinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mouqinho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mouqinho moves into full mount! Oliveria won't be happy about that!
Mouqinho landing strikes from the mount and Oliveria is in trouble!

Oliveria is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Oliveria out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mouqinho goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Mouqinho!