PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mos Def - I Against I. Adam Sandler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveira
vs
Sandler

188 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Sandler!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Sandler moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sandler swivels and escapes.
Sandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Sandler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliveira to the mat! Oliveira manages to get full guard.
Sandler wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Sandler stands and throws Oliveira's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sandler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sandler trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.

Sandler seems to be looking for submissions.

Oliveira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sandler pulls his head out easily.
Sandler prevents Oliveira from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandler is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliveira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Sandler is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sandler is pushing down on Oliveira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oliveira is fighting to maintain full guard but Sandler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sandler is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Oliveira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sandler's back instead.
Sandler breaks Oliveira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sandler looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sandler is now in half guard.
Sandler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sandler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliveira is not content to let Sandler control the position.
Sandler is pressing down on Oliveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliveira is holding on for now.
Oliveira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oliveira.
Sandler tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.

Sandler 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 is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sandler drops back looking for a leg! Oliveira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliveira manages to kick Sandler off! Sandler jumps back into Oliveira's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandler postures up.
Sandler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sandler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandler preventing the sweep.
Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sandler pushes down on Oliveira's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sandler is working for a submission of some sort.

Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandler.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.

Sandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matheus Oliveira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sandler is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandler staying out of range there.
Sandler shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam Sandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliveira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sandler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sandler is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Oliveira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sandler's back instead.
Sandler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Sandler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira to get the leverage.
Sandler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Sandler is working from the bottom.

Sandler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sandler looking to control.
Sandler 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.
Sandler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandler winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira is not content to let Sandler control the position.
Sandler trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
Sandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sandler is working for a kimura but Oliveira is defending it quite comfortably.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Sandler's shoulder, as Sandler tries to avoid the shot.
Sandler shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Sandler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Oliveira scores with a takedown into Sandler's guard.
Sandler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sandler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandler is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandler, not yet.
Oliveira pushes down on Sandler's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sandler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sandler.

Sandler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sandler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Sandler is keeping the position.

Sandler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Sandler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Sandler moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira misses with a takedown

and Sandler counters with a takedown into side control.
Sandler advances nicely into full mount.
Sandler wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.

Sandler has control of Oliveira's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveira regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Sandler looking for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandler tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.

Sandler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Sandler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Sandler looking for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira is having none of it.
Sandler trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.

Sandler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but Sandler isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliveira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sandler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sandler tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Oliveira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Oliveira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sandler.

Sandler has control of Oliveira's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveira regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira can't escape the position.
Sandler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliveira is looking to escape.

Oliveira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sandler.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Sandler maintains control.

Sandler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oliveira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sandler working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira is pushing down on Sandler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sandler is fighting to maintain full guard but Oliveira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sandler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sandler is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Oliveira prevents Sandler from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira blocks the strikes from Sandler.
Still in half guard, Oliveira seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Sandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sandler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam Sandler!