PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Doan (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
Doan

177 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Doan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doan misses with the combination.
Doan misses with a wild combination.
Doan connects with a body shot.
Doan throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Doan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira dives in and grabs Doan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doan pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
Doan throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Doan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oliveira to keep the fight standing.
Doan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doan takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Doan as Oliveira shoots in.
Oliveira scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan lands a two punch combo.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan scores with a jab. Oliveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doan fails to land with a series of punches.

Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doan, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doan can't break the clinch.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doan slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Oliveira has Doan up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira jumps guard but Doan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doan swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Doan.
Doan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Doan swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Kevin Doan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doan will feel that in the morning.
Kevin Doan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doan tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doan throws out the jab.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Doan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Oliveira manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doan is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Oliveira uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Doan tries to circle away but Oliveira has him pinned against the cage.
Doan wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Doan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doan tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Oliveira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Doan uses from the top position.
Oliveira trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doan throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doan scoring with some ground and pound.
Doan throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doan connects with a nice looking jab.
Doan misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Doan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Doan coming out on top.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doan circles away.
Doan stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rafael Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doan with a nice cross.
Doan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Doan.
Doan lands a two punch combo.
Doan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Doan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Doan keeps it at a distance.
Doan misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Doan does no damage.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doan stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Doan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doan is breathing heavily.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doan throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doan circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Doan sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doan throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Doan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kevin Doan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doan scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Doan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliveira doesn't seem phased though.
Doan throws a big shot that misses.
Doan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Doan is avoiding it.

Oliveira darts in and clinches Doan up against the cage.
Doan has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doan smiles and moves away.
Doan takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doan misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Doan.
Doan throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Doan looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.

Oliveira rushes Doan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira taking a breather.
Doan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.
Oliveira is looking to land body kicks.
Doan throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doan tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doan to the ground. Doan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doan if he has to take too many more of those.
Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Doan misses the target.
Doan lands with an uppercut that bounces Oliveira off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Doan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doan misses with a body shot.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Doan shows good takedown defense.
Doan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliveira momentarily.
Oliveira dives in and grabs Doan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doan pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Doan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Doan tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Doan misses its intended target.
Doan throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Doan sprawls well.

Doan tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira keeps control of Doan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doan tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doan lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Doan feints a jab promting Oliveira to slip. Doan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oliveira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan misses with the combination.
Doan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Doan.
Doan cracks Oliveira with a good jab.
Doan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doan stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doan lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doan misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan throws a combination that misses

and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oliveira.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Oliveira.
Doan misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doan as he avoids it easily.
Doan looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doan but Doan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Doan.
Doan throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Doan.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Doan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doan working hard to break the clinch.
Doan is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Doan throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Doan avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doan scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doan throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Doan lands with a nice combination. Oliveira backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Doan.
Doan throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Doan.
Doan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Doan swinging wildly here.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doan defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Doan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oliveira has Doan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rafael Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doan is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Doan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Doan!