PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominance Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zelditeez
vs
Oliveira

178 cm
30
142 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

160 cm
28
130 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominance Zelditeez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Oliveira has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zelditeez is on him like a limpet, forcing Oliveira back against the cage.
Zelditeez wants to take the fight to the mat but Oliveira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zelditeez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelditeez with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zelditeez tries to counter with a takedown but Oliveira is quick to defend against it.
Zelditeez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelditeez .
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelditeez was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez looks for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls well.
Zelditeez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zelditeez fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Oliveira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zelditeez tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Zelditeez avoids it well.
Zelditeez dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelditeez is just out of range.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira jabs at Zelditeez 's body.
No luck for Zelditeez with that takedown attempt.
Zelditeez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Zelditeez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelditeez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelditeez has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira defending well as Zelditeez loads up on a big left hand.

Zelditeez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zelditeez with a nice head shot there.
Zelditeez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Zelditeez postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Zelditeez stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Zelditeez postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Zelditeez advances position into side control!
Zelditeez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliveira prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
Zelditeez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zelditeez moves into full mount!
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zelditeez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Zelditeez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez controlling from the full mount.
Zelditeez misses with a head shot.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zelditeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelditeez throwing strikes here but Oliveira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Oliveira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelditeez won't let Oliveira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Oliveira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown attempt by Zelditeez or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira, which made it look bad.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Zelditeez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliveira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab from Oliveira.
Carlos Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zelditeez s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Zelditeez misses its target.
Zelditeez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Zelditeez misses with a right hand
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira catches Zelditeez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zelditeez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zelditeez gets slowly back to his feet.
Zelditeez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zelditeez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zelditeez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a body punch

and Zelditeez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zelditeez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira parries the strikes from Zelditeez easily there. Zelditeez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliveira to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zelditeez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zelditeez works to advance to full mount. Oliveira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here. Zelditeez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zelditeez landing punches.
Zelditeez working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zelditeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez lands a couple of good shots and Oliveira has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dominance Zelditeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is trying to remain composed but Zelditeez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oliveira trying to control the hands but Zelditeez breaks the grip.
Zelditeez is landing with strikes from the back.
Zelditeez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Oliveira is looking for a way out.
Zelditeez 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.
Zelditeez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Oliveira!
Zelditeez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Oliveira is looking for a way out.
Zelditeez scores with punches to the body.
Zelditeez tries to keep control of the position but Oliveira is staying busy.
Zelditeez controlling the position well here. Oliveira rolled but Zelditeez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Zelditeez .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelditeez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oliveira is keeping busy.
Zelditeez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Zelditeez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but Zelditeez has full control of the position and if anything, Oliveira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Zelditeez missing with punches from the back.
Zelditeez cracks Oliveira with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Oliveira from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominance Zelditeez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zelditeez with a poor takedown
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Zelditeez closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveira, looking for a takedown. Zelditeez pushes Oliveira against the cage but Oliveira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira unleashes a big counter combination but Zelditeez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zelditeez fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominance Zelditeez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelditeez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zelditeez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zelditeez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zelditeez somewhat.
Zelditeez ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Zelditeez ducked under it nicely.
Dominance Zelditeez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Zelditeez on that attempt.

Zelditeez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Zelditeez getting side control.
Zelditeez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelditeez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez trying to mount his opponent but Oliveira defends it.
Zelditeez is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zelditeez .
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zelditeez working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zelditeez is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zelditeez 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.
Zelditeez trying to mount his opponent but Oliveira defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Zelditeez working Oliveira over with strikes.
Oliveira is not content to let Zelditeez control the position.
Zelditeez slows the pace down in half guard.
Zelditeez trying to control from half guard but Oliveira is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zelditeez with good strikes from the mount here!
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Zelditeez 's attempts to control the action.
Zelditeez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira's face.
Zelditeez looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zelditeez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez landing punches.
Zelditeez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zelditeez breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Zelditeez maintains control.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Zelditeez 's attempts to control the action.
Zelditeez with the ground and pound from mount.
Zelditeez with a couple of short strikes.
Zelditeez with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominance Zelditeez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zelditeez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominance Zelditeez !
Carlos Oliveira spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a better fighter, but he was luckier today'.