PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Celio Aravinda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aravinda
vs
Oliveira

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celio Aravinda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aravinda misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aravinda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aravinda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Aravinda connects with a body shot.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aravinda.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Aravinda throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aravinda swinging wildly here.
Aravinda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Aravinda moves out of range easily.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Aravinda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aravinda blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira looks winded!
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Aravinda lands a left and a right that send Oliveira crashing to the mat, dazed. Aravinda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Oliveira limp body while Aravinda jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Celio Aravinda!