PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Waller (ranked 898 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Florisvaldo De Oliveira (ranked 55 p4p, 119 weight class). Waller comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case. 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.

Waller
vs
De Oliveira

165 cm
25
142
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
145
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q $100 w/ Proof
Threads of HARDCORE

Core Combat

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller stuffs the takedown.
De Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Waller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Oliveira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Oliveira.
It looked like Waller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jack Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Florisvaldo De Oliveira.
Waller connects with a body shot.
De Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Waller. Those never looked like landing.
Waller dodges the punch combination from De Oliveira.
Florisvaldo De Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waller connects with a right hand. De Oliveira shakes it off.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown but Waller circles away easily
and Waller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waller circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Waller is keeping the position.
De Oliveira trying to control but Waller is working from the bottom.

Waller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Waller digs a right hand underneath De Oliveira's ribcage. De Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Waller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Oliveira misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a punch but it's blocked by De Oliveira.
Waller scores with a hook to the body.

Waller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Oliveira misses with a body shot.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waller but Waller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been told by Waller's head coaches at Hardcore Wrestling & BJJ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Waller shows good takedown defense.
Waller loads up on a big right hand but De Oliveira slips the punch.
Waller swings for the body but De Oliveira moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Oliveira's head.
Waller misses with a wild body shot.
De Oliveira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Waller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Oliveira.
De Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Waller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waller digs a good body shot into De Oliveira's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Oliveira scrambles back to his feet.
Waller stuns De Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Oliveira fails to land the takedown.

De Oliveira looking to score a takedown here. Waller is defending well but De Oliveira drives through and ends up in Waller's guard.
De Oliveira stops Waller from standing up.
De Oliveira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Waller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

De Oliveira looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Waller is defending well. De Oliveira quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Waller has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! De Oliveira celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
Florisvaldo De Oliveira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.