PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1921 p4p, 1804 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 279 p4p, 262 weight class). Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Biscuit Oliva enters the cage!

Zaire
vs
Oliva

180 cm
30
215
16 - 9 - 0

187 cm
32
215
18 - 13 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

AVALON
PWNAGE™

Conquer

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire misses with a hook.
Oliva with a jab.
Zaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliva should have avoided that one.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Zaire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliva did well to prevent Zaire getting side control.
Zaire slips a nice elbow through Oliva's hands, connecting with Oliva's forehead.
Oliva is trying to escape back to his feet but Zaire uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Oliva struggling a bit here.
Oliva is looking to regain half guard here but Zaire keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliva struggling a bit here.
Zaire in side control, throwing shots but Oliva defends.

Zaire tries for a kimura but Oliva is defending well.
Oliva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva keeps Zaire under control for a moment.
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Zaire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaire.
You can see the frustration on Oliva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Oliva dodges the ground and pound from Zaire.

Zaire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands an elbow.
Zaire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oliva is trying to control Zaire's posture but Zaire avoids it.
Zaire with the ground and pound but Oliva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Zaire is trying to work for a kimura but Oliva is defending well.
Oliva works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaire.
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zaire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaire throwing strikes from guard but Oliva blocks nicely.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Oliva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zaire escapes and throws Oliva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliva, which made it look bad.
Oliva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliva looks to land a combination but Zaire avoids it well.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Zaire lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliva checks a leg kick.
Oliva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
It seemed like Oliva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Oliva. Those never looked like landing.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliva is able to avoid easily.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oliva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Oliva. Those never looked like landing.

Zaire gets a double leg takedown into Oliva's guard.

Oliva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Oliva presses Zaire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire works on Oliva's body with a couple of short punches.

Oliva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaire shoots in but Oliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Oliva swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
Oliva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.

Zaire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Oliva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zaire chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliva holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliva 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.
Oliva is controlling Zaire's posture.
Zaire controlling from the top position.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Oliva is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oliva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biscuit Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Zaire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Oliva lands a jab-cross combination.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire misses with an uppercut
and Oliva counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Oliva counters with a left to the body.
Jab by Oliva.
Oliva tries to clinch up.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Zaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Oliva checks it.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire misses with a left hand
and Oliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Zaire changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zaire tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zaire scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Zaire scores with punches from side control.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Zaire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliva to see if he's OK.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliva keeps Zaire under control for a moment.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zaire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zaire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Zaire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.
Oliva wants to control but Zaire postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is still trying to improve position.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaire cracks Oliva with a big right hand but Oliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oliva tries to bench press Zaire off him but Zaire keeps the position.
Oliva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zaire working the ground and pound.
Oliva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Oliva 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.