PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 819 p4p, 479 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 35 p4p, 35 weight class). Oliva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Dimitri Svyatogor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Svyatogor
vs
Oliva

209 cm
34
261
33 - 25 - 0

194 cm
34
273
20 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Oliva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Oliva throws a low kick but Svyatogor avoids it.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Svyatogor misses.
Oliva misses with a leg kick
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Svyatogor counters with a one-two to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a wild body shot.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva tries a low kick but Svyatogor avoids it.
Svyatogor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the head.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Svyatogor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svyatogor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliva counters with a low kick, right behind Svyatogor 's knee.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva is looking to clinch.
Oliva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svyatogor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliva in his tracks.
Svyatogor looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Oliva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Oliva.
Svyatogor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliva! But no joy.
Oliva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Oliva there.
Oliva tries to land a leg kick but Svyatogor saw it coming and moves away.
Svyatogor throws a big shot that misses.
Oliva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svyatogor lands a really nice looking cross but Oliva seems unphased.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Svyatogor throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva motions for Svyatogor to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svyatogor.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Oliva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva tries to work over Svyatogor's front leg with a kick but Svyatogor checks it.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Svyatogor backing away here, and Oliva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Svyatogor checks the leg kick.
Svyatogor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svyatogor checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliva is defended easily by Svyatogor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliva has closed the distance and engaged Svyatogor in a clinch.
Svyatogor is pressed up against the cage. Oliva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Svyatogor down to the mat. Svyatogor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dimitri Svyatogor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biscuit Oliva.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svyatogor checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svyatogor lands a nice shot to the body.

Svyatogor clinches up with Oliva and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svyatogor lands a nice elbow.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svyatogor blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oliva looks winded!
Svyatogor can't find room to land a body shot as Oliva controls the action.
Oliva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svyatogor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svyatogor backwards.
Svyatogor lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Svyatogor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Svyatogor works Oliva's body with a nice hook.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svyatogor works the jab nicely.
Svyatogor checks the leg kick.
Svyatogor cracks Oliva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Svyatogor lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva throws a solid leg kick but Svyatogor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliva.
Svyatogor throws a leg kick but Oliva checks it.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Svyatogor checks it
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svyatogor slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva wants to slow Svyatogor down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svyatogor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva connects with a leg kick.
Svyatogor thuds a left hand into Oliva's body.
Svyatogor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tries to score with a low kick but Svyatogor moves his leg out of the way.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliva is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Svyatogor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliva doesn't seem phased though.
Svyatogor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor throws a series of punches but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Svyatogor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Svyatogor checks it
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Dimitri Svyatogor is winning the standup battle so far.
Svyatogor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oliva scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Oliva finds it's way through Svyatogor's defenses.
Svyatogor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Svyatogor moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Svyatogor tests Oliva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Oliva has managed to clinch.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svyatogor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Oliva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oliva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Svyatogor from controlling successfully.
Oliva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Svyatogor's guard.

Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Svyatogor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliva connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor pulls Oliva in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Svyatogor has his foot on Oliva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliva works his way back into a safe position though.

Svyatogor is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Oliva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Svyatogor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliva defends well.
Oliva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Svyatogor trying to control the position.

Svyatogor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Svyatogor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Svyatogor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Svyatogor working for a triangle but Oliva defends it easily.
Svyatogor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Svyatogor keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
Oliva throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Svyatogor trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Svyatogor misses with a right hand
and Oliva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svyatogor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oliva.
Oliva looks to clinch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Svyatogor misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliva counters with a slapping leg kick.

Oliva moves into range and clinches up with Svyatogor.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Svyatogor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Svyatogor pulls Oliva into guard.
Svyatogor being controlled here, momentarily.
Oliva won't allow Svyatogor to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Svyatogor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva stays in close to Svyatogor's body and controls the position.
Oliva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oliva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Svyatogor!
Svyatogor wants to control but Oliva is having none of it.
Oliva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Svyatogor?
Oliva tries to control but Svyatogor wriggling away.
Svyatogor tries to hold on but Oliva pushes him away.
Oliva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controlling from mount.
Oliva with good strikes from the mount here!
Svyatogor tries to lock up and control but Oliva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Oliva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Svyatogor looks a forlorn figure.

Svyatogor is rocked!
Oliva controlling from the full mount.
Oliva lands a big shot to the head and Svyatogor winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.