PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unit Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Five
vs
Oliveira

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Unit Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
No luck for Five with that takedown attempt.

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Five.
Oliveira tries to stall but Five uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira stalls.
Five doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Oliveira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Oliveira has his feet on Five's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Oliveira moves out of range as Five throws a body kick.
Five darts in trying to clinch

and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Five actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliveira in particular looking to stall.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Five looks like he's trying to stand up.
Five wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five trying to get back to full guard but Oliveira takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five blocking the ground and pound.
Oliveira looking to finish with strikes here!
Oliveira controlling his opponent.

Oliveira has control of Five's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Five regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira looking to control but Five is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Five is trying to escape the mount.
Five avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oliveira.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Five sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Five is keeping him busy.
Five gets back to full guard.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Five is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira tries to stand but Five is controlling from the bottom.
Five lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Five has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Oliveira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Five tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Five manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Five napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Oliveira stands up and beckons Five to his feet.
Five scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliveira should have avoided that one.
Five fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira connects with a body shot.
Five fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Five napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Oliveira is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Five is trying to escape and Oliveira transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Five is forced to tap! Nice work there by Oliveira! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Oliveira!