PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaleo Ovarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Adriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ovarin
vs
Adriano

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yaleo Ovarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinz Adriano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovarin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Adriano misses
and Ovarin counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Adriano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ovarin.
Ovarin jabs at Adriano's body.
Ovarin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adriano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ovarin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Ovarin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ovarin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaleo Ovarin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adriano wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adriano has Ovarin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovarin tries for a takedown but Adriano manages to get underhooks.
Adriano fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Adriano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adriano moves out of range of the body kick from Ovarin.
Ovarin has his takedown stuffed
and Adriano counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ovarin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adriano is looking for the big counter here.
Ovarin shoots in but Adriano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ovarin sets himself, and Adriano steps forward looking for the clinch! Ovarin avoids it this time.
Ovarin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano dodges the punch combination from Ovarin.
Adriano unleashes a big counter combination but Ovarin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ovarin throws a series of punches but Adriano avoids them all with ease.
Adriano goes for a double leg but Ovarin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ovarin continues to drive forward.
Adriano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ovarin but Ovarin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ovarin tries to bum rush Adriano with a series of wild strikes but Adriano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ovarin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adriano.
Ovarin misses with a body shot.
Adriano closes the distance but Ovarin moves to the side
and Ovarin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovarin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adriano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ovarin.
Nice takedown defense from Adriano. No joy for Ovarin on that attempt.
Ovarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adriano shoots in and drives through. Ovarin sprawls well.
Adriano tries to clinch but Ovarin is having none of it.
Adriano closes the distance and clinches up with Ovarin, looking for a takedown. Adriano pushes Ovarin against the cage but Ovarin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ovarin rushes Adriano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ovarin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ovarin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovarin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adriano tries to pull guard but Ovarin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adriano tries for a takedown but Ovarin manages to get underhooks.
Adriano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ovarin is trying to force a seperation but Adriano has the dominant position.
Adriano throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ovarin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ovarin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adriano wants to stand but Ovarin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ovarin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaleo Ovarin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ovarin throws a combination. Adriano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ovarin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ovarin stuns Adriano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ovarin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adriano can do to turn this around?
Ovarin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adriano avoids it really well and circles away.
Ovarin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaleo Ovarin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovarin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adriano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ovarin is looking to wear down Adriano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Adriano closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adriano.
Adriano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adriano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adriano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ovarin.
Adriano slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ovarin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Ovarin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adriano has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ovarin but great work by Adriano.
Ovarin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovarin tries to get out of the position.

Adriano stands up and beckons Ovarin to his feet.

Adriano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ovarin quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adriano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ovarin blocking the ground and pound.
Ovarin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano controlling the position easily from mount.
Ovarin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adriano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ovarin is looking to escape.
Ovarin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adriano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ovarin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adriano wants to control the pace but Ovarin is squirming around nicely.
Ovarin is desperately trying to improve his position but Adriano has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adriano trying to control but Ovarin is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Adriano get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Adriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ovarin throws a head kick that misses.
Ovarin wants to clinch up but Adriano keeps it at a distance.
Adriano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ovarin but Ovarin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ovarin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Ovarin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adriano has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ovarin but great work by Adriano.
Adriano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovarin keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ovarin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adriano on the ground.

Adriano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adriano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ovarin wants to control but Adriano postures up.
Adriano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Adriano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adriano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ovarin is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovarin is trying to work for a sweep but Adriano has mounted him!
Ovarin blocking the ground and pound.
Adriano looking to ground and pound but Ovarin is blocking nicely.
Adriano tries to control but Ovarin wriggling away.
Adriano avoids the attempt from Ovarin to control.
Ovarin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adriano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Adriano somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Adriano is looking to control Ovarin but Ovarin is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Adriano patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Adriano's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adriano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ovarin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Adriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adriano 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Adriano!