PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edwards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Like a surgeon. Blake Edwards had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Edwards
vs
Oliveira

192 cm
46
237 lbs
43 - 17 - 0

195 cm
45
315 lbs
51 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edwards with a nice cross.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oliveira instigates a clinch.
Edwards stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Edwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.

It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards is looking for a takedown.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Edwards trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Edwards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edwards's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliveira.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Edwards.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Oliveira cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edwards takes a shot to the head.
Oliveira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.

Edwards is rocked!
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira pushes Edwards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edwards seems to have got his legs back now.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.

Oliveira drops Edwards onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Edwards is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oliveira is working Edwards over against the cage.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Oliveira creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Edwards's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Edwards drops to his knees and Oliveira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira thanked the fans post fight for their support.