PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Oliver (ranked 2998 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Julio Chavez (ranked 388 p4p, 454 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Oliver
vs
Chavez

189 cm
28
180
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
195
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Chavez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Oliver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliver duly obliges.

It looks like Julio Chavez has been cut.

Oliver takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
Oliver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver lands a body punch.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver blocks an uppercut.
Oliver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Oliver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chavez.
Oliver lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Oliver, against the cage.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Oliver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Oliver throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliver's elbow.
Chavez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oliver tries to clinch but Chavez moves away
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Chavez tries to counter it with a takedown but Oliver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Oliver does it's job there.
Oliver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez with the counter takedown but Oliver avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliver lands with a nice body punch.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
A shot to the body from Oliver misses
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliver scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Oliver tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Oliver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Oliver blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Oliver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver throws a head punch that misses.
Oliver scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Oliver.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Chavez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jamie Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliver.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Oliver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Chavez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oliver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez slips a straight right by Oliver.
Oliver looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez digs a good hook to Oliver's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Oliver darts in trying to clinch
and Oliver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Oliver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliver thinking.

Oliver moves into range and clinches up with Chavez.
Nice elbow from Oliver.
Still in the clinch, Oliver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jamie Oliver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Oliver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chavez tries to work over Oliver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliver lands a nice elbow.
Chavez is pushing Oliver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliver lands with a right to the head.
Oliver lands an elbow that stopped Chavez in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliver lands a nice uppercut.
Oliver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver lands a body punch.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Oliver lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Oliver.
A right hand to the body from Oliver.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliver.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Oliver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Oliver controls the action.
A hook to the body from Oliver.
Oliver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Oliver lands a right hand.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver presses Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a nice elbow.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Oliver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliver tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliver lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Oliver.
Oliver lands an uppercut.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.

Chavez is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliver.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliver finish him?
Oliver works on Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliver pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Oliver has Chavez pressed against the cage. He pushes Chavez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Oliver throws a beautiful elbow that sends Chavez crashing to the floor! Oliver piles on the pressure with more strikes! Chavez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Oliver!
Jamie Oliver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.