PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 808 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Ray Turn (ranked 105 p4p, 281 weight class). Ray Turn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

De Oliveira
vs
Turn

225 cm
28
265
10 - 10 - 0

178 cm
28
265
6 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Turn !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Oliveira feints and as Turn raises his hands in defense, De Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Turn pushes De Oliveira off and scrambles back to his feet.

De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than De Oliveira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Turn is looking to regain half guard here but De Oliveira keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turn prevents De Oliveira from moving into mount.

De Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

De Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turn is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn manages to get back to half guard.
Turn is looking to improve his position.
De Oliveira is thwarting Turn 's attempts to control the position.
De Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turn is trying to get back to full guard.

De Oliveira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Oliveira.
Turn is looking to control De Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turn avoid being mounted?
De Oliveira working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Turn 's thigh. Turn counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Turn is retaining full guard.
De Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turn looking to control.
De Oliveira pushing down on Turn 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

De Oliveira seems to be working for a kimura but Turn defends the submission attempt.

De Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Turn is defending well.

De Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Turn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turn keeps working.

De Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Turn tries to roll over but De Oliveira keeps him under control.

De Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Turn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turn wants to improve his position but De Oliveira is controlling well.

De Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turn defends it well.
Turn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turn trying to control the position.

De Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Turn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turn manages to kick De Oliveira off! De Oliveira jumps back into Turn 's guard.
De Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Turn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn keeping full guard, as De Oliveira tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

De Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Turn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turn manages to kick De Oliveira off! De Oliveira jumps back into Turn 's guard.
Turn has control of De Oliveira's left arm, preventing De Oliveira from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno De Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

De Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.

Turn actively working from the bottom here.
Turn won't allow De Oliveira to pass to mount.
Turn is staying active underneath De Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turn is staying active underneath De Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruno De Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn wants to get back to full guard.
Turn won't allow De Oliveira to pass to mount.
Turn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

De Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Turn defending well.

De Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Turn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Oliveira to get the leverage.
Turn is refusing to be controlled, as De Oliveira sits in half guard.
Turn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turn keeps trying to improve his position.

De Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turn can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turn moves into full guard.
De Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turn is keeping the position for now.
De Oliveira wants to control from the top but Turn keeps moving.

Turn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Oliveira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Turn postures up and lands a big shot to De Oliveira's brow.
De Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turn trying to control but De Oliveira is working from the bottom.

De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn tries to free his leg and advance position but De Oliveira is retaining full guard.
De Oliveira is trying to keep Turn in close.

De Oliveira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turn tries to free his leg and advance position but De Oliveira is retaining full guard.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.

Turn is sitting in close to De Oliveira's body. De Oliveira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Turn is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Turn is tapping! That was a very nice submission by De Oliveira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno De Oliveira!
Bruno De Oliveira thanked the fans post fight for their support.