PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 3631 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Tom Eli (ranked 456 p4p, 259 weight class). Tom Eli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Oliveira
vs
Eli

181 cm
23
180
6 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
178
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eli is looking to reverse the position.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Eli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oliveira slows the pace down.
Oliveira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Further stalling from Oliveira.
Eli is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli tries to improve position but can't.
Eli struggling a bit here.
Oliveira advances to mount.
Eli is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.
Eli is desperately trying to improve his position but Oliveira has a good base and remains in mount.
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Eli tries to reverse the position but Oliveira maintains control.
Eli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira landing punches.
Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eli keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eli wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eli won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Oliveira passes into side control, despite Eli's attempt to control the position.
Oliveira taking a breather here.
Oliveira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Eli struggling a bit here.
Eli is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli struggling a bit here.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Eli is working away.
Oliveira prevents Eli from escaping the position.

Oliveira tries for a kimura but Eli is defending well.
Oliveira happy to just control the position for now.
Eli is looking for a sweep.
Eli is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Eli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eli tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Oliveira trying to control but Eli is having none of it.
Eli wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eli is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eli is bucking up trying to escape but Oliveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eli tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eli to the ground. Eli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eli can do to turn this around?
Eli scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Eli counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eli defends it nicely.

Oliveira forces Eli back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Oliveira gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Eli wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliveira controls the pace.
Eli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oliveira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oliveira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eli for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eli has his hands on Oliveira's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Eli has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eli.
Tom Eli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Eli keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Eli.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
and Eli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Eli, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Eli against the cage but Eli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eli.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Eli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Eli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eli throws out a powerful jab.

Oliveira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eli to the ground. Oliveira is now in Eli's guard.
Eli wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira trying to control but Eli is working from the bottom.
Eli trying to control the position.
Gustavo Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Eli keeps moving.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Eli is retaining full guard.
Eli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Eli keeps moving.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Eli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eli misses with a straight left.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.

Eli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Eli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Gustavo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Eli tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Eli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eli scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eli scores with a head kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and Eli counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and Eli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tom Eli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eli scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Eli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eli can pounce on him.
Eli circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Eli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eli lands a head kick!
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Tom Eli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eli slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eli gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
Eli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Eli wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eli is doing well to control the position and prevent Oliveira from advancing to side control.
Eli wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.
Oliveira wants to control but Eli is keeping him busy.
Eli is holding on to half guard well.

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

That's four 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.
Eli keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Oliveira is thwarting Eli's attempts to control the position.
Oliveira is trying to control. Eli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eli lands a nice looking body shot.

Oliveira feints and as Eli raises his hands in defense, Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eli is controlling Oliveira's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Eli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Eli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eli 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Eli!