PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Olives (ranked 4620 p4p, 6469 weight class) and Charles Oliveira (ranked 410 p4p, 478 weight class). The key to victory for Charlie Olives has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Olives
vs
Oliveira

178 cm
23
155
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
158
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Olives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olives looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olives throws an elbow that misses.
Olives is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olives definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice elbow from Olives.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olives smiles and moves away.
Charlie Olives has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Oliveira.
Olives plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Olives as Oliveira shoots in.
Olives appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olives is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Olives forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira jumps guard but Olives turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliveira is pressed up against the cage. Olives has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliveira down to the mat. Oliveira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Oliveira gets underhooks to prevent Olives's takedown attempt.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olives to keep the fight standing.
Oliveira jumps guard but Olives stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Olives holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.

Oliveira pulls guard.
Olives wanted to stand there but Oliveira had control of the position.

Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olives defends well.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing Olives from standing up.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olives defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olives stands up from Oliveira's guard - Olives perhaps looking for a knockout.
Olives scores with a head kick. Oliveira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Olives circles away.
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Olives feinted with a counter takedown.
Olives fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olives slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Olives drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliveira sprawls and moves away.
Olives displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olives looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olives fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charlie Olives is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Olives.
Olives with a knee to the head.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Olives holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.

Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.
Olives postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olives defends well.
Olives is looking to stand up but Oliveira won't let him.
Olives wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olives tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Olives pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.

Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olives doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olives manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira has his foot on Olives's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olives works his way back into a safe position though.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Olives from controlling successfully.
Olives wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olives controls from within his opponent's guard.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olives defends it easily.
Olives has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olives advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Olives will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Olives tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olives misses with an elbow over the top.
Olives is trying to pull guard but Oliveira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olives walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Olives gets caught flat footed, as Oliveira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Olives is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Olives manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Olives's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charlie Olives!
Charlie Olives made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First of all I want to thank God and My Family for helping me to get here then my team and gym teammates, I'm going for that belt and it will eventually happen one day that I will become a champion'.