PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 1814 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Vincenzo Oliveira (ranked 242 p4p, 331 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Coles
vs
Oliveira

192 cm
21
202
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
201
6 - 5 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coles.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Coles counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira throws a hook but Coles avoids it easily.
Coles throws out a powerful jab.
Coles lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Coles misses.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coles throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Coles misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to work over Coles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles misses with a body punch.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Coles.
Coles is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Coles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coles's gas tank.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coles up against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coles can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
Coles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coles swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coles blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Coles misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira slows down the pace here.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Coles.
Coles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oliveira can turn it around.
Coles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coles up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Coles checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Coles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coles throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coles moves away.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coles.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Coles as he checks the leg kick.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Coles avoids it.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Coles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Coles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Coles.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a combination. Coles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coles throws an off balance right hand
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Coles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira thumps Coles with a low kick.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coles with a nice cross.
Coles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coles walks into a jab.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a counter combo.
Coles slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Phillip Coles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coles duly obliges.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coles avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coles takes one to the chin there.
Oliveira takes a swing at Coles's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira tries to move into range but Coles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coles connects with a single shot there.
Coles works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
Coles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Coles misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand

and Coles counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles misses with some punches.
Oliveira gets through Coles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira keeps control of Coles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Coles's shoulder, as Coles tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coles!
Phillip Coles is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Coles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles with a jab.
Oliveira lands a really nice looking cross but Coles seems unphased.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles lands a head shot.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Coles moved out of range nicely.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Coles misses with a body shot.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coles.
Coles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles slips under a jab.
Coles tries to counter by clinching up but Oliveira breaks away and moves out of range.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Coles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Coles moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Coles scores with a punch to the head.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Coles avoids it.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Coles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Coles throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Coles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira slips a jab from Coles.
Coles sets himself, and Oliveira steps forward looking for the clinch! Coles avoids it this time.
Coles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles misses with a straight left.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Coles checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Coles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Coles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Coles checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coles thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Oliveira tries to work over Coles's front leg with a kick but Coles checks it.
Coles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Oliveira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coles with a body shot.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coles throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Coles misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles misses with a looping right.
Oliveira throws a hook but Coles avoids it easily.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but Coles is wise to it.
Coles defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Coles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Coles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Oliveira misses
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira on the side of the head.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
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!
Coles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Coles.
Coles lands with a cross.
Coles staying out of range there.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Coles.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coles checks the leg kick.
Coles digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
Coles misses with a looping left.
Phillip Coles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coles throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a body shot.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coles takes one on the button.
Coles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Coles scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coles misses with an uppercut.
Coles walks into a jab.
Coles swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Coles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
Coles checks a leg kick.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Coles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Coles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira misses with a jab to the body
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Coles's head but Coles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coles missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Coles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira stuns Coles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Coles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Coles!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Coles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.