PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

de Oliveira
vs
Gomes

189 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo de Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomes misses with the combination.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
Gomes works de Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
de Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
A shot to the body from de Oliveira misses
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
de Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomes.
de Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
de Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomes waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract de Oliveira.
A combination from de Oliveira does no damage.
Gomes connects with a right hand. de Oliveira shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Gomes misses.
de Oliveira lands a with a good body shot.
Gomes looks gassed!
de Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
de Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Oliveira scores with a body shot.
de Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
de Oliveira slips a jab from Gomes.
de Oliveira is looking to wear down Gomes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
de Oliveira scores with a shot to the body.
Eduardo de Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Oliveira lands a jab to Gomes's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
de Oliveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
de Oliveira jabs at Gomes's body.
de Oliveira thuds his right hand into Gomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Oliveira lands a body shot.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from de Oliveira.
Gomes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Oliveira.
Gomes lands a two punch combo.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de Oliveira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomes on the side of the head.
Gomes misses with a combination
letting de Oliveira counter with a right hand.
de Oliveira jabs at Gomes's body.
de Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
de Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - de Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomes misses the body punch
and de Oliveira counters with a two punch combo.
de Oliveira slips under a jab.
A combination from de Oliveira does no damage.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira digs a good hook to Gomes's body.
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes ducks right into an uppercut from de Oliveira.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomes. That snapped de Oliveira's head back.
Gomes looks to land a combination but de Oliveira avoids it well.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
de Oliveira lands a with a good body shot.
de Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Oliveira lands the left hand.
Gomes walks into a straight right hand from de Oliveira.
Gomes throws a body punch but de Oliveira moves out of range.
de Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo de Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! de Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

de Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomes throws the left hand but de Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
de Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
de Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Gomes misses with a combination
and de Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
de Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by de Oliveira!
de Oliveira tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eduardo de Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes swinging wilding here.
Gomes misses with a hook to the body
and de Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
de Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
de Oliveira lunges at Gomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomes's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira lands a head shot.
de Oliveira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eduardo de Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
de Oliveira works the jab nicely.
de Oliveira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from de Oliveira.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomes throws a right and a left that de Oliveira avoids nicely.
de Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomes misses with a double jab
and de Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Gomes misses.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from de Oliveira misses.
Gomes misses with a two punch combination.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
de Oliveira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
de Oliveira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de Oliveira clobbers Gomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Gomes misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
de Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes misses with a two punch combination.
de Oliveira lands with a straight right. Gomes didn't see that one coming.
de Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes misses with a hook.
de Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.

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.
Gomes looks to land a combination but de Oliveira avoids it well.
de Oliveira stalks Gomes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomes's face. Gomes staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomes throws a combination. de Oliveira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Gomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from de Oliveira.
Gomes throws a lazy right hand but de Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Gomes counters with a straight right hand.
Gomes takes a swing at de Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Gomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Oliveira.
Gomes misses with the combination.
Donk. de Oliveira catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo de Oliveira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomes throws a body punch but de Oliveira moves out of range.
Gomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Oliveira.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. de Oliveira backs away looking to recover.
Gomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomes misses with a combination
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
de Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
de Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
de Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
de Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. Gomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
de Oliveira connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from de Oliveira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
de Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Oliveira.
de Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Gomes with an uppercut!
Gomes thuds a left hand into de Oliveira's body.
de Oliveira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomes counters with a nice body shot.
de Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomes throws a big shot that misses.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomes misses with a straight right.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.

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.
de Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
de Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomes misses with a body punch
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
de Oliveira staying out of range there.
de Oliveira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
de Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomes throws a hook to the side of de Oliveira's head but de Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from de Oliveira.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomes.
de Oliveira throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes misses with a looping left.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gomes.
de Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
de Oliveira misses with a combination
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
de Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de Oliveira slips under a jab.
Gomes misses with a body shot
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de Oliveira works the jab nicely.
de Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomes.
de Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leandro Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo de Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Oliveira walks into a jab.
de Oliveira swinging wilding here.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by de Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo de Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Oliveira 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo de Oliveira!