PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Matarzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveira
vs
Matarzo

188 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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, Victor Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Matarzo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matarzo as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Victor Oliveira has been cut.
Matarzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matarzo.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matarzo as he avoids it easily.

Matarzo instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matarzo as Oliveira tries to tie him up.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Matarzo.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matarzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveira up against the ropes.
Oliveira jumps guard but Matarzo stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira tries to break free but Matarzo pushes him back against the ropes.
Matarzo lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Matarzo has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matarzo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Matarzo lands a body shot.
Oliveira has Matarzo pressed against the ropes, preventing Matarzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Matarzo walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Matarzo. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Matarzo shoots in.
Matarzo lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matarzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Matarzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matarzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matarzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matarzo swinging wildly here.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Matarzo, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Matarzo against the ropes but Matarzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matarzo connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matarzo tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matarzo lands with a cross.
Matarzo throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Matarzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.

Matarzo darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the ropes.
Matarzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Matarzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matarzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Matarzo - that landed with a thud.
Matarzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matarzo tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matarzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Matarzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Matarzo scores with a four punch combination!
Bruno Matarzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matarzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matarzo tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Matarzo moves away
and Matarzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.

Oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Matarzo!
Oliveira cracks Matarzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Matarzo is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliveira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Matarzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matarzo tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Matarzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Oliveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oliveira throws a chopping leg kick but Matarzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matarzo has his takedown stuffed

so Oliveira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matarzo is keeping the position for now.

Matarzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Matarzo has an active guard here but Oliveira has managed to pass into half guard.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Matarzo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matarzo trying to control from the bottom.

Oliveira stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Matarzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matarzo as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matarzo!
Matarzo scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matarzo jabs at Oliveira's body.
Matarzo digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Matarzo. That snapped Oliveira's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Oliveira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matarzo jabs at Oliveira's body.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Matarzo.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Victor Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Matarzo.
Matarzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matarzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Matarzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matarzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oliveira rather than just go for the knockout.
Oliveira walks into a left hand.
Matarzo misses with a body shot

and Oliveira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliveira.
Oliveira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Matarzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is really struggling to control Matarzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Matarzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveira prevents Matarzo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Matarzo takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matarzo.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Matarzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matarzo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matarzo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from Matarzo both land. Nice combination.

Matarzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliveira to the mat! Oliveira manages to get full guard.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matarzo wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matarzo wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Matarzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Matarzo from controlling successfully.
Oliveira controls Matarzo momentarily but Matarzo frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matarzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matarzo scores with a body shot.
Matarzo connects with a single shot there.
Matarzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Matarzo.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Matarzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Matarzo counters with a one-two to the body.

Victor Oliveira's cut is getting worse.

Oliveira gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matarzo is letting Oliveira control him for a moment.

Oliveira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Matarzo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oliveira but great work by Matarzo.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Victor Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matarzo trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Matarzo trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matarzo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Matarzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matarzo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Matarzo!