PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thales S Siqueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thales S Siqueira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oliveira
vs
S Siqueira

189 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thales S Siqueira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
S Siqueira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oliveira staying calm.
Oliveira wants to control but S Siqueira is keeping him busy.
S Siqueira dodges the ground and pound from Oliveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira decides to stand back up. Oliveira steps back and let's S Siqueira get back to his feet.

Oliveira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. S Siqueira is trying to defend but Oliveira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but S Siqueira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to control but S Siqueira wriggling away.
Oliveira is really struggling to control S Siqueira but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. S Siqueira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira wants to finish this one by submission but S Siqueira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to control but S Siqueira wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira lands a big elbow.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Oliveira.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Oliveira gets a clinch.

Oliveira wants the takedown. S Siqueira is fighting it off but Oliveira persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in S Siqueira's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but S Siqueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as S Siqueira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
S Siqueira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but S Siqueira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliveira passes into half guard.
Oliveira is keen to just control but S Siqueira is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for S Siqueira!
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
Oliveira trying to control but S Siqueira is having none of it.
Oliveira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S Siqueira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Oliveira dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
S Siqueira tries to escape but Oliveira is in control.

Oliveira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

S Siqueira gets caught flat footed, as Oliveira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliveira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
S Siqueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira is working S Siqueira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but S Siqueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oliveira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oliveira thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing S Siqueira to regain full guard.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but S Siqueira keeps moving.
Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because S Siqueira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents S Siqueira from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira slips nicely into half guard.
S Siqueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira is just content to waste time from the top position. S Siqueira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hugo Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
S Siqueira keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but S Siqueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thales S Siqueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
S Siqueira striking off his back but it's not causing Oliveira any problems.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

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