PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gepetto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nina Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem-Not Afraid. Nina Oliva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gracie
vs
Oliva

170 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gepetto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nina Oliva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliva moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Oliva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Oliva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliva blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliva.
Oliva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Oliva.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Oliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Oliva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie has hold of Oliva's hands but Oliva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oliva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliva working the head and body with strikes.
Oliva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Oliva is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliva.
Oliva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliva working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie has hold of Oliva's hands but Oliva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Oliva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliva.
Gracie trying to control here.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Oliva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliva slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Oliva scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Oliva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliva slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Oliva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliva working Gracie over with strikes.
Oliva lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Oliva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliva slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Oliva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oliva drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Oliva pushes his legs off easily.
Oliva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oliva scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliva stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Oliva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nina Oliva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oliva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oliva connects with a couple of short punches.
Oliva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliva postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Oliva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliva working some strikes from top position.
Oliva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Oliva is having none of it.
Oliva cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Oliva lands a couple of digs.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliva thows a big elbow that misses.
Oliva throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliva stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliva passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oliva working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliva lands a nice short elbow.
Oliva slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Oliva prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Oliva.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Nina Oliva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Oliva there.
Oliva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliva working the head and body with strikes.
Oliva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Oliva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Oliva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliva lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Oliva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Oliva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oliva wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliva lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oliva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oliva prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nina Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Oliva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliva shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliva fails to land the takedown.
Gepetto Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nina Oliva.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gracie stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Oliva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliva is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliva tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Oliva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Oliva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Oliva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Oliva's guard and throws a big left but Oliva blocks it.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Oliva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Oliva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliva throwing strikes but missing.

Oliva content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Oliva is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Oliva has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gepetto Gracie!