PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ksan Trojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willian Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Trojan
vs
Oliveira

195 cm
23
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Ksan Trojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willian Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trojan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ksan Trojan has been cut.
Oliveira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trojan is out of range.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Trojan moves out of range easily.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trojan fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira moves out of range as Trojan throws a body kick.
Oliveira misses with a combination

and Trojan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trojan fails to pull guard.

Trojan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trojan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira throws a low kick, looking for Trojan's leg but Trojan calmly moves out of range.
Trojan staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Trojan.
Willian Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trojan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Trojan. Trojan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ksan Trojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trojan lands with a cross.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick

and Trojan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Trojan trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Trojan stops Oliveira from standing up.
Trojan looking to pass the guard.
Trojan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trojan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Trojan is breathing heavily.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses
and Trojan counters with a one-two to the body.
Willian Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trojan is looking to clinch.
Trojan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Trojan's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trojan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Trojan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Trojan is out of range.
Oliveira tries to land a leg kick but Trojan saw it coming and moves away.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trojan circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick
and Trojan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Trojan avoids them all with ease.
Trojan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Trojan.
Trojan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trojan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oliveira. That one must have hurt.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trojan.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Trojan moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Trojan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trojan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trojan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trojan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Trojan off balance momentarily.
Trojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willian Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ksan Trojan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trojan blocks the body kick.
Oliveira throws a solid leg kick but Trojan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliveira.
Trojan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trojan avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a push kick but Trojan slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Trojan off balance momentarily.
Trojan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Trojan avoids it.
Trojan blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira motions for Trojan to come forward. Oliveira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliveira.
Trojan checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a kick to the temple. Trojan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Trojan avoids it.
Trojan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Trojan saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trojan.
Willian Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira lands a head kick!
Oliveira with a jab.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trojan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trojan circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliveira.
Trojan blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Trojan forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Trojan tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Trojan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ksan Trojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Trojan moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliveira.
Trojan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trojan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ksan Trojan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trojan blocks the body kick.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Good work by Trojan as he checks the leg kick.
Trojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.
Trojan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Trojan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trojan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveira.
Trojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trojan off to one side.
Oliveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trojan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Trojan avoids it.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Trojan checks it.
Trojan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Trojan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trojan gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Trojan tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Trojan.
Trojan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Trojan moves out of range of the body kick from Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willian Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ksan Trojan'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trojan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Trojan moves out of range easily.
Trojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trojan off to one side.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Trojan moves out of range.
Oliveira keeps Trojan at a distance using the push kick.
Oliveira fakes the leg kick and cracks Trojan in the body.
Oliveira throws a lazy head kick
and Trojan counters with a head kick.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Trojan. Trojan gets slowly back to his feet.
Trojan checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trojan tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trojan manages to avoid it.
No luck for Trojan with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ksan Trojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trojan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trojan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Trojan shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Trojan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Oliveira misses

and Trojan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trojan fails to pull guard.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Trojan has double underhooks.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.

That's two 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.
Trojan takes one on the button.
Oliveira cracks the inside of Trojan's front leg.
A head kick by Oliveira misses

and Trojan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trojan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trojan has him pressed against the cage.
Trojan fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Trojan pulls guard effortlessly.
Oliveira wants to get up but he can't break Trojan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oliveira prevents Trojan from getting back to his feet.
Trojan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trojan looking for a sweep. Not yet Trojan, not yet.
Trojan is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Trojan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trojan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Trojan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oliveira passes into half guard.
Willian Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Trojan wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ksan Trojan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willian Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

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