PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Oliveira
vs
Arona

187 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arona gets slowly back to his feet.
Arona tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oliveira with a hook.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Arona with an uppercut!
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Arona avoids it well.
Arona moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona shoots in but no luck this time.
Raimundo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Oliveira tests Arona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
Arona takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a nice combination. Arona backs away looking to recover.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Arona's head but Arona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arona avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arona shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Arona didn't see that one coming.
Arona ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Arona shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arona's hands.
Arona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combo that has Arona backing up. Arona nods at Oliveira to acknowledge the strikes.
Arona throws a wild body kick that Oliveira sees coming a mile off.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raimundo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Arona.
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.
Oliveira tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimundo Oliveira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira connects with a body shot.
Arona drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arona walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arona slips under a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Arona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arona scores with a takedown into Oliveira's guard.
Arona sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Arona is controlling him.

Ricardo Arona has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Arona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira stuns Arona with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raimundo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Arona ducks down to avoid it.
Arona shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raimundo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Arona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimundo 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 misses with an uppercut.
Arona with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arona walks into a left hand.
Arona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira throws a combination. Arona tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Arona moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliveira.
Arona walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Arona looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arona looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Arona was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy right hand. Arona should have avoided that one.
Oliveira tests Arona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Arona shoots in.
Oliveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raimundo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arona moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Arona has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Arona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Arona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arona is defended easily by Oliveira.
Arona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira clobbers Arona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimundo Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

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