PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thompson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith has chosen Sleep Now in the Fire - Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Sunnah Hadith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oliveira
vs
Hadith

170 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Thompson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Hadith back into the cage.
Hadith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.

Oliveira pulls guard successfully.

Hadith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliveira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliveira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliveira!
Oliveira trying to control the position but Hadith is working away.
Hadith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oliveira off and has taken his back!

Hadith looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Oliveira taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sunnah Hadith!
Sunnah Hadith made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Still a lot to develop, but great to win! Hope that 2012 will be my year. Happy Christmas and New Year for everyone! See you guys asap in 2012!'.