PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kurze
vs
Oliveira

150 cm
21
130 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GMMA Supplements 160
GMMA Supplements 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Kurze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Kurze circles away easily

and Kurze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurze.
Konrad Kurze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Oliveira.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Kurze from controlling successfully.
Kurze wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Kurze landing with the ground and pound.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurze is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurze passes into half guard.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurze.
Kurze is taking a breather. Oliveira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira pushes Kurze off looking to stand but Kurze dives back in and keeps control.
Kurze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kurze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kurze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kurze prevents Oliveira from improving his position.

Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.
Kurze trying to control the pace.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurze.

Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze slows the pace down in half guard.
Kurze wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurze trying to control the pace.
Kurze is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kurze trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kurze looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kurze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?
A nice elbow there by Kurze.
Kurze wants to control the action but instead Oliveira gets a body lock and reverses into Kurze's guard! Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kurze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kurze 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.

Kurze lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurze counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurze is just out of range.
Oliveira shoots and misses

and Kurze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kurze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Kurze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kurze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Kurze seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes Kurze off looking to stand but Kurze dives back in and keeps control.
Kurze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveira's head.
Oliveira is refusing to be controlled, as Kurze sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Konrad Kurze just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Kurze throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.

Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kurze is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze working a defensive guard but Oliveira manages to pass into side control anyway.
Oliveira working away.

Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Konrad Kurze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurze is looking to reverse the position.
Kurze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oliveira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurze manages to get to full guard.

Kurze working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurze is retaining full guard.
Kurze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Kurze working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling from the top position.

Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kurze controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.

Kurze is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.
Oliveira slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurze wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kurze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Kurze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Kurze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Charles Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Kurze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.

Kurze gets a takedown into half guard.
Kurze perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurze wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well.
Kurze content to control rather than advance.
Kurze moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Oliveira is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Kurze is chipping away with strikes.

Kurze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurze misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oliveira gets back to half guard.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Kurze in his half guard.
Charles Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze not doing much here.
Kurze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Kurze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Konrad Kurze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Kurze ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurze also avoids with ease.

Kurze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oliveira's guard.
Kurze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kurze seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.

Konrad Kurze has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kurze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kurze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurze passes to full mount!
Kurze controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Kurze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurze 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze made sure to mention his sponsor, $50 159 Recovery in his post fight interview.