PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon Chaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Oliveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oliveira
vs
Chaia

190 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saigon Chaia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaia shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Chaia misses.
Chaia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chaia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Chaia.
Oliveira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chaia keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Chaia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaia wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Chaia can't break the clinch.
Chaia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira jumps guard but Chaia stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saigon Chaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaia.

Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Chaia is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chaia walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira moves out of range as Chaia strikes.
Chaia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Oliveira rushes Chaia and presses him up against the cage.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaia lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Chaia throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Chaia.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Chaia shows good takedown defense.
Chaia lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Chaia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chaia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Chaia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Chaia shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Chaia rushes Oliveira with punches - Oliveira moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Oliveira goes down! Chaia follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saigon Chaia!