PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celso Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ain't no Mountain High Enough. Jon Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neto
vs
Oliveira

200 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Celso Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Oliveira gets caught napping as Neto dives in and scores a takedown. Oliveira manages to retain guard.
Oliveira has control of Neto's left arm, preventing Neto from doing any damage.
Oliveira is trying to keep Neto in close.
Neto controlling from the top position.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Neto is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Oliveira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.

Oliveira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Neto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oliveira trying to control but Neto is working from the bottom.
Oliveira connects with a couple of short punches.
Neto keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto can't keep his opponent in guard - Oliveira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neto keeps working.
Neto is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neto looking to control.
Neto seems keen to control Oliveira's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliveira controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Oliveira.
Neto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Neto is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.

Neto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Neto stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Oliveira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Oliveira is looking for a triangle here but Neto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is trying to control Neto's posture but Neto avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Celso Neto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oliveira blocks a head kick by Neto.
Neto stuffs the takedown.
Neto has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Neto moves out of range.
Oliveira leaves Neto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Neto tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Celso Neto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.

Neto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oliveira's half guard.

Neto looking for a submission but Oliveira manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Neto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oliveira passes into half guard.
Neto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Neto from improving his position.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira trying to mount his opponent but Neto defends it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but Neto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
Neto tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira is working for a guillotine from mount but Neto frees his head quite easily.
The referee warns Neto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Neto is looking to escape.
Oliveira wants to control but Neto has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Neto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neto fails with the takedown.
Neto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neto pinned against the cage. Neto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Neto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Neto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira pushes Neto off looking to stand but Neto dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Neto keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira is pressing down on Neto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neto throws an elbow that misses. Oliveira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neto's guard. Nice move by Oliveira!
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliveira working some strikes from top position.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Neto keeps moving.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveira should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Neto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Neto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neto keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira passes Neto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira seems to be working for a kimura but Neto defends the submission attempt.
Neto gets back to full guard.
Neto can't keep his opponent in guard - Oliveira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neto's head.
Oliveira slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neto is in trouble now - Oliveira has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

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