PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deadmau5 - Some Chords. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Gracie

180 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

184 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira blocks a leg kick.
Gracie takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Julio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveira.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Oliveira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Julio Gracie has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira blocks a leg kick.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira throws a body kick that misses.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliveira is able to avoid easily.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliveira throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Oliveira slips a jab from Gracie.
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Gracie.
Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Gracie.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.

Oliveira scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira prevents Gracie from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looks gassed!
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Oliveira has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Ricardo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliveira defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Gracie throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Oliveira slips a jab from Gracie.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie cracks Oliveira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Oliveira lands a jab.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oliveira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliveira stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
A big right from Gracie misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Oliveira there.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Oliveira checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Gracie throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oliveira cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliveira checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oliveira back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Oliveira throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oliveira avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Oliveira needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Ricardo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira lands a jab to the head.
Oliveira lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oliveira.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Oliveira backpedaling.
Oliveira throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Oliveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
A good leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Gracie slips under a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliveira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Ricardo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Julio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Oliveira!
Ricardo Oliveira made sure to mention his sponsor, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview.