PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Oliveira acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Louis
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a hook.
Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Louis misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Louis back to the cage. Oliveira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oliveira stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Vinny Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliveira as he connects with a hook.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Oliveira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Oliveira moves out of range as Louis strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Nice uppercut there from Oliveira.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.

Louis is rocked!
Louis defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Oliveira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Louis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Louis misses with the combination.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira 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.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Louis throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Louis seems to have got his legs back now.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Oliveira.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Oliveira's defenses.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Louis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oliveira throws a one two combo.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliveira. That snapped Louis's head back.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Louis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveira!
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinny Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Louis off the cage and back into range.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louis misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Louis.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira lands a slapping body shot.
Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Louis's belly button to the back.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Oliveira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira clobbers Louis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Louis slips a jab from Oliveira.
Louis dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michael Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Louis's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Louis off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louis momentarily.
Louis misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Louis takes one on the button.
Oliveira cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Louis.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Louis's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louis throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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.
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Louis's body. Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliveira to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Louis eats them both and turns towards Oliveira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Louis is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Louis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Louis with an uppercut!
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louis misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira with a hook.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Louis's body.
Louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis punishes Oliveira's body with a nice straight punch.
Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Louis.
Michael Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinny Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Vinny Oliveira!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Vinny Oliveira!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Vinny Oliveira!

Vinny Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!