PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luciano de Oliveira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stoppers
vs
de Oliveira

187 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

201 cm
24
282 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano de Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers drops his hands momentarily and de Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
de Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Oliveira.
de Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoppers.
Stoppers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
Nice uppercut there from Stoppers.

It looks like Luciano de Oliveira has been cut.
de Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Stoppers's shoulder, as Stoppers tries to avoid the shot.
Stoppers misses with a looping left.
Stoppers digs a good hook to de Oliveira's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers moves out of range.
de Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Oliveira moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
de Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers moves out of range.

de Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stoppers takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Stoppers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoppers lands with a left to the head.
de Oliveira tries to stall but Stoppers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Oliveira blocking some punches.
de Oliveira tries a knee to the head but Stoppers blocks it.
A knee to the head by de Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Stoppers fails to land.
de Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
de Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
de Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
de Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoppers throws a punch but it's blocked by de Oliveira.
Stoppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with de Oliveira's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Oliveira has Stoppers pushed against the cage.
de Oliveira misses with an elbow over the top.
de Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoppers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stoppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of de Oliveira backwards.
de Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Stoppers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Stoppers breaks from the clinch.
Stoppers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
de Oliveira moves out of range as Stoppers strikes.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers is having none of it.
Stoppers throws a right and a left that de Oliveira avoids nicely.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoppers tries to score with a low kick but de Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoppers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That has opened up Luciano de Oliveira's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers is having none of it.
de Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

de Oliveira has Stoppers up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoppers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of de Oliveira backwards.
Stoppers is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Stoppers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stoppers dodges an elbow strike from de Oliveira.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stoppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers cracks de Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Stoppers throws a sloppy body shot
and de Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stoppers misses with a body shot.
Stoppers blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Stoppers.

Oooh a lovely combination from Stoppers sends de Oliveira down but not out. Stoppers dives into side control looking to finish.

de Oliveira is rocked!

The cut above Luciano de Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sloppy strikes there by Stoppers.
de Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Stoppers finish him?
Stoppers tries to score with some ground and pound. de Oliveira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stoppers 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.
de Oliveira is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stoppers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Oliveira is letting Stoppers control him for a moment.
de Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Stoppers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stoppers cracks de Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luciano de Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Stoppers!
A very excited looking Willy Stoppers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.