PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiibo Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oliveira's choice of entrance music: Eddie Bravo SMOKE SERPENT "Jiu Jitsu" feat. Rakaa. Kiibo Miyazawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyazawa
vs
Oliveira

173 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiibo Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miyazawa's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Miyazawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily.

Miyazawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyazawa tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.

Miyazawa actively working from the bottom here.
Miyazawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira with shots to the head and body - Miyazawa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miyazawa?
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Miyazawa is trying to escape the mount.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira raining down shots from the mount!
Miyazawa is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyazawa taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miyazawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.

Miyazawa looking for submissions off his back.
Miyazawa is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow.
Miyazawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Miyazawa is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Oliveira is tapping! Great win for Miyazawa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kiibo Miyazawa!
Kiibo Miyazawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.