PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Damar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Damar
vs
Oliveria

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damar Damar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveria!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damar dodges the punch combination from Oliveria.
Damar throws a head kick that misses.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveria as he jumps to the side.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Oliveria.
Oliveria throws a low kick but Damar avoids it.
Damar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damar Damar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Oliveria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thiago Oliveria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Oliveria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Damar drives through and clinches with Oliveria against the cage.

Oliveria manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Damar moved away.
Thiago Oliveria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveria misses with a low kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Oliveria looks gassed!
Damar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveria fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Damar with that takedown attempt.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Damar checks a low kick from Oliveria.
Oliveria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damar tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.

Oliveria instigates a clinch.
Damar keeps control of Oliveria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Oliveria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damar tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damar somewhat.
Oliveria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Damar Damar has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damar avoids the head kick by Oliveria.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveria as he jumps to the side.
Oliveria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveria as he avoids it easily.
Damar shoots for a takedown but Oliveria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damar shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damar is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Damar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oliveria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Damar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveria misses with a head kick.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria throws a left and a right that both miss

and Damar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damar.

Damar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveria tests Damar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damar fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Damar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.

Damar clinches up with Oliveria and pushes him back against the cage.
Damar prevents Oliveria from breaking the clinch.

Damar breaks the clinch.
Oliveria misses with a wild body shot.
Damar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Damar off balance momentarily.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Damar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveria scoring well with a low kick there.
Damar tries to clinch but Oliveria moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Oliveria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damar's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damar Damar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Damar shoots in and drives through. Oliveria sprawls well.
Damar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveria leaves Damar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Oliveria forces Damar back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveria lands a good knee to the midsection. Damar won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveria's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Oliveria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Damar off balance momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Damar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Damar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveria.
Oliveria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliveria displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damar Damar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveria.
Oliveria lands a two punch combo.
Oliveria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damar Damar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damar shoots in and drives through. Oliveria sprawls well.

Oliveria pushes Damar up against the cage in a clinch.
Damar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damar wants a takedown.

Oliveria breaks from the clinch.
Oliveria scores with a leg kick.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria doesn't manage to clinch there - Damar circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Damar or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveria which made him look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveria is looking to clinch.
Oliveria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Damar takes the fight into the clinch.

Damar pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveria trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damar's guard.
Damar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliveria!
Oliveria holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Damar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Damar has control of Oliveria's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveria regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damar tries to control but Oliveria wriggling away.
Oliveria is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damar Damar's cut.
That's time! Damar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Damar.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Damar or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveria which made him look bad.
Oliveria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveria lands with a nice body kick.
Oliveria scores with a head kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Damar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveria drops Damar with a naaaaasty hook - Damar is in real trouble here! Oliveria dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Oliveria!