PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Lodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Lodge is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oliveria
vs
Lodge

185 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Lodge!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveria scores with a jab.

It looks like Shawn Lodge has been cut.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Lodge moves out of range.
Lodge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lodge tries to clinch up but Oliveria circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveria slaps away a takedown attempt from Lodge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lodge tries to move into range but Oliveria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliveria leaves Lodge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveria lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveria misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveria throws a wild body kick that Lodge sees coming a mile off.
Oliveria cracks a nice hook into Lodge's ribs.
Oliveria tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Oliveria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodge walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oliveria.
Oliveria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lodge looks gassed!
Oliveria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Oliveria misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodge takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oliveria lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lodge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveria misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveria connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveria connects with the punch.
Oliveria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lodge's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveria.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Lodge off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Oliveria.
Oliveria feints and then cracks Lodge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lodge down.
Oliveria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oliveria misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria lands a head shot.
Oliveria throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Oliveria misses.
Lodge wants to land a leg kick but Oliveria is out of range.
Thiago Oliveria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lodge throws a head kick but Oliveria moves out of range.
Oliveria cracks the inside of Lodge's front leg.
Oliveria stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveria wants it to stay on the feet.
Thiago Oliveria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Lodge.
Oliveria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lodge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lodge. That did some damage!
Lodge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oliveria is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lodge.
Oliveria feints and then cracks Lodge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lodge down.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Lodge moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Oliveria.
Lodge shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveria sprawls well. He's pushed Lodge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a nice head kick!
Lodge shoots for a takedown but Oliveria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Oliveria.
Oliveria slaps away a takedown attempt from Lodge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveria throws the kick towards the body but Lodge avoids it.
Oliveria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lodge.
Oliveria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveria throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lodge counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lodge scores with a jab.
Lodge throws a nice looking combination but Oliveria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lodge checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Oliveria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliveria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lodge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveria misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lodge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lodge tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliveria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lodge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lodge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oliveria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lodge.
Oliveria throws out a leg kick but Lodge moves out of range and Oliveria only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveria throws a hook to the side of Lodge's head but Lodge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lodge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveria throws a low kick, looking for Lodge's leg but Lodge calmly moves out of range.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodge checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Shawn Lodge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lodge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveria looks to throw a body kick
and Lodge counters with a solid body kick.
Lodge looks to land a body kick but Oliveria moved away.
A head kick by Oliveria misses

and Lodge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Oliveria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lodge there as he acknowledges the shot.
A clash of legs there as Lodge blocks the low kick.
Oliveria tried to score with a low kick but Lodge checks it.
Lodge avoids the head kick by Oliveria.
Oliveria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveria looks to land a combination but Lodge avoids it well.
A low kick from Oliveria misses
and Lodge counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodge. Oliveria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodge shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveria misses with a few strikes there.
Lodge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Oliveria lands but Lodge takes it in his stride.
Lodge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveria avoids it really well and circles away.
Thiago Oliveria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Lodge.
Lodge tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lodge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lodge shoots in and drives through. Oliveria sprawls well.
Oliveria pushes Lodge away with a front kick.
Oliveria tries a low kick but Lodge avoids it.
Lodge tries to clinch but Oliveria moves out of range.
Oliveria throws out a leg kick but Lodge moves out of range and Oliveria only half commits.

Lodge rushes Oliveria and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria tries to circle away but Lodge has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveria has had enough of the clinch but Lodge keeps him there for the moment.
Lodge managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveria.
Lodge has Oliveria pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lodge pulls Oliveria into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lodge has his foot on Oliveria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveria works his way back into a safe position though.
Oliveria wanted to stand there but Lodge had control of the position.
Lodge looking for a sweep. Not yet Lodge, not yet.
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 Lodge's guard.
Lodge has Oliveria pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lodge's guard.
Oliveria wants to stand and escape but instead Lodge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oliveria can't keep his opponent in guard - Lodge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lodge is taking a breather. Oliveria says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lodge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveria slaps away a takedown attempt from Lodge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lodge wants to clinch up but Oliveria keeps it at a distance.
Oliveria thows a body shot but no joy.
Lodge misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveria as Lodge shoots in.
Oliveria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lodge crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oliveria - the referee stops the clock and Lodge gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oliveria. Lodge manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oliveria connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Lodge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Lodge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oliveria gets tackled into the cage by Lodge. Lodge maintains the clinch.
Oliveria tries to break the clinch but Lodge is controlling the position.
Lodge prevents Oliveria from breaking the clinch.

Oliveria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveria throws a leg kick which misses Lodge's front leg but catches the back leg as Lodge tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveria as Lodge shoots in.
Oliveria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lodge in his tracks.
Oliveria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lodge throws a body kick that misses.
Oliveria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodge can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveria.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lodge throws a right and a left that Oliveria avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Lodge blocks the low kick.
Oliveria looks to land a combination but Lodge avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveria.
Lodge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lodge wants to clinch up but Oliveria keeps it at a distance.
Lodge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lodge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lodge shoots in for a takedown but Oliveria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveria tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveria throws a lazy body kick
and Lodge counters with a body kick that stops Oliveria in his tracks momentarily.
Oliveria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lodge scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodge tries to clinch up but Oliveria circles away and keeps his distance.
Lodge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oliveria.
Oliveria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Lodge with that takedown attempt.
Thiago Oliveria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Lodge.
Lodge slips a jab and a cross from Oliveria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveria's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveria duly obliges.
Lodge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveria circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveria keeps Lodge at a distance using the push kick.
Oliveria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodge circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lodge.
Oliveria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodge is out of range and Oliveria settles back down.
Lodge doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria stuffs the takedown.
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!
Oliveria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lodge closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveria, looking for a takedown. Lodge pushes Oliveria against the cage but Oliveria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lodge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliveria!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lodge.
Oliveria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oliveria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lodge tries to clinch up.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Lodge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveria.
Thiago Oliveria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Oliveria misses.
Oliveria misses the jab.
Lodge keeps Oliveria at a distance using the push kick.

Oliveria gets caught flat footed, as Lodge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Oliveria is working an open guard so Lodge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lodge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveria connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oliveria swinging wildly here.
Oliveria tried to score with a low kick but Lodge checks it.
Lodge is looking to clinch but Oliveria is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveria tries to avoid it but Lodge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveria to the ground. Oliveria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oliveria throws a series of punches but Lodge moves out of range.
Shawn Lodge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Oliveria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lodge throws a right and a left that Oliveria avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveria, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Thiago Oliveria!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Thiago Oliveria!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Thiago Oliveria!

Thiago Oliveria wins by unanimous decision!