PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muscle Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Republic - All The Right Moves kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rodrigo Oliveira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Freak
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Torment Fightwear

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muscle Freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Freak.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Freak.
Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Freak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freak.
Freak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Freak does no damage.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Freak throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Freak misses with the combination.
Oliveira works Freak's body with a nice hook.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freak.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Freak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Freak throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Muscle Freak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Freak.
Freak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Freak's belly button to the back.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freak momentarily.
Freak misses with a head kick.
Freak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliveira tests Freak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Freak.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Freak pushes him off.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Freak!

It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freak feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Freak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freak misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Freak misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Freak moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freak was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Freak fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira tests Freak's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freak keeps the fight on the outside.
Freak throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Freak misses.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Freak misses.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Freak.
Nice shot lands for Oliveira.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Oliveira does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freak.
Freak lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Freak.
Freak throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
A punch combination from Freak misses.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Freak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freak throws a head kick that misses.
Freak lands a jab to Oliveira's midsection.
Oliveira scores with a jab.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira wants to stall.
Freak is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Freak into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodrigo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Freak swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freak on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Freak.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Freak's body.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Freak circles away.
Freak throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freak blocks a jab.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Freak is having none of it.
No joy there for Freak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira lands a nice hook to Freak's body. Freak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Freak knows he should have avoided that one.
Freak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Freak.
Freak throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Freak is avoiding it.
Oliveira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freak backs up against the cage.
Freak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freak throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Freak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muscle Freak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a one two! Freak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.

Oliveira clinches up against the cage.

Freak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Freak knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Freak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freak misses with a wild combination.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira forces Freak back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to stall.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freak.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freak wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Freak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Freak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freak throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Freak circles away.
Freak scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Freak.
Oliveira cracks Freak with a good jab.
Freak misses with a looping left.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Oliveira.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oliveira, as that shot connected.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira with a nice cross.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Freak.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Freak's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira takes a swing at Freak's ribcage but misses.
Freak throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freak moves away.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Freak looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Freak misses with a straight right.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Freak circles away.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Freak missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Freak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Freak tries a head kick but it misses.

Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Freak back into the cage.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freak is defending well for now.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira keeps control of Freak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freak is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Freak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freak's gas tank.
Freak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freak is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has Freak pressed against the cage, preventing Freak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
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!
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Freak is blocking nicely.

Freak breaks the clinch.
Freak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira lunges at Freak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freak's hand.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Freak ducks under and follows up with a left that Freak also avoids with ease.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Freak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freak throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freak keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freak dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Freak misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliveira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira with a hook.
Freak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freak misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Freak ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Muscle Freak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freak.
Freak dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freak was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Muscle Freak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Oliveira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo Oliveira waved his t-shirt featuring Torment Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.