PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Old Ways kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiago Oliveria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveria
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveria tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Oliveria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveria looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveria!
Thiago Oliveria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Oliveria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva checks a low kick from Oliveria.
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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oliveria tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveria misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveria throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Oliveria.
No joy there for Oliveria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oliveria.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveria, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Oliveria.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oliveria.
Oliveria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveria looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva moves out of range as Oliveria throws a body kick.
Oliveria slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveria dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveria circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveria misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oliveria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Oliveria misses.
Oliveria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Oliveria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Oliveria is breathing heavily.
Oliveria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveria throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Oliveria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveria.
Oliveria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva checks a low kick from Oliveria.
Oliveria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Oliveria misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveria misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that Oliveria avoids nicely.
Oliveria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveria looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Oliveria throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliveria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveria dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oliveria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveria. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oliveria throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Oliveria tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveria feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveria scores with a push kick.
Oliveria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Thiago Oliveria is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a right hand that Oliveria ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveria also avoids with ease.
Oliveria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Oliveria scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Oliveria.
Silva blocks a head kick by Oliveria.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliveria scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliveria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliveria throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveria.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveria backing up. Oliveria nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Oliveria.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveria scores with a head kick.
Oliveria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oliveria scores with a head kick.
Oliveria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Oliveria misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveria.
No joy there for Oliveria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliveria has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oliveria throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliveria misses with a head kick.
Oliveria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliveria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Oliveria throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Oliveria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Oliveria slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Oliveria is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Oliveria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Oliveria.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveria misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveria dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Oliveria misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Oliveria fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveria lands a jab-cross combination.
Oliveria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with the combination.
Oliveria throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveria. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oliveria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oliveria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveria tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveria dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveria.
Oliveria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oliveria tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Oliveria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Oliveria misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oliveria throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Oliveria dodges the punch combination from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveria connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Oliveria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Oliveria throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oliveria throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Oliveria scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveria circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Oliveria throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliveria.
Oliveria throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Oliveria only half commits.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliveria misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oliveria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Oliveria throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliveria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliveria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliveria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Oliveria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a right hand that Oliveria ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveria also avoids with ease.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveria. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveria throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveria tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliveria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Antonio Silva 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.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveria!
Thiago Oliveria managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.