PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood's entrance music is DJ Khaled - All I do is win. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Youngblood
vs
Oliva

183 cm
23
211 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

194 cm
30
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Oliva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva misses with the body kick
and Youngblood counters with a nice body shot.
Youngblood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Youngblood throws a push kick but Oliva slaps the foot to one side.
Oliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but Youngblood moved away.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Youngblood is able to avoid easily.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva blocks the body kick.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Youngblood can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oliva.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Youngblood lands a jab 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!
Oliva is looking to chop away at Youngblood's legs.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Youngblood checks it.
Youngblood scores with a jab.
Youngblood throws a chopping leg kick but Oliva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Youngblood tries a low kick but Oliva avoids it.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Youngblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliva.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Youngblood throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood misses with a straight left.
That kick from Youngblood tenderised Oliva's leg. Oliva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Youngblood counters with a nice body kick.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Oliva tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Youngblood moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Youngblood 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 Oliva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Youngblood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliva.
Youngblood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Youngblood. That's going to slow Oliva down.
Youngblood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliva on the side of the head.
Youngblood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Youngblood is looking to wear down Oliva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Youngblood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Youngblood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Youngblood takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.
Youngblood moves out of range of the body kick.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood scores with a one two! Oliva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Samir Oliva has been cut.
Youngblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Oliva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Youngblood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Youngblood thows a body kick. Oliva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Youngblood throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Oliva counters with a leg kick.
Youngblood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick from Youngblood.
Youngblood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Youngblood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood lands a jab to Oliva's midsection.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Youngblood checks it well.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Youngblood's knee but Youngblood avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliva walks into a stiff left hand from Youngblood.
Oliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Youngblood thuds his right hand into Oliva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliva scores with a head kick. Youngblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oliva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oliva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Oliva blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Youngblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Youngblood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood connects with a crisp jab.
Youngblood lands a nice looking body shot.
Youngblood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Youngblood moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliva.
Youngblood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva wants to slow Youngblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Youngblood throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Youngblood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oliva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matt Youngblood is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oliva. Youngblood shrugs it off though.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood throws a sloppy head kick and Oliva moves out of range easily.
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Youngblood lands a jab to the head.
Youngblood tries to land a front kick but Oliva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combo that has Oliva backing up. Oliva nods at Youngblood to acknowledge the strikes.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Oliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Youngblood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood misses with a leg kick.
Youngblood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olivas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva scores with a kick to the body.
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Youngblood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Youngblood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Youngblood misses with a leg kick
and Oliva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Youngblood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliva defends it nicely.
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Oliva throws a nice head kick!
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Oliva moved away.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva 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 Youngblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Youngblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Youngblood jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Youngblood.
Oliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Youngblood.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliva drops his hands momentarily and Youngblood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Youngblood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range.
Youngblood works Oliva's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with an outside leg kick.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva tries to land a front kick but Youngblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Youngblood clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva'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.

Oliva misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva 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 Youngblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Youngblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Youngblood.
Youngblood thumps Oliva with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Youngblood blocks the low kick.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Youngblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Youngblood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oliva throws a head kick that Youngblood semi-blocks.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Youngblood digs a good body shot into Oliva's ribs.
Oliva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oliva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood looks for the body kick but Oliva saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Youngblood if he has to take too many more of those.
Youngblood throws a shot to the body.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Youngblood's sensitive parts.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Youngblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Youngblood checks the leg kick.
Youngblood throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Youngblood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliva at a distance.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliva's calf.
Oliva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Youngblood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Oliva tries a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood blocks a leg kick.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva blocks a leg kick.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Youngblood's legs.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliva throws a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.
Oliva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to slow Youngblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood is looking to slow Oliva down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliva but Oliva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Oliva.
Oliva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matt Youngblood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Youngblood tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva lands a high kick!
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Oliva shakes it off.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Oliva thows a body kick. Youngblood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Youngblood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Youngblood checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Youngblood.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Youngblood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Youngblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Youngblood avoids the head kick by Oliva.
Youngblood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. Oliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliva's head backwards.
Youngblood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliva is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Youngblood.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Oliva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Youngblood throws out a leg kick but Oliva moves out of range and Youngblood only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Youngblood.
Youngblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Oliva fakes the leg kick and cracks Youngblood in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Youngblood connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliva delivers a nice body kick.
Youngblood lands a nice shot that snaps Oliva's head back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliva!
Oliva throws a head kick that Youngblood semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliva.
Youngblood throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Oliva throws a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliva at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliva checks a leg kick.
Oliva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Youngblood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Youngblood moved away.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Oliva.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Youngblood blocks the leg kick.
Matt Youngblood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Oliva throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Oliva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oliva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliva tries to land a front kick but Youngblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Youngblood throws a combination. Oliva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliva is out of range and Youngblood settles back down.
Youngblood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Samir Oliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Youngblood.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Youngblood.
Well Youngblood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Youngblood waved his t-shirt featuring 10th Degree Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.