PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Oliveira

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Crippler's Corner

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolai Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.

Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
Oliveira tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li lands a head kick. Oliveira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Li.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Oliveira down.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Luiz Oliveira has been cut.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Oliveira looks winded!
Li keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Li.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Li clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira 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.
Li wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.

Oliveira drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li slowing the pace effectively.

Li breaks from the clinch.

Li pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Li missing with knees to the body.
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!
Oliveira tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Li counters with a crisp one two that drops Oliveira! Li thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oliveira to his feet! Oliveira is in big trouble!

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira loses concentration momentarily and Li pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Oliveira crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Li finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nicolai Li!