PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmugi Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan has chosen No more sorrow-Linkin park as his entrance music. Tarmugi Hassan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Hassan

180 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Violent By Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarmugi Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliveira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is stalling here. Hassan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Oliveira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hassan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hassan working away.
Hassan wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan working away.
Hassan wants to stand but Oliveira has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom.
Hassan wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.

Oliveira is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hassan frees his head nicely. Oh but Oliveira has switched to an armbar! Hassan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Charles Oliveira!
Charles Oliveira is the new bantamweight champion!