PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmner Halleineaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Oliveira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Oliveira
vs
Halleineaf

180 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmner Halleineaf!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halleineaf sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halleineaf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Halleineaf trying to control but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Oliveira just wasn't active enough.
Halleineaf throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
Halleineaf throws a head kick that misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice body kick.
Halleineaf throws a sloppy head kick

and Oliveira counters with a head kick that drops Halleineaf to the mat! Halleineaf scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Halleineaf is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleineaf tries to clinch up
and Oliveira counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Oliveira!
Charles Oliveira retains his bantamweight title!