PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Talyor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeferson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Talyor
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Talyor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeferson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talyor shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Ryan Talyor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talyor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Talyor gets a clinch.

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Talyor.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Talyor is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Talyor avoid being mounted?

Oliveira decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Talyor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Oliveira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Talyor's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira passes into half guard.
Talyor controlling the position for now.
Talyor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talyor wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oliveira stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Talyor to get to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Talyor enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Talyor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Talyor is breathing heavily.
Talyor is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushing down on Talyor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talyor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oliveira controlling the pace.
Talyor tries to get to full guard but Oliveira has control of the leg.
Oliveira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Talyor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Talyor is defending well.

Oliveira decides to return to a standing position.
Talyor dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.

Oliveira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Talyor on his heels. He'll look to pass Talyor's guard now, I'm sure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Oliveira stalls from top position.
Oliveira has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oliveira controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talyor is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeferson Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira stalling.
Talyor wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira is trying to control. Talyor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Talyor is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliveira in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeferson Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talyor.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oliveira pushes Talyor up against the cage in a clinch.

Oliveira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Talyor uses from the top position.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Talyor's guard.
Oliveira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Oliveira decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Talyor, up you get!
Talyor fails in his attempt to clinch.

Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Talyor in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talyor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Talyor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Talyor tries to sprawl but Oliveira drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Oliveira decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira rushes Talyor and presses him up against the cage.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talyor tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oliveira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Talyor is working away.
Oliveira working Talyor over with strikes.
Talyor wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talyor tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Talyor is looking to improve his position.

Oliveira is trying for a kimura here. Talyor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Oliveira wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeferson Oliveira!