PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Silnoreki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Hugo Oliveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oliveira
vs
Silnoreki

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

191 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Silnoreki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silnoreki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silnoreki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silnoreki controlling from side mount.
Oliveira takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Silnoreki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silnoreki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silnoreki is staying tight to Oliveira's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silnoreki wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his arm.

Silnoreki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silnoreki is staying tight to Oliveira's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silnoreki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Silnoreki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oliveira, who protects the arm well.
Oliveira taking a bit of punishment here - Silnoreki scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silnoreki lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face as Silnoreki controls the position.
Silnoreki tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling his head.
Oliveira prevents Silnoreki from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki taking a breather here.
Silnoreki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oliveira down.
Oliveira taking a bit of punishment here - Silnoreki scoring with strikes.
Silnoreki working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira trying to remain calm as Silnoreki controls from the top position.
Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silnoreki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silnoreki happy to just control the position for now.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silnoreki stands up.

Silnoreki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silnoreki wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silnoreki wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Silnoreki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira'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.

Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silnoreki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.

Silnoreki has managed to clinch.
Silnoreki lands a body shot.

Silnoreki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silnoreki has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.
Silnoreki tries to strike from the bottom.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Silnoreki wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silnoreki's guard.
Rafal Silnoreki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silnoreki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silnoreki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silnoreki is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Silnoreki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silnoreki swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki trying to control the position.

Rafal Silnoreki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliveira throws a front kick aimed at Silnoreki's knee but Silnoreki avoids it well.
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Silnoreki moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.

Silnoreki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oliveira's half guard.

Silnoreki wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silnoreki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to get back to is feet but Silnoreki passes into side control.
Silnoreki controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Silnoreki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silnoreki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silnoreki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oliveira defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki wants to take a breather but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silnoreki wanted to stand there but Oliveira had control of the position.
Silnoreki is stalling in the full guard.
Silnoreki landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Silnoreki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Oliveira gets caught napping as Silnoreki dives in and scores a takedown. Oliveira manages to retain guard.
Silnoreki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silnoreki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silnoreki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oliveira is looking to control Silnoreki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
Silnoreki wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silnoreki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Silnoreki is going to stand back up.
Silnoreki is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafal Silnoreki.

Silnoreki rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silnoreki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silnoreki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silnoreki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silnoreki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki lands a few punches from side control.
Oliveira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silnoreki connects with a decent elbow.
Silnoreki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oliveira prevents Silnoreki from improving position.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silnoreki controls the position.

Silnoreki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira is trying to control Silnoreki's posture but Silnoreki avoids it.
Hugo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafal Silnoreki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Silnoreki drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Silnoreki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silnoreki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Silnoreki!
Rafal Silnoreki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.