PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobunaga Oda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Amaral's chin.

Oda
vs
Amaral

189 cm
24
194 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobunaga Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral scores with a decent looking hook.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Amaral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaral scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oda shoots in looking for a takedown. Amaral tries to sprawl out of it but Oda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amaral manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Amaral moves into range and clinches up with Oda.
Amaral trying to control the position but instead, Oda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amaral into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oda.
Oda takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral has Oda pressed against the cage, preventing Oda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral wants to stall.
Oda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oda is defending well for now.
Amaral stalling in the clinch.
Amaral throws a knee to the head but misses.

Oda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaral misses with a series of wild punches.
Oda tries to clinch up but Amaral circles away and keeps his distance.
Oda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Oda persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.

Amaral has Oda up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oda is defending well for now.
Oda wants to stall.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oda managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amaral takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral blocks an elbow strike.
Oda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oda wants to break free but Amaral has control.
Oda is trying to break free.
Oda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral managing to block the knees to the body from Oda.
Oda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oda swings wildly with an uppercut but Amaral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oda missing with knees to the body.
Oda is looking to control Amaral's arms but Amaral gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oda has his back to the cage.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.

Oda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oda misses with a takedown attempt - Amaral sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amaral pinned against the cage. Amaral gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oda ducks under a wild hook from Amaral.
Oda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amaral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oda somewhat.

Amaral forces Oda back against the cage and clinches.
Amaral wants to break free but Oda has control.

Amaral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oda.
Nobunaga Oda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral lands a really nice looking cross but Oda seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amaral.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amaral slaps away a takedown attempt from Oda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oda is breathing heavily.
Amaral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amaral lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oda closes the distance looking to clinch

and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amaral.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Oda - that landed with a thud.
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amaral defends it nicely.
Oda checks a leg kick nicely.
Oda shoots and misses
and Amaral counters with a left to the body.
Amaral lands a jab to the head.
Amaral defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral scoring well with a low kick there.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
Amaral moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Amaral.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oda fails to land the takedown.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Oda. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Amaral there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oda looks for a takedown but Amaral sprawls well.
Oda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amaral moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Amaral as Oda shoots in.
Amaral cracks Oda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Amaral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Oda or perhaps it was just good defense by Amaral which made him look bad.

Amaral rushes Oda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amaral obliges.
Amaral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaral continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amaral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amaral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amaral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Amaral.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
Oda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oda slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands a hook that snaps the head of Oda backwards.
Oda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oda trying to land knees to the body.
Amaral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oda tries to break the clinch but Amaral is controlling the position.
Amaral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amaral - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oda misses with some punches.
Amaral working Oda over with knees to the body.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
Amaral blocks a body shot from Oda.
Oda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amaral has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amaral's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oda.

Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
Oda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amaral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amaral defends it nicely.

Amaral gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Amaral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oda tries to move into range but Amaral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Amaral lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amaral.
Oda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oda shoots in looking for a takedown but Amaral manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
Amaral cracks Oda with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oda's head backwards.
Oda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amaral counters with a one-two to the body.

Oda is rocked!
A head kick by Amaral - that's a beauty! Oda is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Amaral can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael Amaral!
A victorious Rafael Amaral thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.