PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sauvage
vs
Oliveira

177 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

187 cm
31
177 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sauvage clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sauvage scores with a knee to the head.
Sauvage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sauvage.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauvage walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sauvage stuffs the takedown.
Sylvain Sauvage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joabe Oliveira.
Sauvage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira shoots and misses
and Sauvage counters with a thumping low kick.
Sauvage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauvage connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira looks winded!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sauvage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sauvage throws a nice inside leg kick.

Sauvage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sauvage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.

Sauvage gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Sauvage in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sauvage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sauvage winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sauvage takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sauvage connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Sauvage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sauvage is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sauvage working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sauvage trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sauvage winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sauvage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sauvage passes to side control.
Sauvage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Sauvage decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage scores with a push kick.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Sauvage. Sauvage maintains the clinch.
Sauvage stalling against the cage.
Sauvage lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Joabe Oliveira has been cut.
Sauvage lands with a left to the head.
Sauvage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauvage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sauvage.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliveira won't want to take too many of those.

Sauvage turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sauvage is chipping away with strikes.

Oliveira is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauvage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Sauvage finish him?
A big shot lands for Sauvage! That's hurt Oliveira! Will he recover? Sauvage fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvain Sauvage!
A victorious Sylvain Sauvage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.