PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes into the arena with Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Oliveira
vs
Leonardo

195 cm
31
315 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

202 cm
31
266 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira wants to slow Leonardo down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliveira is looking to slow Leonardo down with leg kicks.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Oliveira misses
and Leonardo counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonardo tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Leonardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Oliveira clinches.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Leonardo misses.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Leonardo's body.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Oliveira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliveira's head.
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira throws a chopping leg kick but Leonardo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Leonardo looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliveira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Oliveira jabs Leonardo right on the nose. Leonardo blinks but takes it well.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliveira can pounce on him.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira works on Leonardo's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leonardo misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Leonardo.

Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Leonardo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Oliveira follows Leonardo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
A relieved looking Ernesto Oliveira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.