PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Luikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luikku
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aapo Luikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luikku swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Oliveira forces Luikku back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luikku's efforts to push away.
Luikku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luikku's face.

It looks like Aapo Luikku has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Luikku fails to land.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Luikku letting Oliveira take a breather here.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luikku's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Luikku is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Luikku 's eye.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luikku's face.

Luikku is rocked!
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oh Luikku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Aapo Luikku's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Luikku 's eye.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luikku takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikku takes an elbow to the temple.
Luikku seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Luikku 's eye.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luikku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.

Aapo Luikku's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.

Oliveira drops Luikku with a big knee straight up the middle! Luikku is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luikku is pressed against the cage. Oliveira pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Luikku! Two more big strikes from Oliveira and Luikku crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricardo Oliveira!