PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SURF RIDER!!! by The lively ones!. Oliveira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arise . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mir
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
32
277 lbs
35 - 11 - 0

195 cm
33
315 lbs
34 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Donk. Mir catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir throws a lazy head kick

and Oliveira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.

It looks like Frankestein Mir has been cut.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.

Oliveira lands an uppercut that drops Mir! Oliveira follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Mir is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee asks Oliveira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Oliveira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oliveira tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Oliveira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mir's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Mir is working away.

Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mir lands a two punch combo.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliveira to the mat! Oliveira manages to get full guard.
Oliveira pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Mir trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mir manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ernesto Oliveira.
Mir misses with a double jab

and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Oliveira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Mir pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Oliveira floors Mir with a big punch on the inside! Mir is trying to recover but Oliveira dives into side control.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir regains half guard.
Mir is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Mir has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mir tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stand and escape but Mir is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mir slips a jab from Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.

Mir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mir working the head with strikes.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankestein Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir fails with the takedown.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.

Oliveira throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Mir tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.

Mir 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Mir is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Mir down.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Mir misses

and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mir throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mir wants a takedown.

Mir has Oliveira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Oliveira tumbling to the mat - Mir dives into Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Oliveira trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mir preventing the sweep.

Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira pushes Mir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Oliveira pushes Mir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mir to his knees! Oliveira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ernesto Oliveira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.