PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zac Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Oliveira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Church
vs
Oliveira

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zac Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Church is avoiding it.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Church moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Church paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Church circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Church circles away and keeps his distance.

Church clinches.
Church tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Church drops back down to his feet.
Church avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Church jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Church gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Church.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Church in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.

It looks like Zac Church has been cut.
Church has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Church.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.
Church is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Church into the cage.
Oliveira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Church wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Church fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.

Zac Church's cut is getting worse.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
Church tries for a takedown. No joy.
Church tries for a takedown. No joy.
Church takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zac Church's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Church shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zac Church's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Oliveira!