PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manoel Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Daves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Daves

183 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manoel Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Daves!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Nice takedown defense from Daves. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manoel Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daves crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Daves manages to break the clinch.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Daves. Daves maintains the clinch.

Daves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Daves. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Daves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Manoel Oliveira has been cut.

Daves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Daves takes the fight into the clinch.

Daves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daves drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Daves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daves working the clinch nicely. Oliveira is working for position but Daves cracks him with a big knee to the head! Oliveira crumples up against the cage and Daves lands two more shots before the ref can save Oliveira! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ty Daves!