PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Arise . Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ernesto Oliveira's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Silva

195 cm
35
315 lbs
39 - 12 - 0

192 cm
31
280 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
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 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
We've been told by Oliveira's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva jabs Oliveira right on the nose. Oliveira blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Oliveira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliveira prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva looks winded!
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira is trying to keep Silva in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oliveira takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oliveira is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oliveira cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A right-left combo lands from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva moves forwards but Oliveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Oliveira cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Oliveira finish him?

Silva is rocked!

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira pushes Silva against the cage. Oliveira is working some dirty boxing. Oliveira pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oliveira moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 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.