PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Niga
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

197 cm
21
287 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Niga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Niga's guard.
Niga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Oliveira stands up and waves to Niga to follow him.

Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oliveira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Niga!
Oliveira working Niga over with strikes here.
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!
Niga is bucking up trying to escape but Oliveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oliveira working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Niga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Oliveira controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira has isolated one of Niga's arms. Niga looking to fight him off but Oliveira twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Oliveira!
A very excited looking Gustavo Oliveira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.