PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nike Breawthowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nike Breawthowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliver
vs
Breawthowski

200 cm
26
346 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

200 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nike Breawthowski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliver clinches up against the cage.

Oliver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Breawthowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliver.
Oliver shoots and misses
and Breawthowski counters with a left and a right that stings Oliver.
Oliver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Breawthowski tries to avoid it but Oliver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Breawthowski to the ground. Breawthowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breawthowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breawthowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Breawthowski counters with a low kick, right behind Oliver 's knee.
Oliver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Breawthowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evan Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breawthowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliver.
Breawthowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oliver is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oliver or perhaps it was just good defense by Breawthowski, which made it look bad.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Breawthowski leaves Oliver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Breawthowski is fending him off so far but Oliver persists. Nope, Breawthowski circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Oliver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breawthowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliver.
Oliver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Breawthowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver closes the distance and clinches up with Breawthowski, looking for a takedown. Oliver pushes Breawthowski against the cage but Breawthowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Breawthowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliver. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Breawthowski is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliver fails with the takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a left and a right that stings Oliver.
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliver shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evan Oliver will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliver, right into the meat.
Oliver throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oliver with a poor takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a two punch combo.
Oliver scores with a jab to the body.
Oliver shoots and misses
and Breawthowski counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver shoots in looking for a takedown. Breawthowski tries to sprawl out of it but Oliver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Breawthowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver moves to clinch but Breawthowski breaks away
and Breawthowski counters with a left and a right that stings Oliver.
Oliver could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oliver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oliver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Breawthowski counters with a three punch combo that has Oliver backing up. Oliver nods at Breawthowski to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Breawthowski stuffs the takedown.
Oliver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Breawthowski pinned against the cage. Breawthowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evan Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver fails with the takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a series of strikes. Oliver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oliver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Breawthowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliver is defended easily by Breawthowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt
and Breawthowski counters with a left and a right that stings Oliver.
Oliver shoots for a takedown but Breawthowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Breawthowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliver somewhat.
Oliver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Breawthowski tries to avoid it but Oliver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Breawthowski to the ground. Breawthowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver with a poor takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a two punch combo.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Breawthowski circles away easily
and Breawthowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Breawthowski counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nike Breawthowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Breawthowski counters with a three punch combo that has Oliver backing up. Oliver nods at Breawthowski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Breawthowski counters with a three punch combo that has Oliver backing up. Oliver nods at Breawthowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver throws a shot from downtown. Breawthowski moves away and avoids it.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Breawthowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breawthowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliver throws a jab but it's blocked by Breawthowski.
Oliver moves in looking to clinch but Breawthowski pushes him off.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Breawthowski circles away easily
and Breawthowski counters with a two punch combo.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Breawthowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Breawthowski avoids it well.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Breawthowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Breawthowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliver tries to clinch but Breawthowski moves out of range.
Oliver looks for a takedown but Breawthowski sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breawthowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breawthowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Breawthowski is fending him off so far but Oliver persists. Nope, Breawthowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver misses with a takedown
and Breawthowski counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver wants to clinch up but Breawthowski keeps it at a distance.
Breawthowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breawthowski wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Oliver with that takedown attempt.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Breawthowski sprawls well. Breawthowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet.
Breawthowski blocks a head kick by Oliver.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Evan Oliver.
I think Oliver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!