PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sammich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sammy Sammich's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Sammich

185 cm
38
235 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

192 cm
23
238 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabio Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Sammich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sammich at a distance.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira throws a body shot but no joy.
Sammich with a jab.
Oliveira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skaps Scrap house in the buildup to the fight.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammich flicks out a counter leg kick but Oliveira steps away.
Sammich is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Sammich scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Sammich.
Sammich connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Fabio Oliveira has been cut.
Sammich misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Sammich.
Sammich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Sammich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Sammich moved out of range.
Sammich tries a head kick but it misses.
Sammich delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Sammich.
Sammich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
Nice shot lands for Oliveira.
Sammich with a hook.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliveira is looking to wear down Sammich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira moves out of range of the body kick from Sammich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sammich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sammich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sammich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Sammich has the dominant position.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Sammich avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sammich.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sammich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sammich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Oliveira cracks Sammich with a nice body shot.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Sammich looks winded!
Sammich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliveira tries to circle away but Sammich has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sammich checks a leg kick.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Sammich with an uppercut!

It looks like Sammy Sammich has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira wobbles Sammich with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Oliveira dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Sammich to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fabio Oliveira!