PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tacito Abrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrantes comes to the cage accompanied by Compay Segundo - Guantanamera. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Abrantes
vs
Oliveira

172 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tacito Abrantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrantes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrantes is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Abrantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Abrantes also avoids with ease.
Abrantes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oliveira's head backwards.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abrantes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
A punch combination from Abrantes misses.
Abrantes throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Abrantes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abrantes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrantes connects with a right hand. Oliveira shakes it off.
Abrantes throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Abrantes avoids nicely.
Abrantes dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abrantes circles away quickly and effectively.
Abrantes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Abrantes.
Abrantes fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Abrantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Abrantes also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Abrantes.
Oliveira looks winded!
Abrantes slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Abrantes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abrantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Abrantes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abrantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
A punch combination from Abrantes misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrantes misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Oliveira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Abrantes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abrantes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a two punch combo.
Abrantes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abrantes lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Oliveira throws a series of strikes that have Abrantes backpedaling.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Abrantes moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Abrantes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abrantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrantes.
Abrantes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
Oliveira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abrantes.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Abrantes throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Abrantes.
Abrantes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abrantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Abrantes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abrantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oliveira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Abrantes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Abrantes.
Oliveira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abrantes backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Abrantes moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abrantes to score with a decent uppercut.
Abrantes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abrantes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abrantes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abrantes misses with a few strikes there.
Abrantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abrantes.
Abrantes lands a head shot.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abrantes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oliveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abrantes.
Abrantes throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abrantes throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miguel Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Abrantes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abrantes misses with the combination.
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 Tacito Abrantes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oliveira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abrantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oliveira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abrantes has got the better of the exchanges.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Abrantes.
Oliveira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abrantes blocks the body kick.
Abrantes slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Abrantes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abrantes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrantes dips to his left and cracks Oliveira with an uppercut!
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abrantes manages to avoid it.
Abrantes stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abrantes misses with a body shot.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira swings for the body but Abrantes moves out of range.
Oliveira feints a jab promting Abrantes to slip. Oliveira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abrantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oliveira throws a low kick, looking for Abrantes's leg but Abrantes calmly moves out of range.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Abrantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Abrantes moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Abrantes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abrantes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Abrantes.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Abrantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Abrantes also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Abrantes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Abrantes.
Abrantes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Abrantes.
A jab from Abrantes does it's job there.

Oliveira is rocked!
Abrantes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrantes finish him?
Abrantes dips to his left and cracks Oliveira with an uppercut!
Oliveira misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrantes lands a body shot.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliveira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abrantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Abrantes. That snapped Oliveira's head back.
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abrantes moves away.
Abrantes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oliveira tries to work over Abrantes's front leg with a kick but Abrantes checks it.
Abrantes feints with a jab and clips Oliveira right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Oliveira is sent crashing into the canvas and Abrantes leaps in for the kill! Oliveira tries to get to his feet but Abrantes is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Oliveira is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tacito Abrantes!
Tacito Abrantes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Miguel Oliveira stepped up to the mic, saying 'Foi uma boa luta, mas dessa vez não deu para mim. Vou melhorar para a proxima'.