PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Walker
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker sneaks back into half guard.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
Walker looking to control.

Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oliveira defends it easily.

Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker pulls Oliveira in close to his closed guard and prevents Oliveira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.

Walker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Walker pulls Oliveira in close to his closed guard and prevents Oliveira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oliveira wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker trying to control the position.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oliveira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Oliveira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oliveira to the mat. Oliveira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliveira is trying to keep Walker in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliveira looks winded!
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oliveira is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oliveira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oliveira looking to score a takedown here. Walker is defending well but Oliveira drives through and ends up in Walker's guard.

Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabio Oliveira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oliveira wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Walker is looking for a triangle here but Oliveira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Walker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Nolan Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oliveira controls his leg.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
Walker working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.

Walker stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Oliveira rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Walker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliveira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walker can't get the takedown.
Walker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oliveira is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliveira down to the mat. Oliveira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Oliveira shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira being controlled here momentarily.
Oliveira tries to stand but Walker is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker looking for subs off his back but Oliveira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walker is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Walker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oliveira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oliveira is pressing down on Walker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walker is holding on for now.
Walker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walker chips away with some ground and pound.
Walker won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.

Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker is looking to stand up but Oliveira won't let him.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oliveira looking to control.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Walker stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Walker darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker tries for a takedown but Oliveira manages to get underhooks.

Oliveira tightens his grip and picks Walker up, before dumping him to the ground. Walker manages to land in guard.

Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Walker controlling Oliveira's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.

Walker is looking to stand up but Oliveira won't let him.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Walker cracks Oliveira with a solid left hand.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Nolan Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabio Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fabio Oliveira!