PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henriques
vs
Oliveira

172 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Henriques.
Henriques looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Henriques lands a high kick!
Henriques throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira throws a wild body kick that Henriques sees coming a mile off.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Henriques finish him?
Henriques throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henriques with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliveira to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliveira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henriques lands a head kick that stumbles Oliveira and the fighters go to the mat.

Henriques stands up and waves to Oliveira to follow him.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henriques throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henriques.
Pedro Henriques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a double jab

and Henriques holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Henriques throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Henriques misses with the combination.
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henriques throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Henriques moves out of range easily.
Henriques takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henriques goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oliveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriques scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveira!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques scores with a jab.
Henriques keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henriques half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pedro Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira looks winded!
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henriques sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henriques.
Henriques fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveira.

Henriques throws a left that rocks Oliveira and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Henriques dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Oliveira regain composure!

Henriques has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Henriques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Henriques scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henriques lands a right hook to the body.
Henriques lands with a kick to the ribs.
Henriques lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henriques keeps Oliveira at a distance using the push kick.
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Henriques looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Henriques.
Henriques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Henriques misses with a head kick.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henriques throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Henriques.
Henriques misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henriques misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Henriques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Henriques defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Henriques into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henriques changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henriques throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Henriques misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henriques. Henriques obviously looking to wear him down.
Henriques misses with a hook
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henriques scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Henriques sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henriques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Henriques dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henriques lands a nice looking body kick.
Henriques looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Henriques lands the left hand.
Henriques rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters with a two punch combo.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henriques.
Henriques connects with a looping right hand.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henriques scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Henriques as Oliveira shoots in.
Pedro Henriques is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriques looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henriques.
Pedro Henriques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henriques circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henriques throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques lands a nice shot to the body.
Henriques throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Henriques misses
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriques misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Oliveira lands but Henriques takes it in his stride.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henriques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
Henriques defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Henriques throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Henriques lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliveira takes a step back to recover.
Henriques with a hook.
Henriques misses with a wild body shot.
Henriques misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Henriques throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Oliveira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Henriques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henriques misses with the combination.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Henriques throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira is looking for the big counter here.
A nice combination there by Oliveira.
Henriques chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henriques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
Henriques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Henriques.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques throws a sloppy head kick
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Henriques will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henriques looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Henriques blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henriques is looking for a counter combo.
Henriques lands a head kick!
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Henriques.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Henriques scores with a leg kick.
Henriques tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henriques swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henriques.
Henriques throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henriques as he jumps to the side.
Pedro Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henriques pushes Oliveira away with a front kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Henriques scores with a four punch combination!
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Henriques appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Henriques misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Henriques misses its intended target.
Henriques throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Henriques.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Henriques dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Both fighters circling a little - Henriques finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Henriques shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Henriques moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Henriques misses the target.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henriques thinks about countering with a body kick.
Henriques pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oliveira back to the cage. Henriques follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Henriques moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Henriques.
Henriques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Henriques chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Oliveira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henriques lands with a straight right. Oliveira didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Henriques lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliveira throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henriques throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliveira avoids it.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henriques tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henriques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Henriques.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Henriques sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henriques lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henriques. Henriques obviously looking to wear him down.
Henriques lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Henriques thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Henriques throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Henriques.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henriques, as that shot connected.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Henriques scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henriques is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oliveira.
Henriques throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Henriques.
Oliveira unleashes a big counter combination but Henriques bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice combination there by Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henriques.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick

and Henriques counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!

Oliveira throws Henriques to one side and escapes!
Henriques misses with a leg kick.
Maximo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henriques sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
Henriques misses with a body kick.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henriques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedro Henriques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Henriques wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedro Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Oliveira.
Oliveira works Henriques's body with a nice hook.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henriques swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henriques throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.
Henriques punishes Oliveira's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henriques sprawls well. Henriques wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Henriques fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliveira just manages to avoid it.
Henriques scores with a leg kick.
Henriques plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henriques.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Henriques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henriques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Henriques!