PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Vitor Oliveira (ranked 6003 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eighteen Street Gang Member (ranked 6048 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vitor Oliveira
vs
Street Gang Member

200 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Vitor Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eighteen Street Gang Member!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Member counters by clinching up.
Vitor Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Member prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Member.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Member on the inside.

Member works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Member drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vitor Oliveira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Member has Vitor Oliveira in his guard.

Vitor Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Vitor Oliveira drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vitor Oliveira seems to have locked his on tight now - Member screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vitor Oliveira, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joao Vitor Oliveira!