PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Pereira (ranked 4177 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Vitor Oliveira (ranked 4935 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Oliveira has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Murilo Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pereira
vs
Vitor Oliveira

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murilo Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Vitor Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira lands a jab to Vitor Oliveira's midsection.
Vitor Oliveira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Pereira.
Pereira with a jab.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Pereira moves into the clinch.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira works on Vitor Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Pereira.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pereira.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Vitor Oliveira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.

Vitor Oliveira is rocked!
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitor Oliveira backwards.
Vitor Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira is stalling here.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vitor Oliveira! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pereira is unloading with more strikes now! Vitor Oliveira drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murilo Pereira!