PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Oliver (ranked 520 p4p, 295 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 83 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliver
vs
Izmaylov

189 cm
31
180
11 - 6 - 1

188 cm
24
174
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izmaylov.
Oliver scores with a jab to the body.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliver moves away.
Izmaylov lands with a shot to the body.
Izmaylov lands with an uppercut that bounces Oliver off the cage and back into range.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Oliver tries to clinch there but Izmaylov circles away.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliver is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Oliver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oliver tries to clinch up.
Izmaylov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oliver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliver throws a body punch but Izmaylov moves out of range.

Oliver has Izmaylov up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver lands an elbow that stopped Izmaylov in his tracks for a moment.
Oliver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver working aggressively here.
Oliver lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a head punch that misses.
Oliver throws an elbow but it misses.
Izmaylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov blocks the elbow strike.
Oliver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliver.
Izmaylov misses with some punches.
Izmaylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izmaylov misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Izmaylov - that landed with a thud.
Izmaylov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliver throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Izmaylov is defending well for now.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Izmaylov's defenses.
Izmaylov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Izmaylov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Izmaylov tries to throw a body punch but Oliver avoids it by throwing Izmaylov back against the cage.
Izmaylov lands a shoulder strike.

Izmaylov breaks from the clinch.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Izmaylov is avoiding it.
Izmaylov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Izmaylov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oliver throws a right and a left that Izmaylov avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliver blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Oliver misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Oliver loads up on a big right hand but Izmaylov slips the punch.
Oliver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliver is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Izmaylov misses the target.
Oliver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Izmaylov counters with a nice body shot.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Oliver.
Izmaylov connects with a solid leg kick.
Izmaylov cracks a nice hook into Oliver's ribs.
Izmaylov thumps Oliver with a low kick.
Izmaylov lands with a good body shot.
Oliver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izmaylov.
Oliver is looking to counter punch.
Oliver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Izmaylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a chopping leg kick but Oliver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Izmaylov tests Oliver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver throws a jab but it's blocked by Izmaylov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izmaylov moves away.
Jab, jab by Izmaylov - just one landing.
Oliver misses with a body shot
and Izmaylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Oliver.
Oliver stalks Izmaylov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Izmaylov's face. Izmaylov staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but Oliver saw that one coming.
Izmaylov jabs Oliver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Izmaylov tests Oliver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Izmaylov throws a low kick but Oliver avoids it.
Oliver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Izmaylov - just one landing.

Oliver moves into range and clinches up with Izmaylov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Izmaylov backwards.
Izmaylov lands with a right to the head.
Izmaylov misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oliver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Izmaylov counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Izmaylov.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Izmaylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izmaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izmaylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izmaylov scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliver should have avoided that one.

Oliver is rocked!
Nice cross by Oliver.
Izmaylov takes one to the side of the head.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Izmaylov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Izmaylov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver misses with an uppercut.
Izmaylov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Izmaylov thuds a left hand into Oliver's body.
Izmaylov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Izmaylov connects with an inside leg kick.
Izmaylov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Oliver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Izmaylov scores with a push kick.
Oliver seems to have got his legs back now.
Izmaylov with a nice cross.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izmaylov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliver.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Izmaylov! Oliver is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
During a confident post fight interview, Potemkin Izmaylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.