PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Van Der Villar (ranked 5314 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Khinso Oliveira (ranked 428 p4p, 435 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Van Der Villar
vs
Oliveira

174 cm
19
142
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
147
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Van Der Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khinso Oliveira !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Villar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
Van Der Villar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar blocks a jab.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
Oliveira misses with the combination.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira .
Van Der Villar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Der Villar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira .
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Villar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliveira takes a step back to recover.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliveira swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Villar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliveira just manages to avoid it.
Julio Van Der Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Villar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Villar staying out of range there.
Van Der Villar connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira 's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Der Villar lands an overhand right.
Oliveira throws a jab when Van Der Villar was well out of range.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar avoids the body shot from Oliveira .
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Oliveira 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira 's head.

Oliveira is rocked!
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliveira looks winded!
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
Van Der Villar connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Villar finish him?
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira 's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Oliveira down.
Oliveira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Villar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Der Villar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar drops Oliveira with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Oliveira ! Van Der Villar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Van Der Villar!