PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 5261 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Saya Mi (ranked 369 p4p, 324 weight class). Charles Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveira
vs
Mi

178 cm
19
155
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saya Mi !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Mi sprawls well.

Mi clinches with his opponent.
Mi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mi lands an uppercut.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mi 's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Oliveira . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira .
A short uppercut from Mi .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Mi manages to get underhooks.
Mi misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mi after a bit of a struggle.
Mi cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira .
Mi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira or not.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Mi trying to land knees to the body.
Mi lands a body shot.
Mi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mi gets through Oliveira 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mi tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mi .
Mi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira is trying to drag Mi to the mat but Mi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mi scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Mi lands with a light punch inside.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Mi as the two fighters clinch.
Mi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mi digs a right hand underneath Oliveira 's ribcage. Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Mi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.
Mi lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi stalling.
Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mi .
A hook to the body from Mi .

Oliveira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mi postures up in Oliveira 's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Mi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Oliveira is looking for a triangle but Mi pushes his legs off easily.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mi throws a big right hand that misses.
Mi throws a big elbow that misses.
Mi throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mi throwing strikes but missing.
Mi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mi is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Mi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mi throwing strikes but missing.
Mi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saya Mi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.

Mi clinches with his opponent.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Mi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Charles Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mi to score with a decent uppercut.
Mi throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Mi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Oliveira . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mi clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.
Mi lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira is trying to drag Mi to the mat but Mi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Mi misses with some punches.
Oliveira jumps guard but Mi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mi pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mi misses with some punches.
Mi swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Saya Mi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mi .
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Mi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mi is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Mi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Mi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Mi darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.
Mi lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Mi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Mi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mi throws an elbow but it misses.
Mi pushes Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Mi .

Mi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saya Mi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mi has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Mi lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira 's head.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Mi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Oliveira with a big uppercut! Oliveira tries to clinch up but Mi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Oliveira to the mat! Oliveira covers up and Mi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Saya Mi !