PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 1666 p4p, 2806 weight class) and Vincenzo Oliveira (ranked 223 p4p, 354 weight class). Vincenzo Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chai
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
22
185
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
201
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Conviction
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Oliveira misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Chai moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand

and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oliveira! Chai lets Oliveira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Vincenzo Oliveira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chai counter with a right hand.

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chai gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Chai 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 looks to land a combination. Chai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Oliveira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Oliveira just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Oliveira misses

and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oliveira! Chai lets Oliveira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Chai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Chai moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Oliveira moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai slips a straight right by Oliveira.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliveira.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincenzo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Oliveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Oliveira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chai slips a jab from Oliveira.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Oliveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira swings away with a body shot that misses

and Chai counters with a nice right hand that sends Oliveira toppling to the canvas! Oliveira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chai finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Chai moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Chai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliveira misses with a left hand

and Chai counters with a nice right hand that sends Oliveira toppling to the canvas! Oliveira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chai finish him?!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliveira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Chai.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Chai scores with a counter punch that sends Oliveira to the canvas! Chai smells blood - he's punishing Oliveira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Oliveira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.