PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Adams (ranked 4100 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 440 p4p, 395 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Adams
vs
Oliveira

196 cm
27
277
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
285
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brick Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Adams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Adams scores with a body shot.
Adams throws a one two combo.

It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira looks winded!
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams jabs at Oliveira's body.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Adams throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adams.
Adams throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Oliveira off the cage and back into range.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliveira with a hook.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Oliveira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliveira finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams's head.
Adams throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams tries to move into range but Oliveira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adams misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Thiago Oliveira's cut even more.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Adams throws a big counter combination but Oliveira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oliveira wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Adams lands with a straight right. Oliveira didn't see that one coming.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The cut above Thiago Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Adams checks it.
Adams misses with a hook.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliveira should have avoided that one.

Thiago Oliveira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Adams is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Oliveira does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oliveira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Adams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliveira.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Adams defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira with a nice cross.

Oooooh!!! Adams has knocked Oliveira down with a huge combo! Adams steps away and waves a wobbly Oliveira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Oliveira is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiago Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brick Adams!