PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ze Oliveira (ranked 24606 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ze Oliveira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Oliveira
vs
Larkin

191 cm
21
201
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
44
188
29 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hakaka La'au Performance

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin lands a jab to Oliveira's midsection.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larkin.
Larkin connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Larkin misses
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Larkin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.
Larkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira is looking to counter the offense by Larkin and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin misses with an uppercut
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Larkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Larkin.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Larkin throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
It looked like Oliveira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Larkin thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Larkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira throws a quick counter head kick but Larkin was just out of range.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Larkin.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Larkin tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin delivers a nice body kick.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin throws a front kick that sends Oliveira stumbling back into the cage.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Larkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Larkin lands a front kick.
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Larkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Larkin works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin swinging wildly here.
Oliveira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larkin throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larkin.
Larkin throws a leg kick

and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Larkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Larkin!

Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Larkin is proving a slippery customer.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Larkin is having none of it.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larkin controls the pace.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Larkin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliveira's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Larkin passes into side.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Larkin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Larkin controlling the position.
Larkin moves into full mount!
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Larkin controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira trying desperately to get to his feet.
Larkin controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Larkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Larkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larkin scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Larkin misses the target.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin connects with a leg kick.
Larkin throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Larkin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oliveira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oliveira throwing a counter right hand but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Larkin misses the target.
Larkin throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Larkin misses with a left hand
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Larkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Larkin catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Larkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larkin feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Larkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin scores with a jab.
Larkin connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larkin throws a chopping leg kick but Oliveira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Oliveira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donnie Larkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Larkin.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Donnie Larkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Larkin avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Ze Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Larkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Larkin!
After the fight, Donnie Larkin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.