PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Oliveira (ranked 1692 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 214 p4p, 245 weight class). Joe Louis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diablo Oliveira's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Louis

185 cm
21
195
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
201
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diablo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Louis digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.

Louis gets caught napping as Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown. Louis manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis is trying to keep Oliveira in close.

Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Louis's head.

Louis working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.

Louis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Louis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.

Louis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira is working Louis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Oliveira chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliveira distracts Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Louis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira advances position into side control!
Oliveira lands an elbow.
Louis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Louis, who protects the arm well.
Oliveira cracks Louis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oliveira scoring with punches and elbows.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Louis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oliveira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Louis!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.
Oliveira dominating with strikes here.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Louis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oliveira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliveira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louis hang on?

Louis is rocked!
Oliveira lands a big elbow - Louis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Louis is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diablo Oliveira!