PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between binho oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by sandstorm. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

oliveira
vs
Sanchez

188 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional
UCF Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, binho oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

oliveira rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
oliveira is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
binho oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez.

oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.

oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
oliveira scores with a head kick.

It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from oliveira.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
oliveira tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but oliveira prevents it.

oliveira breaks from the clinch.
oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as oliveira sprawls well. oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
oliveira looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.

oliveira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez is looking to control oliveira's arms but oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from oliveira.
oliveira lands a hook to the side of the head.
oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but oliveira won't allow it.

oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. oliveira sprawls well.
oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

binho oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

oliveira gets a clinch.
Sanchez prevents oliveira from breaking the clinch.
oliveira is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag oliveira down to the mat. oliveira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
oliveira throws a one two combo.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and oliveira counters with a left to the body.
binho oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

oliveira forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
binho oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in oliveira's guard.
oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! oliveira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and oliveira manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into oliveira's guard.
oliveira controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! oliveira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and oliveira manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into oliveira's guard.

Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! oliveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
oliveira is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but oliveira has managed to sneak the leg through.
oliveira controlling the action here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
oliveira gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
oliveira scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
oliveira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
oliveira blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
oliveira lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into rage.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez wants to clinch
and oliveira counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
oliveira throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
oliveira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt

and oliveira counters by clinching up.
Sanchez is trying to drag oliveira to the mat but oliveira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

binho oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
That's time! oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and oliveira counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt

and oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
binho oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. oliveira smiles and moves away.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and oliveira counters with a head kick.

That has opened up Chris Sanchez's cut even more.
oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

oliveira has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.

oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed

and oliveira moves into the clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard but oliveira stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
oliveira lands a knee to the body.

oliveira breaks the clinch.
oliveira throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
binho oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
oliveira pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by oliveira.
oliveira misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and oliveira counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez with a poor takedown

and oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by oliveira.

oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and oliveira counters with a one-two to the body.
oliveira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
oliveira throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
oliveira working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
oliveira gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. oliveira obliges.

oliveira breaks from the clinch.
binho oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
oliveira delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
binho oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for oliveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... binho oliveira!