PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveira
vs
Abruzzi

188 cm
18
206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Pride Of New York

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandro Abruzzi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abruzzi clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abruzzi walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abruzzi's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abruzzi trying to control here.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abruzzi defending well though.
Abruzzi is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.

Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Abruzzi is defending well.
Abruzzi is positioning himself well to prevent Oliveira advancing to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Abruzzi. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abruzzi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abruzzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Abruzzi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Abruzzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abruzzi connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. Abruzzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abruzzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Abruzzi lands strikes from half guard.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Abruzzi's head to control him but Abruzzi postures up.
Oliveira is not content to let Abruzzi control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi controlling the action here.
Abruzzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
Abruzzi stalling.
Abruzzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abruzzi trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
Abruzzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Abruzzi working Oliveira over with strikes.
Abruzzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira gets full guard.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Oliveira working for a triangle but Abruzzi defends it easily.
Abruzzi cracks Oliveira with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abruzzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Abruzzi working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abruzzi advances position into side control!
Abruzzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandro Abruzzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abruzzi clinches.

Abruzzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Abruzzi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Sandro Abruzzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Abruzzi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abruzzi with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abruzzi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Oliveira is rocked!
Abruzzi loads up with a big shot that hurts Oliveira! He's pulled Abruzzi in close but Abruzzi has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Oliveira survive? More strikes from Abruzzi and Oliveira is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sandro Abruzzi!