PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRon McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada. LeRon McClain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anderson Oliveira's chin.

Oliveira
vs
McClain

188 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, LeRon McClain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McClain looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oliveira is looking to clinch but McClain is avoiding it.

McClain tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClain is defending well for now.
Oliveira has McClain pressed against the cage, preventing McClain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McClain.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClain takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClain is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McClain avoids it.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClain is defending well for now.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above McClain 's eye.
McClain wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. McClain won't want to take too many of those.
McClain tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually McClain drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
McClain 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.
Anderson Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRon McClain.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClain takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped McClain in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira with a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that McClain shrugs off.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
McClain is trying to stall.
McClain swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
McClain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. McClain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
McClain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but McClain circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McClain swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
McClain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McClain, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but McClain avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira working McClain over with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. McClain won't want to take too many of those.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClain is defending well for now.
Oliveira is pressed up against the cage. McClain 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.
McClain misses with a two punch combination.
McClain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but McClain pushes him off.
McClain keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for McClain on that attempt.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but McClain circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but McClain pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira closes the distance and pushes McClain back into the cage.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
McClain is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McClain avoids it.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
McClain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Anderson Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped McClain in his tracks for a moment.
McClain is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now McClain has his back to the cage.
McClain can't get the takedown.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
McClain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
McClain jumps guard but Oliveira stands there with McClain around his waist. McClain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McClain jumps guard but Oliveira stands there with McClain around his waist. McClain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRon McClain.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McClain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.
McClain is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but McClain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira wants to clinch

and McClain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McClain.
Oliveira working McClain over with knees to the body.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McClain.

McClain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but McClain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch

and McClain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McClain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oliveira connects with a knee to the head.
McClain is working for takedown but Oliveira is calmly controlling the position for now.
McClain fails to pull guard.
McClain takes a knee to the side of the body.
McClain avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
McClain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oliveira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McClain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McClain tries to pull guard but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above McClain 's eye.
McClain takes an elbow to the temple.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards McClain's brow.
McClain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. McClain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McClain throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McClain tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
McClain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McClain tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually McClain drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McClain jumps guard but Oliveira stands there with McClain around his waist. McClain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McClain tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually McClain drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above McClain 's eye.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McClain's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but McClain avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McClain avoids it.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
McClain has Oliveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McClain avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
McClain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McClain has Oliveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McClain takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
McClain missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. McClain won't want to take too many of those.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.

McClain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McClain.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but McClain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Oliveira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oliveira wants to clinch.
McClain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oliveira clinches up with McClain and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped McClain in his tracks for a moment.
McClain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
McClain blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McClain blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
McClain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliveira smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira closes the distance but McClain moves to the side
and McClain counters with a leg kick.
McClain tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.

Oliveira clinches up with McClain and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McClain avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McClain avoids it.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McClain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards McClain's brow.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into McClain's ribcage.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McClain avoids it.
McClain takes an elbow to the temple.
McClain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McClain blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
McClain is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
McClain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRon McClain.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards McClain's brow.
Oliveira working McClain over with knees to the body.
McClain can't get the takedown.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McClain's defenses.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
McClain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
McClain is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into McClain's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an elbow strike.

McClain breaks from the clinch.
McClain has a takedown stuffed.
McClain misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries to clinch but McClain moves away
and McClain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but McClain pushes him off.

Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
McClain tries to pull guard but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McClain blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
McClain blocks an elbow strike.
Oliveira scores with a knee to the head.
McClain tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing McClain back against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira pushes off an throws an elbow but McClain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McClain avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that McClain shrugs off.
McClain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McClain tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that McClain shrugs off.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McClain's defenses.
Oliveira with a knee to the head.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped McClain in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
McClain blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McClain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
McClain stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
LeRon McClain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
McClain looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Oliveira!