PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Niob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Oliveira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Oliveira
vs
Niob

179 cm
26
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

163 cm
28
161 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Valhalla 160
Valhalla 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niob misses the shot to the body.
Niob is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niob avoids it really well and circles away.
Niob throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Niob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Nice straight punches there by Oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliveira.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Niob rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.

Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Niob counters with a nice body shot.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Charles Oliveira has been cut.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira scores with a jab. Niob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. Niob didn't see that one coming.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Niob circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niob checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niob misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Niob moves out of range.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Niob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Niob.
Nice elbow from Niob.

Niob breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Niob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charles Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Niob circles away easily

and Niob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Niob breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira takes a swing at Niob's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niob throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Niob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Niob takes the fight into the clinch.

Niob breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Niob counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niob swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob connects with a stiff jab that staggers Oliveira - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Niob!
Nick Niob made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yeeeesss!! :D'.