PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love. Harter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stevie Ray Vaughan "Rude Mood". Logan Harter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ernesto Oliveira's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Harter

195 cm
27
315 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

196 cm
30
275 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harter drives through with a takedown into Oliveira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harter postures up.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harter throwing strikes but missing.
Harter won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Oliveira seems keen to control Harter's posture.
Oliveira controls Harter momentarily but Harter frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harter has time to react.
Harter takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Harter blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but Harter persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan Harter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harter.
Harter misses the shot to the body.
Harter fails with a takedown attempt.
Harter misses with a jab to the body
and Oliveira counters with a nice body kick.
Harter looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ernesto Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira with a jab.

It looks like Logan Harter has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harter checks a leg kick.
Harter throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Harter moves out of range.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.

Harter looking to score a takedown here. Oliveira is defending well but Harter drives through and ends up in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Harter from controlling successfully.
Oliveira has his hands on Harter's head, controlling the position.
Harter stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Harter from controlling successfully.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harter's guard.
Harter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harter pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Oliveira trying to control but Harter is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harter misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.

Harter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oliveira wants to control but Harter is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oliveira.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Harter preventing the sweep.
Oliveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harter postures up and lands a big shot to Oliveira's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira is adopting a defensive guard.
Oliveira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira connects with a right hand. Harter shakes it off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harter looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ernesto Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Harter.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Harter to counter with a crisp jab.
Harter misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Harter or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira which made him look bad.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Harter.
Harter throws a big shot that misses.
Harter scores with a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harter throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harter looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Harter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira jabs Harter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Harter.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oliveira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harter takes a step back to recover.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Oliveira cracks Harter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Oliveira has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harter to stand back up!
Harter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harter if he has to take too many more of those.
Oliveira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harter.
Oliveira is looking to land body kicks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Harter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oliveira dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.