PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhon Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carter
vs
Oliveira

200 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

184 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jhon Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.

It looks like Jhon Carter has been cut.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.

Oliveira rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter 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. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.

Oliveira rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Carter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira stalls.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oliveira rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira slows down the pace here.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira has Carter pushed against the cage.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.

Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira stalling.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Oliveira breaks the clinch.

Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.

Oliveira drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Oliveira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhon Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Carter gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.

Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira misses with an elbow over the top.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira has Carter pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafael Oliveira.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.

Carter rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oliveira to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Oliveira has Carter pushed against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Carter is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Carter is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafael Oliveira.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Oliveira.
Carter is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oliveira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oliveira to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jhon Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.

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

Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jhon Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira throws a body kick that misses.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oliveira has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliveira misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira avoiding damage.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Oliveira leaning against his opponent.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Rafael Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Carter drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira misses with a double jab.

Oliveira instigates a clinch.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jhon Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is looking for a takedown.
Rafael Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira slowing the pace effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafael Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Oliveira!
Rafael Oliveira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.