PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oliveira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Boxer

180 cm
27
196 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

184 cm
34
200 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.

Boxer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boxer tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Boxer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boxer throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Boxer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Boxer controlling him for the moment.
Boxer throws a big elbow that misses.
Boxer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boxer pushing down on Oliveira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.

Boxer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliveira has managed to free his arm - good work.

Boxer wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxer.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Boxer has control of the leg.
Boxer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boxer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boxer prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boxer wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boxer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Boxer is trying for a kimura here. Oliveira looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boxer wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Boxer!
After the big win, Joe Boxer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.