PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leto The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Oliveira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

The Lion
vs
Oliveira

175 cm
23
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leto The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into The Lion's guard.
The Lion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oliveira trying to control but The Lion is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Lion has Oliveira pulled in close to control his posture.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but The Lion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Lion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
The Lion controlling Oliveira's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leto The Lion wasn't doing enough on the ground.

The Lion drives through with a takedown into Oliveira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Lion working some strikes from top position.

The Lion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oliveira dives on top into guard.

Oliveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Lion manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oliveira has The Lion in his guard.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Lion defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Lion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oliveira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Lion has Oliveira in his guard.
The Lion looking for a sweep. Not yet The Lion, not yet.
Oliveira passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Lion is trying to control but can't.
The Lion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira looking to control but instead The Lion has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The Lion is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Oliveira is working for a kimura but The Lion is defending it quite comfortably.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Lion trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leto The Lion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Lion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Lion looking to control but instead Oliveira has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Leto The Lion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The Lion is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oliveira sees it coming and defends easily.
The Lion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliveira wants to control but The Lion is keeping busy.
The Lion throws a strike but Oliveira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Lion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
The Lion throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing The Lion from controlling successfully.
The Lion with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Lion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Lion arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Oliveira's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leto The Lion!