PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Oliva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason White's chin.

White
vs
Oliva

189 cm
24
196 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

194 cm
34
217 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by White.
Oliva slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from White.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

White clinches with his opponent.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Oliva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White is trying to break the clinch but Oliva has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliva avoids the damage to the body.
Oliva is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

White breaks the clinch.
Oliva tries a low kick but White avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a right hand. Oliva shakes it off.
Oliva slips a jab from White.
White throws a leg kick
and Oliva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Oliva throws a leg kick but White checks it.
White lands a head kick. Oliva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Samir Oliva has been cut.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Oliva looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from White.
A clash of legs there as Oliva blocks the low kick.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White checks a leg kick.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White blocks a leg kick.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Oliva misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White scores with a nice body kick.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White is looking to land body kicks.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws a leg kick but Oliva checks it.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oliva - that will leave a mark!
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!
Oliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
Oliva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Oliva blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a kick to the body.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Spetznaz Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White avoids the head kick by Oliva.
Oliva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliva counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Oliva lands with a kick to the ribs.
White checks a leg kick.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Oliva.
Nice body kick from Oliva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliva scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from White misses.
Oliva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Oliva throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samir Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliva is looking to land body kicks.
Oliva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Jason White has been cut.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Oliva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White wants to clinch.
Oliva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
White looks to land a body kick but Oliva moved away.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Oliva moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for White.
Oliva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oliva. White shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

White moves into range and clinches up with Oliva.
Oliva lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Oliva on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Oliva taking a breather.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Oliva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Oliva.
Oliva lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliva has White pressed against the cage.
Oliva stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Oliva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Oliva pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

White is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Oliva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Oliva lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
White is trying to break the clinch but Oliva has him pressed against the cage.
Oliva lands a big right hand that drops White! The killer instinct kicks in and Oliva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Oliva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Oliva!
An out of breath Samir Oliva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.