PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Republic - All The Right Moves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Starburst
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
27
182 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

186 cm
25
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starburst misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Starburst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Starburst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starburst throws a leg kick but Oliveira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Starburst throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Starburst throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Starburst.
Starburst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Starburst's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Starburst is keeping the position.
Oliveira prevents Starburst from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira trying to control but Starburst is working from the bottom.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starburst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Starburst wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Oliveira manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Starburst is keeping him busy.

Oliveira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Starburst has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.

Oliveira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Starburst doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oliveira.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starburst is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira seems to be working for a kimura but Starburst defends the submission attempt.
Starburst has hold of Oliveira's hands but Oliveira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oliveira is trying to control. Starburst wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starburst defending well though.

Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Starburst sees it coming and defends easily.
Starburst is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Starburst is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.

Oliveira seems to be working for a kimura but Starburst defends the submission attempt.
Starburst controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira wants to control but Starburst is keeping him busy.
Starburst misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Starburst is trying to stand.

Oliveira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Starburst doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oliveira.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Starburst is working from the bottom.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starburst looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is pressing down on Starburst's thigh, looking to free his foot. Starburst is holding on for now.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starburst defending well though.
Oliveira misses with a head shot. Starburst uses the momentum to regain guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Starburst blocks nicely.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Starburst is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starburst is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira trying to control the position but Starburst is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starburst. That did some damage!
Starburst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliveira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Starburst takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starburst throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Starburst feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starburst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
No joy there for Starburst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Starburst.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Starburst swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
Starburst is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starburst thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Starburst lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starburst throws a chopping leg kick but Oliveira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zeddicus Starburst is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveira.
Starburst checks the leg kick.
Starburst stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Starburst misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira counters with a low kick, right behind Starburst 's knee.
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Starburst misses with a body kick.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
Starburst misses the shot to the body.
Starburst scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Starburst.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Starburst moved away.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Starburst throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Starburst throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Starburst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starburst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Starburst is predictable there
and Starburst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Starburst.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Starburst swinging wildly here.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Starburst moves out of range.
Starburst drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starburst. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starburst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Starburst.
Oliveira has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Starburst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starburst misses the shot to the body.
Starburst scores with a push kick.
Starburst lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Starburst.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Starburst throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Starburst is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starburst fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliveira checks it well.
Starburst gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira throws a leg kick which misses Starburst's front leg but catches the back leg as Starburst tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Starburst misses the target.
Starburst tries to land a front kick but Oliveira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but Starburst steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Starburst jabs at Oliveira's body.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Starburst tries a low kick but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Starburst is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starburst drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starburst will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Starburst misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Oliveira slams his shin into Starburst's torso.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveira moves out of range of the body kick from Starburst.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Starburst.
Starburst throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Starburst has escaped the position, nice work there.
Starburst wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
Oliveira has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Starburst wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oliveira lands a couple of good shots and Starburst has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Starburst is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Starburst tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starburst wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira scoring with strikes but Starburst is staying in there.
Oliveira tries to control but Starburst wriggling away.
Oliveira cracks Starburst with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Starburst tries to reverse the position but Oliveira maintains control.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Starburst is squirming around nicely.
Starburst regains half guard.

Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodrigo Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Starburst is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Starburst pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Starburst?
Starburst can't escape the position.
Oliveira is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Starburst is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Oliveira! Starburst is hurt baaadly! Oliveira is firing away with more strikes - Starburst is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Oliveira!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Oliveira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.