PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tully Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Marcelo D2 - Desabafo. Tully Blanchard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Oliveira's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Blanchard

190 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tully Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blanchard connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ricardo Oliveira has been cut.
Blanchard throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Blanchard throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Blanchard throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Blanchard counters with a big right hand! Oh Oliveira is in trouble here! Blanchard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tully Blanchard!