PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafaello Oliveiro (ranked 5153 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bronzoulis (ranked 5961 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Bronzoulis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Oliveiro
vs
Bronzoulis

173 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafaello Oliveiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Bronzoulis!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronzoulis blocks a low kick nicely.

Bronzoulis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bronzoulis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oliveiro tries to kick Bronzoulis off in order to stand up. Bronzoulis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronzoulis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveiro is looking to reverse the position.
Bronzoulis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bronzoulis working the body and head with strikes.

Bronzoulis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bronzoulis is looking to take a break and control but Oliveiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronzoulis taking a breather here.

Bronzoulis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveiro struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Bronzoulis stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliveiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bronzoulis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oliveiro moves into full guard.
Bronzoulis throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveiro trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oliveiro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Oliveiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronzoulis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oliveiro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oliveiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronzoulis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliveiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis missing with punches from the bottom.
Bronzoulis is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oliveiro trying to control but Bronzoulis is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronzoulis is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Bronzoulis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bronzoulis has Oliveiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronzoulis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronzoulis has Oliveiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oliveiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronzoulis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveiro after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bronzoulis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oliveiro uses from the top position.
Bronzoulis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oliveiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveiro won't allow Bronzoulis to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronzoulis has Oliveiro pulled in close to control his posture.
Bronzoulis wants to stand but Oliveiro is controlling the position.
Bronzoulis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oliveiro has passed into side control.
Bronzoulis is trying to control Oliveiro's posture but Oliveiro avoids it.
Bronzoulis tries to improve position but can't.

Oliveiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Bronzoulis is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bronzoulis can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis tries to escape but Oliveiro is in control.
Bronzoulis tries to bench press Oliveiro off him but Oliveiro keeps the position.
An elbow from Oliveiro crashes against the mat.
Bronzoulis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliveiro wants to control but Bronzoulis is keeping him busy.
Bronzoulis is looking to regain half guard here but Oliveiro keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveiro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bronzoulis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Oliveiro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oliveiro wants to control the pace but Bronzoulis is squirming around nicely.

Oliveiro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bronzoulis tries to lock up and control but Oliveiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rafaello Oliveiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveiro wants to control the pace but Bronzoulis is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveiro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafaello Oliveiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bronzoulis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliveiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Bronzoulis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bronzoulis wants to control from the top but Oliveiro keeps moving.
Oliveiro is trying to keep Bronzoulis in close.
Bronzoulis cracks Oliveiro with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronzoulis is looking to stand up but Oliveiro won't let him.
Oliveiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oliveiro is looking to take a break and control but Bronzoulis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronzoulis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveiro is working away from the top position though.
Bronzoulis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveiro.
Oliveiro is thwarting Bronzoulis's attempts to control the position.
Bronzoulis is looking to escape.
Oliveiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bronzoulis wants to improve his position but Oliveiro is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bronzoulis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveiro pulls his head out easily.
Bronzoulis tries to roll over but Oliveiro keeps him under control.
Oliveiro trying to control from half guard but Bronzoulis is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oliveiro wants to slow Bronzoulis down by chopping away at his legs.
Bronzoulis tries to counter with a clinch but Oliveiro shakes him off and moves away.
A combination from Oliveiro does no damage.
Oliveiro lands a body shot.
Oliveiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronzoulis tries to avoid it but Oliveiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronzoulis to the ground. Bronzoulis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bronzoulis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliveiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bronzoulis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bronzoulis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Oliveiro's face as Bronzoulis controls the position.

Bronzoulis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oliveiro, who protects the arm well.
Bronzoulis working away.
Bronzoulis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronzoulis working the ground and pound from side control.

Bronzoulis swings around for an armbar but Oliveiro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bronzoulis's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronzoulis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Bronzoulis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliveiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronzoulis has a closed guard, preventing Oliveiro from standing up.
Bronzoulis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveiro trying to control but Bronzoulis is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafaello Oliveiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliveiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafaello Oliveiro!