PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wellington Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmedalija Drvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira comes to the cage accompanied by Poker Face. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moreira
vs
Drvo

178 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellington Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mehmedalija Drvo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drvo throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.

Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drvo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drvo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drvo looking to control.
Moreira preventing the sweep.
Drvo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moreira's guard.
Drvo wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.

Moreira is looking for a triangle but Drvo pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moreira working for a triangle but Drvo defends it easily.
Drvo wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Drvo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drvo trying to control but Moreira is working from the bottom.

Moreira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drvo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drvo throws and elbow that misses. Moreira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drvo's guard. Nice move by Moreira!
Drvo looking to control.

Moreira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drvo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drvo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drvo looks gassed!
Drvo wants to get back to his feet but Moreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drvo looking to control but Moreira passes into half guard.
Drvo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drvo is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wellington Moreira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moreira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Moreira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moreira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Moreira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drvo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drvo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drvo manages to get to full guard.
Drvo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira preventing the sweep.
Drvo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drvo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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.
Drvo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Moreira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moreira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drvo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moreira!
Drvo working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Moreira slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drvo wants to control but Moreira is keeping him busy.

Moreira looking for submissions off his back.
Drvo is trying to control. Moreira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moreira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Drvo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moreira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drvo, into his guard.

Moreira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moreira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wellington Moreira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Drvo. No joy for Moreira on that attempt.
Drvo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Moreira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drvo trying to control from the bottom.
Drvo tries to kick Moreira off but Moreira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drvo wants to get back to full guard.

Moreira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drvo defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Moreira is working for a kimura but Drvo is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drvo is looking to control Moreira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drvo avoid being mounted?
Drvo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moreira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moreira's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drvo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Drvo is punishing Moreira with strikes - can he finish him?!
Drvo misses with an elbow to the head.
Drvo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Moreira hold on?
Drvo trying to control.
Drvo misses with a punch to the head.
Drvo doesn't have the hooks in and Moreira manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drvo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moreira manages to get himself to full guard.
Drvo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drvo tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreira is retaining full guard.
Drvo wants to stand but Moreira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drvo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Drvo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drvo lands a couple of elbows.

Moreira looking for a guillotine here but Drvo defends easily.
Drvo wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Mehmedalija Drvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wellington Moreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drvo throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wellington Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moreira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellington Moreira!