PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pork Rinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Diaz Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rinds's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Origin - Antithesis. Pork Rinds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rinds
vs
Diaz Barros

185 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Pork Rinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Diaz Barros!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rinds drives through and clinches with Diaz Barros against the cage.

Rinds lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz Barros slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz Barros is on top in guard.
Diaz Barros pushing down on Rinds's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz Barros trying to pass the guard but Rinds defending well.

Diaz Barros 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.
Diaz Barros is trying to control the action in half guard but Rinds is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinds is looking for a sweep. Diaz Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz Barros is thwarting Rinds's attempts to control the position.
Diaz Barros trying to control the pace.
Rinds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rinds tries to get out of the position.
Rinds is trying to control but can't.
Rinds is controlling Diaz Barros's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rinds throws a push kick but Diaz Barros slaps the foot to one side.
Rinds misses with the combination.
Diaz Barros tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rinds counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz Barros won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rinds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rinds working away.
Rinds slows the pace down.
Diaz Barros on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Rinds decides to stand back up. Rinds steps back and let's Diaz Barros get back to his feet.

Rinds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rinds trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rinds looking to pass the guard.
Rinds postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz Barros's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rinds content to stall in guard here.
Diaz Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz Barros looks gassed!
Diaz Barros keeping moving, preventing Rinds from controlling successfully.
Diaz Barros is looking to stand up but Rinds isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rinds gets a takedown into half guard.
Rinds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinds is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Diaz Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
Rinds is taking a breather. Diaz Barros says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rinds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz Barros is refusing to be controlled, as Rinds sits in half guard.
Rinds tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz Barros knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pork Rinds dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diaz Barros with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rinds moves into the clinch.
Diaz Barros fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz Barros's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz Barros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Rinds closes the distance and clinches.

Rinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz Barros tries for a takedown but Rinds circles away easily
and Rinds counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz Barros backing up. Diaz Barros nods at Rinds to acknowledge the strikes.
Pork Rinds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Diaz Barros.

Diaz Barros tries to keep at a distance but Rinds has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rinds manages to break the clinch.
Rinds is looking to slow Diaz Barros down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rinds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz Barros, pushing him back against the cage.

Rinds lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz Barros is breathing heavily.
Rinds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Diaz Barros defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rinds.
Rinds lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz Barros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz Barros tries to lock up and control but Rinds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pork Rinds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rinds with good strikes from the mount here!
Diaz Barros is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz Barros is trying to stand.
Rinds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz Barros is in a horrible position here. Rinds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rinds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz Barros on the ground.
Rinds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz Barros is looking to escape.
Rinds is really struggling to control Diaz Barros but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rinds looking to finish Diaz Barros with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz Barros!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rinds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rinds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Rinds has hold of Diaz Barros's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz Barros manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rinds controlling his opponent.
Rinds lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rinds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rinds lands a nice shot to the head.
Rinds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rinds looking to finish Diaz Barros with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz Barros!

Rinds working for a submission but Diaz Barros is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz Barros is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pork Rinds 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!

Rinds cracks a nice hook into Diaz Barros's ribs.
Rinds shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz Barros tries for a takedown but Rinds circles away easily

and Rinds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rinds gets control of Diaz Barros's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rinds will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz Barros stopping the sweep attempt from Rinds.
Diaz Barros forces his way into half guard.
Rinds tries to get to full guard but Diaz Barros has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz Barros is thwarting Rinds's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz Barros stops Rinds from getting back to his feet.
Rinds wants to improve his position but Diaz Barros is controlling well.

Diaz Barros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rinds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz Barros.
Rinds is trying to stand back up but Diaz Barros is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rinds lands a with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz Barros has his takedown stuffed
and Rinds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rinds.
Marcos Diaz Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rinds darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rinds there.
Diaz Barros wants to control but Rinds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rinds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz Barros trying to control here.
Rinds sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Barros is trying to get back to full guard.

Diaz Barros looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rinds working over Diaz Barros with some ground and pound. Diaz Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rinds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rinds in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz Barros on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rinds keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz Barros is trying to maintain the position but Rinds is very close to passing his half guard.
Rinds is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Rinds gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marcos Diaz Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pork Rinds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rinds closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pork Rinds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rinds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pork Rinds!