PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Baringer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Oliver
vs
Baringer

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Baringer.

Oliver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baringer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliver throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baringer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliver connects with a decent elbow.
Oliver in side control, throwing shots but Baringer defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baringer tries to improve position but can't.
Oliver landing strikes.
Oliver tries to move to mount but Baringer blocks the move with his legs.
Oliver misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oliver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baringer keeps working.
Oliver working the ground and pound but Baringer is defending the strikes.
Oliver lands a nice forearm strike.
Baringer regains half guard, as Oliver was trying to land strikes.
Baringer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Oliver is looking to stall here but Baringer recovers full guard.
Oliver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Baringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Baringer keeps moving.
Oliver postures up and lands a big shot to Baringer's brow.
Oliver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliver stays in close to Baringer's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
Oliver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Baringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baringer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four 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.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baringer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baringer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliver.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baringer tries to clinch but Oliver is having none of it.
Baringer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliver tries a head kick but it misses.
Baringer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliver has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oliver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliver tries to bum rush Baringer with a series of wild strikes but Baringer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tommy Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baringer but Baringer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver dives in and grabs Baringer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baringer pushes down on Oliver's head and hops out.
Baringer tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bill Baringer has been cut.
Baringer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Oliver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baringer is breathing heavily.
Oliver working some strikes from top position.
Oliver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver trying to control but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Oliver with a nice head shot there.
Baringer keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer has momentary wrist control but Oliver slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baringer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
Tommy Oliver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver landing with the ground and pound.
Oliver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliver!

Baringer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oliver has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oliver!
Baringer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baringer looking for a sweep. Not yet Baringer, not yet.
Oliver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baringer is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliver wants to stand but Baringer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliver is working Baringer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.
Oliver throws and elbow that misses. Baringer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliver's guard. Nice move by Baringer!
Baringer stops Oliver from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oliver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baringer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliver gets the takedown into side control.
Oliver is chipping away with strikes.
Oliver working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baringer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baringer has hold of Oliver's hands but Oliver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oliver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baringer moves into full guard.
Oliver cracks Baringer with a solid left hand.
Baringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliver works over Baringer with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Oliver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baringer's head.
Oliver with a nice head shot there.
Baringer has momentary wrist control but Oliver slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliver looking to sit in guard and control but Baringer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baringer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baringer is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliver has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baringer throws and elbow that misses. Oliver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baringer's guard. Nice move by Oliver!
Oliver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baringer's head.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oliver lands a couple of elbows.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Baringer has wrist control.
Baringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Oliver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver distracts Baringer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baringer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver stands up over Baringer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Oliver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baringer sprawls well initially but Oliver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bill Baringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baringer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliver.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver working over Baringer with some ground and pound. Baringer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tommy Oliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliver is trying to control. Baringer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Oliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliver 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Oliver!