PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oneill's choice of entrance music: we ready. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dutra
vs
Oneill

200 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Oneill!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oneill paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oneill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dutra's guard.
Oneill preventing the sweep.
Dutra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dutra has his hands on Oneill's head, controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Oneill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dutra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oneill has Dutra in his guard.
Dutra wants to control from the top but Oneill keeps moving.
Dutra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oneill keeping full guard, as Dutra tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra is working hard here to advance position.
Dutra is looking to stand up but Oneill won't let him.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matheus Dutra wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Oneill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dutra trying to hold on to Oneill's head to control him but Oneill postures up.
Oneill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oneill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra wants to improve his position but Oneill is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra is trying to stand up here but Oneill is controlling him well.
Oneill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dutra trying to control here.
Dutra is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneill lands a nice short elbow.
Dutra keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Oneill working the head and body with strikes.
Dutra pushes Oneill off looking to stand but Oneill dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oneill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Oneill is looking for a kimura here.

Oneill 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.
Oneill is nestled in close to Dutra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oneill working over Dutra with some ground and pound. Dutra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dutra wants to control but Oneill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oneill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oneill winds up and cracks Dutra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dutra taking some punishment here, with Oneill in his half guard.
Dutra is trying to maintain the position but Oneill is very close to passing his half guard.
Dutra is not content to let Oneill control the position.
Oneill is thwarting Dutra's attempts to control the position.

Oneill wants to work for an arm triangle but Dutra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Oneill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oneill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dutra's guard.
Oneill trying to control the position from guard on top but Dutra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dutra looking to control.
Oneill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oneill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dutra working for a triangle but Oneill defends it easily.

Dutra working for a triangle but Oneill defends it easily.
Oneill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Oneill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dutra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dutra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oneill is aware though and is defending well.
Dutra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oneill cracks Dutra with a solid left hand.
Dutra keeping moving, preventing Oneill from controlling successfully.
Oneill working some strikes from top position.
Oneill chips away with some ground and pound.
Dutra is trying to keep Oneill in close.

That's two 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.
Dutra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneill is one step ahead there.

Oneill drops back looking for a leg! Dutra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dutra manages to kick Oneill off! Oneill jumps back into Dutra's guard.
Oneill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dutra's head.

Dutra has his foot on Oneill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oneill works his way back into a safe position though.
Oneill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oneill is working Dutra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneill trying to control but Dutra is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oneill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dutra's head.
Dutra throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oneill stands up over Dutra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Dutra has an active guard here but Oneill has managed to pass into half guard.

Oneill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Oneill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dutra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aaron Oneill has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra wants to improve his position but Oneill is controlling well.
Oneill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Oneill seems to be looking for submissions.

Oneill is trying to work for a kimura but Dutra is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Oneill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Oneill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oneill prevents Dutra from standing back up.

Oneill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dutra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oneill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneill lands a nice short elbow.
Dutra is trying to stand back up but Oneill is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oneill slips a nice elbow through Dutra's hands, connecting with Dutra's forehead.
Dutra pushes Oneill off looking to stand but Oneill dives back in and keeps control.

Dutra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oneill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dutra wants to get back to his feet.
Oneill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oneill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oneill working over Dutra with some ground and pound. Dutra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dutra is not content to let Oneill control the position.
Matheus Dutra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dutra is defending against the submission attempts here by Oneill.
Oneill lands strikes from half guard.

Oneill wants to work for an arm triangle but Dutra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oneill trying to control the action but Dutra is working from the bottom.
Dutra tries to get to full guard but Oneill has control of the leg.
Dutra is refusing to be controlled, as Oneill sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill prevents Dutra from improving his position.
Oneill trying to control from half guard but Dutra is working away.
Oneill working the head and body with strikes.
Dutra wants to get back to full guard.

Oneill is working for a submission of some sort.
Dutra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
Oneill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Oneill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dutra gets full guard.

Dutra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Oneill drops back looking for a leg! Dutra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dutra manages to kick Oneill off! Oneill jumps back into Dutra's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Oneill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oneill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Oneill!