PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
Barra

185 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo Barra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.

Barra gets a takedown into half guard.
Barra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinto tries to get to full guard but Barra has control of the leg.
Barra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barra trying to control from Pinto's half guard. Pinto has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barra won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.

Barra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinto controls Barra momentarily but Barra frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra looking to sit in guard and control but Pinto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pinto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barra, up you get!
Barra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinto.
Pinto scores with a decent looking hook.
Barra drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Barra rushes Pinto and presses him up against the cage.

Pinto breaks the clinch.

Barra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pinto!
Pinto is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barra.
Barra dominating with strikes here.
Pinto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barra throwing strikes here but Pinto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barra misses with a head shot.
Barra tries to stand up but Pinto had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control from half guard but Barra is working away.

Barra looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Pinto seems content to control.
Barra is trying to get back to full guard.

Pinto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barra is just riding it out for now. Pinto eventually gives up the hold.
Pinto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barra defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control but Barra is keeping him busy.
Barra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Barra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinto is aware though and is defending well.
Pinto pushes down on Barra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pinto trying to control from half guard but Barra is working away.
Pinto wants to pass to mount but Barra is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barra is not content to let Pinto control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oswaldo Barra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barra clinches with his opponent.

Barra pulls Pinto into guard.

Barra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Barra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barra is looking for a sweep. Pinto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinto is trying to control. Barra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pinto trying to control but Barra is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Barra looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pinto passes into half guard.
Pinto throws a strike but Barra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Pinto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barra scrambles back to his feet.
Pinto jabs at Barra's body.
Barra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Barra does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra blocks a jab.

Barra drives through with a takedown into Pinto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinto is trying to keep Barra in close.
Pinto is pulling down on Barra's head to control his posture.
Pinto wants to get back to his feet but Barra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pinto is controlling Barra's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Pinto.
Pinto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a slapping body shot.

Barra closes the distance and clinches.

Barra pulls guard effortlessly.
Oswaldo Barra has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pinto gets to his feet - Barra follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Barra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Barra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oswaldo Barra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Barra has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.

Pinto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barra rushes Pinto and presses him up against the cage.

Pinto breaks the clinch.

Barra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pinto was covering up waiting for the punch and Barra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinto pulls Barra in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barra postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
Barra tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinto is retaining full guard.
Pinto managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jose Pinto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oswaldo Barra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Barra does a little dance to reset his feet.

Barra closes the distance and pushes Pinto back into the cage.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Barra gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pinto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barra passes Pinto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barra wants to stand up but Pinto manages to regain full guard.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Barra from controlling successfully.
Pinto managing to control the position.
Barra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto looking to control.
Pinto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barra forces his way into half guard.
Barra passes to side control.
Barra throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pinto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Barra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pinto is just riding it out for now. Barra eventually gives up the hold.
Pinto works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barra postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
Barra wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.
Barra throwing strikes but missing.
Barra throwing strikes from guard but Pinto blocks nicely.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Barra from controlling successfully.
Pinto is looking to stand up but Barra isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinto is proving hard to escape from.

Pinto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Pinto is looking for a triangle but Barra pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jose Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oswaldo Barra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinto wants to stand up but Barra is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Barra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oswaldo Barra!
Oswaldo Barra is the new lightweight champion!
Oswaldo Barra decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.