PBP Commentary

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

Oliveira
vs
Dutra

187 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Dutra moves out of range easily.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Oliveira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Dutra keeps moving.
Dutra being controlled here, momentarily.
Dutra controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira passes Dutra's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Oliveira is working for a kimura but Dutra is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Dutra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily.
Oliveira trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Dutra dodges it nicely.
Dutra trying to control from the bottom.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dutra's head.
Oliveira stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Joabe Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dutra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.

Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Dutra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Dutra breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dutra sprawls well. Dutra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joabe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutra digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Dutra which made him look bad.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Dutra's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Dutra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dutra keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.

Oliveira gets to his feet. Dutra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dutra fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dutra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joabe Oliveira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Dutra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dutra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dutra defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joabe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Dutra counters with a nice body kick.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Dutra stuffs the takedown.
Dutra cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs.

Dutra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dutra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but Dutra is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dutra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliveira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dutra wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
Oliveira wants to control but Dutra postures up.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
Dutra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is not content to let Dutra control the position.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dutra wants to take a breather but Oliveira manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dutra.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Dutra decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Dutra shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dutra sprawls well. Dutra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Dutra has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Dutra's guard.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dutra for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Claudio Dutra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Oliveira darts in and clinches Dutra up against the cage.
Dutra is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutra shoots in for a double leg but Oliveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dutra's waist but Dutra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Dutra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dutra wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Dutra 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra controlling the position well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dutra is trying to control but can't.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dutra enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dutra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Dutra is keeping the position.
Dutra wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment.
Dutra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dutra being controlled here, momentarily.
Joabe Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Joabe Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dutra doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joabe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dutra defends it well.

Oliveira stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dutra.
Dutra doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliveira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dutra keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Dutra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Oliveira jumps guard and drags Dutra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joabe Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joabe Oliveira!