PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Bandolero as his entrance music. Alpha Omega looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Omega
vs
Figueroa

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

SAVE A FIGHTER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alpha Omega!
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, Roberto Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Figueroa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Omega regains guard immediately.
Figueroa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Omega trying to control the position.
Figueroa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Figueroa wants to pass the guard but Omega is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roberto Figueroa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Figueroa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Figueroa is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Omega is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Omega wants to control but Figueroa passes into side.
Figueroa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Omega will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Figueroa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Figueroa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roberto Figueroa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Figueroa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omega.

Figueroa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Figueroa is taking a breather. Omega 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.
Figueroa wants to pass to mount but Omega is defending the position.
Figueroa works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Omega's face as Figueroa controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega tries to bench press Figueroa off him but Figueroa keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega looking for a sweep but Figueroa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Figueroa working Omega over with strikes here.
Figueroa controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Figueroa fails to advance to Omega's back.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Figueroa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Figueroa.
Omega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Figueroa.
Alpha Omega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Figueroa.

Omega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Figueroa tries for a takedown. No joy.

Figueroa pulls guard effortlessly.

Figueroa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Figueroa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Omega uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Figueroa 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. This is the final round!

Omega scores with a nice head shot.

Figueroa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Omega looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Omega is trying to escape the position but Figueroa is controlling the position.
Omega gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Figueroa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omega regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Figueroa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roberto Figueroa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Figueroa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Figueroa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Omega working a defensive guard here.
Figueroa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Figueroa stopping the sweep attempt from Omega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Omega throws out a loose jab but Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figueroa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt.
Alpha Omega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Figueroa.
Omega misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Omega clinches up with Figueroa and pushes him back against the cage.
Omega misses with a body punch.
Figueroa wants to take the fight to the mat but Omega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Figueroa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figueroa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Figueroa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Omega pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omega lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Figueroa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Figueroa 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Figueroa!
Roberto Figueroa looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Obrigado por ter vindo, eu vou lutar por você e vai lutar para a minha família. Viva Brasil!'.