PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Figueiredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Olivieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olivieira has chosen POWER as his entrance music. The key to victory for William Figueiredo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Figueiredo
vs
Olivieira

180 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
27
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, William Figueiredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Olivieira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueiredo misses with a series of wild punches.
Figueiredo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueiredo misses with a body shot.
Figueiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Olivieira unleashes a big counter combination but Figueiredo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Figueiredo has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Olivieira breaks from the clinch.

Figueiredo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olivieira is trying to stand back up but Figueiredo is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueiredo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Figueiredo is keen to just control but Olivieira is a slippery customer.
Olivieira is trying to stand.
Olivieira is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Figueiredo clinches up against the cage.
Olivieira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Figueiredo is defending well.

Olivieira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Figueiredo uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet but Figueiredo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Figueiredo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olivieira on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Figueiredo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Figueiredo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueiredo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Olivieira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olivieira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Figueiredo asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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.
Figueiredo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Figueiredo trying to control the action but Olivieira is working from the bottom.
Olivieira tries to escape but Figueiredo is in control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Figueiredo.
Olivieira unleashes a big counter combination but Figueiredo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Figueiredo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet but Figueiredo drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Figueiredo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Figueiredo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figueiredo showed some decent athleticism there.
Figueiredo stops Olivieira from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueiredo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olivieira can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olivieira has one foot on Figueiredo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Figueiredo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figueiredo showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet.

Figueiredo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Figueiredo moves into the clinch.

Figueiredo is trying to trip Olivieira. He has hold of a leg but Olivieira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Figueiredo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Figueiredo trying to control the position from guard on top but Olivieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olivieira keeping full guard, as Figueiredo tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet but Figueiredo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Figueiredo dives into side control.
Olivieira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Olivieira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Figueiredo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Figueiredo lands in his opponent's guard.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet but Figueiredo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Figueiredo stays in close to Olivieira's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Figueiredo prevents Olivieira from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Figueiredo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olivieira has Figueiredo pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Figueiredo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Figueiredo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figueiredo showed some decent athleticism there.
Figueiredo prevents Olivieira from standing back up.
Figueiredo wants to take a breather but Olivieira is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivieira pushes Figueiredo off looking to stand but Figueiredo dives back in and keeps control.

Figueiredo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olivieira defends it well.
Olivieira tries to kick Figueiredo off but Figueiredo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivieira tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Figueiredo manages to move to mount!
Olivieira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Olivieira tries to buck Figueiredo off but Figueiredo takes his back!
William Figueiredo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira trying to get back to his feet but Figueiredo is in full control for now.
Figueiredo missing with punches from the back.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueiredo trying to control.
Olivieira is trying to stand back up.

Figueiredo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Olivieira has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olivieira is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Figueiredo has his opponent's back but Olivieira is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Figueiredo.
Charles Olivieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Figueiredo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Figueiredo drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Figueiredo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figueiredo 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Figueiredo!