PBP Commentary

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

Trap
vs
Olivieira

186 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

177 cm
27
177 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Olivieira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trap looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Trap gets underhooks to prevent Olivieira's takedown attempt.
I was talking to Trap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Olivieira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trap misses with the combination.
Olivieira throws a counter combo.
Trap throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Trap gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olivieira pulls guard.
Trap won't allow Olivieira to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olivieira, up you get!
Trap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olivieira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Trap changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olivieira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Olivieira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trap asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trap really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Trap rushes Olivieira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trap letting Olivieira take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olivieira breaks from the clinch.
Olivieira checks a leg kick nicely.
Olivieira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Olivieira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Trap moves into range and clinches up with Olivieira.

Olivieira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trap regains guard.
Olivieira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Olivieira 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Trap dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olivieira.
Despite the aggression on Olivieira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Trap gets the takedown into side control.
Olivieira is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trap is controlling him well.
Trap 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.

Trap decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Olivieira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trap decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mike Trap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trap closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olivieira's guard.

Trap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet but Trap is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trap looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira is looking to stand up but Trap isn't so interested in that idea.
Mike Trap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Olivieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trap won't allow Olivieira to get back to his feet.

Trap stands up and waves to Olivieira to follow him.

Trap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Olivieira!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Trap here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trap has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Olivieira throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Trap gets a takedown into half guard.
Trap wants to pass to mount but Olivieira is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivieira is trying to stand up here but Trap is controlling him well.
Trap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olivieira wants to get back to his feet.
Olivieira is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Trap dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trap closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olivieira's guard.
Trap won't allow Olivieira to get back to his feet.
Trap has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Trap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olivieira, up you get!
Olivieira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mike Trap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olivieira at a distance.
Trap swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Olivieira is looking to stand back up but Trap counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Olivieira.
Olivieira looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Trap moves into the clinch.

Olivieira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Trap clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Trap just trying to survive but Olivieira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Olivieira biding his time, controlling Trap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap just trying to survive but Olivieira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Trap right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olivieira is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Olivieira the control monster continue. Boring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Olivieira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Trap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trap 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Trap!
A relieved looking Mike Trap thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.