PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maiquel De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Almedia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Oliveira
vs
Almedia

166 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Maiquel De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Almedia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Oliveira misses with a head kick.

Almedia takes the fight into the clinch.
Almedia prevents De Oliveira from breaking the clinch.

Almedia manages to break the clinch.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almedia but Almedia pushes him off and we're back to square one.

De Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on De Oliveira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Almedia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Almedia has De Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing De Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almedia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Oliveira fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Almedia dodges the punch combination from De Oliveira.
A good leg kick by Almedia.

De Oliveira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Almedia was covering up waiting for the punch and De Oliveira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Almedia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Oliveira trying to control but Almedia is working from the bottom.
Almedia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Oliveira wants to sweep here but Almedia controlling him for the moment.
De Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almedia looks for a takedown but De Oliveira sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almedia wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiquel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almedia is fending him off so far but De Oliveira persists. Nope, Almedia circles away and we're back to standing.
Almedia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Oliveira. That did some damage!

Almedia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Oliveira is trying to defend but Almedia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Almedia tries to pass to full mount but De Oliveira defends it.
De Oliveira is not content to let Almedia control the position.
Almedia not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira trying to hold on to Almedia's head to control him but Almedia postures up.
De Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
We've been informed that Almedia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Almedia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Almedia wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Oliveira keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almedia stops De Oliveira 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Almedia will probably get the nod.
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.

Almedia stuffs the takedown attempt from De Oliveira. De Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Almedia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Almedia there.
Almedia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Oliveira eats them both and turns towards Almedia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almedia counters with a nice body shot.
De Oliveira shoots and misses
and Almedia counters with a left and a right that stings De Oliveira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiquel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Almedia, which made it look bad.

De Oliveira has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is trying to drag Almedia to the mat but Almedia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almedia tries to score a body lock takedown but De Oliveira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Oliveira prevents the takedown attempt.

Almedia manages to break the clinch.
De Oliveira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Almedia counters with a body kick that stops De Oliveira in his tracks momentarily.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almedia as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Almedia counters with a head kick. That will keep De Oliveira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from Almedia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almedia connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almedia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown but Almedia circles away easily
and Almedia counters with a stiff right hand.

De Oliveira drives through and clinches with Almedia against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Almedia is trying to trip De Oliveira. He has hold of a leg but De Oliveira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Almedia persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Almedia is standing up over De Oliveira. De Oliveira looks to escape but Almedia dives into side control.
Almedia happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Oliveira keeps working.
Almedia working the ground and pound but De Oliveira is defending the strikes.
Almedia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almedia takes a little break here. De Oliveira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
De Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Almedia trying to control the action but De Oliveira is working from the bottom.
De Oliveira wants to control but Almedia postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almedia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Almedia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almedia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maiquel De Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Almedia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almedia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Oliveira's head.

De Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Almedia in a clinch.
Almedia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Almedia has double underhooks.
De Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Almedia is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from De Oliveira fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira stalling in the clinch.

Almedia breaks from the clinch.
De Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almedia circles away quickly and effectively.
De Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almedia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiquel De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almedia scores with a body shot.
Maiquel De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almedia throws a right and a left that De Oliveira avoids nicely.

Almedia drives through and clinches with De Oliveira against the cage.
Almedia wants to take the fight to the mat but De Oliveira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Almedia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Almedia has him pressed against the cage.

Almedia gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Oliveira regains guard.

De Oliveira pushes Almedia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
De Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Almedia tries to counter with a clinch but De Oliveira shakes him off and moves away.
Almedia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almedia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Oliveira. That did some damage!
Jose Almedia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almedia sprawls well. Almedia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.

Almedia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Almedia controls the position.
De Oliveira struggling a bit here.
De Oliveira is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia taking a breather here.
De Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
De Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Almedia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Almedia leaves De Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

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.

Almedia tries to keep at a distance but De Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.

Almedia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

De Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Oliveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almedia controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Almedia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Almedia 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Almedia!