PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shmoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goulart has chosen Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shmoe
vs
Goulart

171 cm
22
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Shmoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Goulart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmoe shoots in and drives through. Goulart sprawls well.
Shmoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Joao Goulart has been cut.

Goulart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Goulart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shmoe looking for a takedown.
Goulart stalling.
Goulart keeps control of Shmoe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Goulart to work.
Shmoe wants to break free but Goulart has control.

Shmoe has clasped his hands together around Goulart's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Goulart stops Shmoe from passing to mount.
Goulart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shmoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shmoe is pressing down on Goulart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goulart is holding on for now.

Shmoe is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Goulart has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shmoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goulart manages to get to full guard.
Goulart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Shmoe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goulart.
Shmoe is working to get back to half guard.
Shmoe wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shmoe is looking to improve his position but Goulart isn't that keen on the idea.
Shmoe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shmoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Goulart has a good base and remains in mount.
Goulart controlling from the full mount.
Shmoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shmoe is working hard here to advance position.
Shmoe is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Goulart.
Shmoe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goulart controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe is looking to get to half guard.
Goulart controlling the position easily from mount.
Goulart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shmoe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Shmoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goulart is taking a breather. Shmoe 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Goulart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shmoe!
Shmoe srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Shmoe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shmoe tries to reverse the position but Goulart maintains control.
Goulart looking to control but Shmoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goulart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goulart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joao Goulart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Goulart has closed the distance and engaged Shmoe in a clinch.
Shmoe can't get the takedown.
Shmoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Goulart.

Shmoe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shmoe trying to control from Goulart's half guard. Goulart has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Goulart wants to sweep but no luck.
Goulart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shmoe!
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goulart is trying to take his opponent's back.

Goulart wants to finish this one by submission but Shmoe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goulart.
Goulart is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmoe is looking to improve his position but Goulart isn't that keen on the idea.
Goulart lands with some strikes.
Shmoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Goulart landing strikes from the mount and Shmoe is in trouble!
Shmoe is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goulart controlling from mount.
Shmoe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goulart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shmoe is looking to escape.
Goulart won't let Shmoe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Goulart controlling the pace for now.
Goulart avoids the attempt from Shmoe to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart with the ground and pound from mount.
Shmoe is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe throwing hammer fists to the chest of Goulart. What's that going to do exactly?
Goulart looking to control but Shmoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goulart dominating with strikes here.
Goulart controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goulart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shmoe hang on?
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Can Shmoe hold on?! Goulart is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Shmoe tries to escape the position.
Shmoe trying to control the hands but Goulart breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shmoe prevents Goulart from getting a body triangle.
Shmoe can't escape the position.
Goulart just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Goulart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart's cut.
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!

Shmoe shoots in but no luck this time.
Goulart slips a jab and a cross from Shmoe.
Shmoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shmoe shoots for a takedown but Goulart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Shmoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shmoe fails to land the takedown.

Goulart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goulart showed some decent athleticism there.
Goulart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Goulart slips a nice elbow through Shmoe's hands, connecting with Shmoe's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Goulart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart wants to free his trapped foot but Shmoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goulart prevents Shmoe from improving his position.
Goulart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shmoe taking shots to the head.
Goulart controlling from the full mount.
Shmoe tries to buck Goulart off but Goulart takes his back!
Goulart struggling to keep hold of the position.
Joe Shmoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goulart biding his time, controlling Shmoe.
Shmoe breaks Goulart's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Goulart pulls Shmoe in close to prevent any damage.
Goulart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shmoe is one step ahead there.
Shmoe wanted to stand there but Goulart had control of the position.
Goulart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shmoe stands up over Goulart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goulart's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goulart is on top in guard.
Goulart is pushing down on Shmoe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shmoe is fighting to maintain full guard but Goulart has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goulart stops Shmoe from getting back to his feet.
Goulart content to control rather than advance.
Shmoe trying to control here.
Goulart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shmoe gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goulart is one step ahead there.

Shmoe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goulart stands and throws Shmoe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shmoe is trying to improve his position.
Goulart taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shmoe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Goulart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goulart 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Goulart!