PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Barnes (ranked 7726 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Oliver (ranked 7317 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Oliver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barnes
vs
Oliver

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Barnes!
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, Renan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Oliver circles away easily
and Oliver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliver scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Oliver moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliver! But no joy.
Oliver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Oliver avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliver! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliver sprawls well. He's pushed Barnes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Oliver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Oliver.
It seemed like Oliver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliver duly obliges.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliver scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oliver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Oliver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliver.
Oliver scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Oliver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver misses with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliver, which made it look bad.
Renan Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Oliver scores with a nice right hand.
Oliver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
A shot to the liver by Oliver. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliver connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Oliver there.
Oliver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Oliver.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliver!
Oliver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Oliver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Oliver circles away.
Oliver lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.

Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Oliver.
Barnes throws a quick counter head kick but Oliver was just out of range.
Good shot there by Oliver.
Oliver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliver connects with a crisp jab.
Oliver scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Barnes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Barnes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oliver lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliver sprawls well. Oliver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Oliver dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oliver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Oliver tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.

Barnes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oliver can't fight it off and eventually Barnes manages to take the fight to the floor. Oliver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliver wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barnes manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oliver is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has passed into side control.
The referee asks Barnes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barnes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oliver gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliver?

Barnes has control of Oliver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the pace for now.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Oliver is in trouble!
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliver?
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Barnes working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oliver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes content just to control the position here.

Barnes stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oliver cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliver misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Renan Oliver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Oliver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
David Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Barnes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barnes is in Oliver's guard.
Oliver is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barnes dives into side control.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Barnes dominated that second round.
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!

Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliver but Oliver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliver throws out a powerful jab.
Oliver throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Oliver circles away easily
letting Oliver counter with a right hand.
Barnes shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliver sprawls well. He's pushed Barnes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliver tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Barnes biding his time, controlling Oliver.

Barnes is looking for the choke from the back position but Oliver is controlling his hands well.
Oliver trying to control the hands but Barnes breaks the grip.

Oliver won't enjoy being in this position. Barnes looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Oliver is tapping - it's over boys! Barnes picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Barnes!