PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Plinio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinamo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen Symphony X - The Odyssey as his entrance music. Dinamo Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gomes
vs
Oliveira

164 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

TechNutri - Promotion Week.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plinio Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dinamo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomes looks for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira with a poor takedown

and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gomes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomes connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Gomes's head to control him but Gomes postures up.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomes tries to pass to full mount but Oliveira defends it.
Gomes is nestled in close to Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomes wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliveira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oliveira defending well though.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oliveira wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is pressing down on Oliveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliveira is holding on for now.
Gomes working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gomes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Gomes getting side control.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Gomes pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gomes lands with some strikes.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Gomes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomes is landing with some decent strikes but Oliveira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gomes landing punches.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Gomes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gomes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?

Oliveira is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Gomes.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Gomes finish him?
Gomes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gomes working Oliveira over with strikes here.
BOOM! Gomes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gomes prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
Gomes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
Gomes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
Oliveira wants to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Gomes loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gomes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Gomes loaded up on that one.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound.

Gomes working for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira is in no mood to give up.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Gomes loaded up on that one.
Gomes won't let Oliveira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oliveira throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gomes. What's that going to do exactly?
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound.
Oliveira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Oliveira pushes Gomes off looking to stand but Gomes dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Plinio Gomes 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.

Gomes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gomes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomes wants a takedown.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gomes.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomes won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gomes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveira's head.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oliveira pushes Gomes off looking to stand but Gomes dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira missing with punches from the bottom.
Plinio Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oliveira defending well though.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Oliveira wants to clinch

and Gomes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oliveira wants to stand back up but Gomes manages to pass into side control.
Gomes is chipping away with strikes.
Gomes throws a strike aimed at the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira is pushing Gomes's head away, looking to escape. Gomes manages to hold on to the position though.
Gomes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oliveira some visible discomfort.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira misses with a strike from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira tries to clinch up

so Gomes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Gomes is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oliveira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gomes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.
Gomes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomes sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomes punching from the bottom.
Gomes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oliveira misses with a head shot. Gomes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oliveira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira is trying to stand up.
Gomes lands a big elbow.
Gomes working Oliveira over with strikes here.
Gomes dominating with strikes here.
Gomes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Plinio Gomes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Oliveira scores with a body shot.

Gomes drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomes has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gomes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gomes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oliveira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gomes landing with strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gomes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gomes punches the canvas rather than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but Gomes has full control of the position and if anything, Oliveira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gomes missing with strikes from the back.
Oliveira avoids the strikes from Gomes.
Even with his hooks in, Gomes manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Oliveira has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gomes scores with punches to the body.
Oliveira holding both Gomes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gomes scores with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Oliveira as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gomes!

That's two 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.
Gomes misses with an elbow to the head.
Oliveira covering up well under a series of strikes from Gomes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Gomes manages to sink in the hooks.
Gomes misses with a punch to the head.
Gomes controlling well, preventing Oliveira from escaping the position.
Gomes landing with strikes.
Gomes misses with an elbow to the head.
Oliveira tries to break free.
Gomes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oliveira has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Plinio Gomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is really stuck here.
Oliveira holding both Gomes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Oliveira grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomes trying to control momentarily.
Gomes somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gomes scores with punches and elbows.
Gomes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

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.
Gomes somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Oliveira has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Oliveira tries to break free.
Dinamo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira is trying to stand back up.
Gomes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gomes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Oliveira has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gomes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gomes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oliveira controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Plinio Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plinio Gomes!