PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baroa
vs
Oliveira

176 cm
21
174 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

187 cm
28
177 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira has managed to clinch.

Oliveira jumps guard.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Baroa is proving a slippery customer.
Baroa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Baroa from controlling successfully.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Baroa from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Baroa wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Oliveira decides to return to a standing position.

Oliveira gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Baroa tries to tie him up.

Oliveira tightens his grip and picks Baroa up, before dumping him to the ground. Baroa manages to land in guard.
Baroa is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baroa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Baroa.

Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira passes to side control.
Baroa struggling a bit here.

Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baroa, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliveira connects with a decent elbow.
Oliveira working away.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Baroa is working from the bottom.

Oliveira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Baroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroa thinking.
Baroa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baroa's guard.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroa looking to control.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Joabe Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroa.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Baroa fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joabe Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.

Oliveira pulls Baroa into guard.
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baroa wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Baroa isn't so interested in that idea.
Baroa wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Baroa controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joabe Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Baroa.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Baroa's body.

Oliveira darts in and clinches Baroa up against the cage.
Baroa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroa tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baroa!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baroa is looking to escape.
Oliveira is landing with some decent strikes but Baroa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliveira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Baroa wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira mounts Baroa! Really nice guard pass there!
Baroa wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Baroa regains half guard.
Baroa is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baroa avoid being mounted?
Baroa is staying active underneath Oliveira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baroa wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Baroa just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baroa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Baroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown into Baroa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baroa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Baroa's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joabe Oliveira 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!

A good leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Baroa enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baroa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Baroa keeps moving.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Baroa has wrist control.
Baroa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baroa is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but Baroa is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.
Oliveira looking to control but instead Baroa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Baroa keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Oliveira prevents Baroa from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Baroa is working from the bottom.
Oliveira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baroa is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baroa wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side

and Oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baroa misses with some punches.

Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroa trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Baroa wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroa looking to sit in guard and control but Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Baroa keeps moving.

Baroa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliveira works over Baroa with some ground and pound from guard.
Baroa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baroa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Baroa is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baroa has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joabe Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joabe Oliveira!