PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Patino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdez Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patino comes into the arena with Apaga Mais Nao Bate ! blaring out of the sound system. Valdez Olivera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Patino
vs
Olivera

185 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Patino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valdez Olivera!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Olivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patino's defenses.

It looks like Jorge Patino has been cut.

Patino manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Olivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Olivera wants to control from the top but Patino keeps moving.
Patino wants to get back to his feet but Olivera passes into half guard.
Patino wants to get back to his feet.
Patino is in trouble now - Olivera has advanced to mount!
Patino tries to lock up and control but Olivera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patino is looking to get to half guard.
Olivera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patino is working to get back to half guard.
Olivera controlling from mount.
Patino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Olivera is working for a guillotine from mount but Patino frees his head quite easily.
Patino throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Patino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olivera on the ground.
Patino tries to lock up and control but Olivera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patino can't escape the position.

That's two 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.
Olivera wants to control the pace but Patino is squirming around nicely.
Patino's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Olivera with a couple of short strikes.

Olivera is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Patino is breathing heavily.
Olivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patino paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Olivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Olivera successfully pulls guard.
Patino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Olivera has his feet on Patino's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Olivera has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olivera tries to clinch up but Patino circles away and keeps his distance.
Patino tries to clinch there but Olivera circles away.
Patino tries to close the distance and clinch but Olivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patino throws a sloppy head kick and Olivera moves out of range easily.
Patino scores with a one two! Olivera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Patino tries to clinch there but Olivera circles away.
Patino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Olivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olivera.
Patino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Patino jumps guard but Olivera stands there with Patino around his waist. Patino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Olivera is trying to trip Patino. He has hold of a leg but Patino is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olivera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Patino wants to stand up but Olivera is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivera advances to half guard.
Olivera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Patino is trying to stand up here but Olivera is controlling him well.

Olivera postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Patino to stand up.

Olivera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patino did well to prevent Olivera getting side control.
Olivera blocks the strikes from Patino.
Patino is looking to get back to is feet but Olivera passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patino tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Olivera has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdez Olivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Patino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Olivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patino moves in looking to clinch but Olivera pushes him off.

Patino has closed the distance and engaged Olivera in a clinch.
Patino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olivera.
Olivera tries for a takedown but Patino manages to get underhooks.
Olivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Patino gets control of Olivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Patino will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Patino doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Olivera trying to control but Patino is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patino can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patino is trying to buck Olivera off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patino wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Olivera takes a little break here. Patino wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Patino is trying to control Olivera's posture but Olivera avoids it.
Olivera grinds an elbow into Patino's temple.
Olivera has control of an arm but Patino manages to advance to Olivera's back!
Patino punishes Olivera with strikes from the back mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patino struggling to keep hold of the position.
Patino doesn't have the hooks in and Olivera manages to turn into his guard.
Olivera preventing the sweep.
Patino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Patino keeping full guard, as Olivera tries to pass.
Patino is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jorge Patino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olivera counters with a big head kick but Patino shrugs it off.
Patino wants to clinch
and Olivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patino closes the distance looking to clinch

and Olivera moves into the clinch.
Patino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olivera is keeping busy.
Patino tries to pull guard but Olivera won't allow it.

Olivera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Olivera not doing much here.
Olivera is trying to control. Patino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivera passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Patino!
Patino is trying to stand up.
Patino is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patino is trying to stand but he's just given Olivera his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdez Olivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Patino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Olivera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Olivera is looking to take a break and control but Patino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patino is trying to stand.
Patino is trying to maintain the position but Olivera is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Olivera seems content to control.
Valdez Olivera has got the better of the ground game so far.

Olivera decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Patino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olivera is fending him off so far but Patino persists. Nope, Olivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Patino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Olivera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera looks up at the clock and then as Patino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Olivera smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Patino pushes Olivera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Olivera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Olivera decides to stand back up.
Patino misses with a looping right.

Olivera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Olivera staying calm.
Patino is looking to get back to his feet here but Olivera is keeping cool and he's managed to take Patino's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patino has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Olivera scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Patino is looking for a way out.
Patino rolls, trying to escape but Olivera keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olivera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Patino defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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.
Olivera controlling well, preventing Patino from escaping the position.
Patino trying to get back to his feet but Olivera is in full control for now.

Patino is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Olivera lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patino throws a sloppy head kick and Olivera moves out of range easily.
Patino tries to clinch

and Olivera counters with a single leg into guard. Patino didn't expect that.
Patino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olivera is controlling him.
Patino keeping moving, preventing Olivera from controlling successfully.
Patino wants to stand up but Olivera is controlling him.
Patino throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valdez Olivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olivera 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdez Olivera!