PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pleistoanax Bribetaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar De La Torre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

De La Torre
vs
Bribetaker

165 cm
20
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

150 cm
24
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

[MMABR] Killer Bee Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar De La Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pleistoanax Bribetaker!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Torre wants to clinch.
De La Torre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bribetaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Torre pinned against the cage. De La Torre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bribetaker checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bribetaker shoots for a takedown but De La Torre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De La Torre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bribetaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bribetaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oscar De La Torre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pleistoanax Bribetaker.
De La Torre cracks a nice hook into Bribetaker's ribs.
De La Torre tries to clinch but Bribetaker is having none of it.
Bribetaker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Torre tries to avoid it but Bribetaker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Torre to the ground. De La Torre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bribetaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Torre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bribetaker swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Torre.
Bribetaker shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Torre tries to sprawl out of it but Bribetaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Torre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bribetaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De La Torre sprawls well. De La Torre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bribetaker gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bribetaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Bribetaker shoots in for a double leg but De La Torre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bribetaker misses with a takedown attempt - De La Torre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bribetaker blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De La Torre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bribetaker circles away.
De La Torre tries to clinch there but Bribetaker circles away.
Oscar De La Torre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bribetaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Torre just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Torre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Torre tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Torre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bribetaker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De La Torre is looking for a sweep. Bribetaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bribetaker wants to pass to mount but De La Torre is defending the position.

Bribetaker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De La Torre is looking for a sweep. Bribetaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bribetaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Torre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bribetaker seems to be working for a kimura but De La Torre defends the submission attempt.
Bribetaker is breathing heavily.
Bribetaker prevents De La Torre from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bribetaker checks a low kick from De La Torre.
Bribetaker fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bribetaker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De La Torre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De La Torre tries to get out of the position.

Bribetaker has gone for a leg lock! De La Torre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bribetaker's guard.
De La Torre passes Bribetaker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De La Torre throwing shots but Bribetaker is blocking nicely.

Bribetaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre trying to pass the guard but Bribetaker defending well.
De La Torre thows a huge punch but Bribetaker dodges it nicely.
Bribetaker gets full guard.
De La Torre throws a big right hand that misses.
De La Torre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bribetaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Torre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bribetaker swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Torre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bribetaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Torre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Torre tries to clinch up but Bribetaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Bribetaker tries to score a power double leg takedown but De La Torre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bribetaker somewhat.
Oscar De La Torre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pleistoanax Bribetaker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

De La Torre drives through and clinches with Bribetaker against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pleistoanax Bribetaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bribetaker shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Torre tries to sprawl out of it but Bribetaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Torre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pleistoanax Bribetaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bribetaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oscar De La Torre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bribetaker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Torre wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre is not content to let Bribetaker control the position.
De La Torre is looking to escape.

Bribetaker wants to work for an arm triangle but De La Torre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bribetaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bribetaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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.
De La Torre gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bribetaker drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bribetaker seems to have locked his on tight now - De La Torre screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bribetaker, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pleistoanax Bribetaker!