PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Rocha Freire Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and binho oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). oliveira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Best of You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rocha Freire Junior
vs
oliveira

182 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

188 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bushido Clothing

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brendon Rocha Freire Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, binho oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Freire Junior plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like binho oliveira has been cut.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by oliveira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocha Freire Junior.
oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocha Freire Junior missing with a left hand there. oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Rocha Freire Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha Freire Junior takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
oliveira scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocha Freire Junior keeps working.
Rocha Freire Junior sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to escape.

oliveira is looking for a kimura but Rocha Freire Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for oliveira to get the leverage.
oliveira is taking a breather. Rocha Freire Junior says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking for a sweep. oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
oliveira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rocha Freire Junior!
Rocha Freire Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rocha Freire Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
oliveira lands with some strikes.
oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to escape the mount.
oliveira wants to control the pace but Rocha Freire Junior is squirming around nicely.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to stand.
oliveira cracks Rocha Freire Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
oliveira tries to control but Rocha Freire Junior wriggling away.
Rocha Freire Junior squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

oliveira working for a guillotine from mount but Rocha Freire Junior is in no mood to give up.

That's four 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.
oliveira lands a big elbow.
Rocha Freire Junior is squirming around, avoiding oliveira's attempts to control the action.
oliveira controlling his opponent.
oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rocha Freire Junior is looking to escape.
Rocha Freire Junior swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

binho oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira's cut.
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.

oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
oliveira throws a combination that misses

and Rocha Freire Junior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to stand but oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rocha Freire Junior manages to get himself to full guard.

oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha Freire Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
oliveira looking to pass the guard.
oliveira advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Rocha Freire Junior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to get back to is feet but oliveira passes into side control.
oliveira advances to mount.
oliveira won't let Rocha Freire Junior get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
oliveira working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha Freire Junior swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

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.

oliveira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rocha Freire Junior is now in oliveira's guard. A big mistake from oliveira there, giving up the dominant position!
Rocha Freire Junior wants to get up but he can't break oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rocha Freire Junior defends it easily.
oliveira seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rocha Freire Junior manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira wants to pass the guard but Rocha Freire Junior is keeping the position.

Rocha Freire Junior is working an open guard so oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking to clinch.
oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rocha Freire Junior closes this distance looking for a takedown but oliveira circles away.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a leg kick but oliveira sees it coming and moves out of range.
oliveira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rocha Freire Junior gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
oliveira throws a series of punches but Rocha Freire Junior moves out of range.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
oliveira connects with a nice looking jab.
oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of oliveira.
oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
binho oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oliveira blocks a head kick by Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but oliveira is just out of range.
Rocha Freire Junior throws a head kick but oliveira moves out of range.
Rocha Freire Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before oliveira can pounce on him.

oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rocha Freire Junior!
oliveira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

binho oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on binho oliveira's cut.
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!

Rocha Freire Junior wants to clinch up but oliveira keeps it at a distance.

oliveira gets the takedown into side control.

oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Rocha Freire Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
oliveira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
oliveira cracks Rocha Freire Junior with an elbow. That is naaassty.

oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking for a sweep.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to buck oliveira off.
oliveira trying to control the action but Rocha Freire Junior is working from the bottom.
Rocha Freire Junior is trying to buck oliveira off.

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.
Rocha Freire Junior is looking for a sweep.
oliveira tries to advance to mount but Rocha Freire Junior denies him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocha Freire Junior slips a jab and a cross from oliveira.
oliveira throws a series of punches but Rocha Freire Junior moves out of range.
oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

oliveira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rocha Freire Junior!
oliveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rocha Freire Junior because oliveira loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oliveira looking to control but Rocha Freire Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
oliveira with good strikes from the mount here!
Rocha Freire Junior wants to hold on but oliveira pushes him away.
oliveira throwing strikes here but Rocha Freire Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
oliveira tries to control but Rocha Freire Junior wriggling away.
oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rocha Freire Junior wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocha Freire Junior is bucking up trying to escape but oliveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to reverse the position but oliveira maintains control.

oliveira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rocha Freire Junior to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rocha Freire Junior shrugs it off.

oliveira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rocha Freire Junior has worked his arm free - good work by Rocha Freire Junior!
binho oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocha Freire Junior misses with a strike from the bottom.
Brendon Rocha Freire Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
oliveira avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rocha Freire Junior.
Rocha Freire Junior tries to strike but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
binho 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... binho oliveira!