PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhynho Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paulo
vs
Oliveira

170 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dhynho Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Dhynho Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira wants to clinch

so Paulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paulo wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Paulo isn't so interested in that idea.
Paulo looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulo's guard.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Paulo won't let him.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oliveira gets to his feet - Paulo follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Paulo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paulo as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed

and Paulo counters with a shoot takedown. Oliveira fights it but they end up in guard.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhynho Oliveira.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oliveira has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Paulo works to full guard.
Oliveira trying to move into half guard but instead Paulo has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is pulling down on Paulo's head. It's preventing any offense from Paulo, at least for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.

Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oliveira passes Paulo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oliveira wants to take a breather but Paulo is having none of it.
Oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Paulo stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Paulo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Paulo decides to pull guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira stands and throws Paulo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oliveira controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira lands a few punches from side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulo taking punishment in the form of punches.

Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Oliveira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Paulo keeps it at a distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulo pinned against the cage. Paulo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.

Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Paulo in a clinch.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulo avoids it.
Paulo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Paulo breaks the clinch.
Paulo stuffs the takedown.
Paulo tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Paulo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paulo!
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira cracks Paulo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paulo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Paulo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Oliveira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Paulo turns into him and now he's in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliveira trying to control but Paulo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Paulo shows good takedown defense.

Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Paulo 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.
Paulo tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.
Dhynho Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to control. Paulo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dhynho Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Paulo's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paulo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oliveira controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Oliveira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dhynho Oliveira.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira is pressing down on Paulo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulo is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Paulo is keeping him busy.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Paulo dodges it nicely.
Oliveira not doing much here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dhynho Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paulo is defending well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulo tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulo prevents it.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhynho Oliveira.

Paulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira works over Paulo's head and body with a nice combination.

Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paulo to the mat! Paulo manages to get full guard.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oliveira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Paulo is avoiding it.

Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira trying to control but Paulo is working from the bottom.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Paulo saw that one coming.

Oliveira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paulo to the ground. Oliveira is now in Paulo's guard.
Oliveira landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliveira controls the pace.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Paulo is working an open guard so Oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.

Oliveira scores a takedown into full mount!
Paulo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhynho Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliveira passes to side control.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo stops Oliveira from passing to mount.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulo keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Dhynho Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Paulo.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Oliveira shoots in but Paulo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Paulo. Paulo maintains the clinch.

Oliveira jumps guard and drags Paulo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Paulo controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oliveira postures up in Paulo's guard and throws a big left but Paulo blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcos Paulo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Paulo avoids it.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Paulo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira winds up and cracks Paulo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulo won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Paulo is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.

Oliveira has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Paulo defend it? Oliveira steps over the head and cranks it - Paulo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Oliveira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dhynho Oliveira!
Dhynho Oliveira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.