PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiburcio Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilan Almeyda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bartolo
vs
Almeyda

177 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Bartolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilan Almeyda!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeyda shoots in but Bartolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bartolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bartolo prevents Almeyda from improving his position.

Almeyda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeyda wants to improve his position but Bartolo is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bartolo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeyda gets full guard.
Bartolo trying to control but Almeyda is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartolo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Almeyda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Almeyda has escaped and now he's on top!
Almeyda wants to pass the guard but Bartolo is keeping the position.

Almeyda drops back looking for a leg! Bartolo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bartolo manages to kick Almeyda off! Almeyda jumps back into Bartolo's guard.
Almeyda trying to control but Bartolo is working from the bottom.
Bartolo wants to sweep here but Almeyda controlling him for the moment.

Bartolo kicks Almeyda off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeyda with a poor takedown

and Bartolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bartolo.
Almeyda looks gassed!

Bartolo 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.

Almeyda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almeyda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Almeyda had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bartolo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Almeyda Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bartolo's back instead.
Bartolo trying to control the hands but Almeyda breaks the grip.
Almeyda trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bartolo really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Almeyda's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeyda has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bartolo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bartolo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bartolo is trying to maintain the position but Almeyda is very close to passing his half guard.

Almeyda is working for a kimura but Bartolo is defending it quite comfortably.

Almeyda seems to be working for a kimura but Bartolo defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almeyda prevents Bartolo from standing back up.
Bartolo is looking for a sweep. Almeyda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Almeyda.
Almeyda working the head and body with strikes.
Bartolo tries to get to full guard but Almeyda has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeyda with a poor takedown

and Bartolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bartolo.
Tiburcio Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilan Almeyda.
Bartolo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almeyda keeping full guard, as Bartolo tries to pass.
Bartolo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeyda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Almeyda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bartolo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Almeyda's guard now.
Almeyda trying to keep a closed guard but Bartolo is proving a slippery customer.
Bartolo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almeyda's guard.
Bartolo is pressing down on Almeyda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almeyda is holding on for now.
Bartolo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Almeyda trying to control but Bartolo postures up.

Almeyda is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bartolo pulls his head out easily.
Bartolo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeyda keeps working.
Almeyda manages to get to full guard.
Bartolo wants to control from the top but Almeyda keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almeyda looking for a guillotine here but Bartolo defends easily.

Bartolo gets to his feet - Almeyda follows without any prompting.
Almeyda misses with a takedown attempt

so Bartolo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeyda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Almeyda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Almeyda keeping moving, preventing Bartolo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeyda keeping full guard, as Bartolo tries to pass.

Almeyda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Almeyda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bartolo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Almeyda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartolo is looking to stand up but Almeyda won't let him.
Bartolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeyda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
Bartolo postures up.
Almeyda working a defensive guard but Bartolo passes into half guard.
Bartolo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almeyda is trying to control but can't.

Bartolo is working for a kimura but Almeyda is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeyda trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bartolo scores with a takedown into Almeyda's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiburcio Bartolo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Almeyda misses with a takedown

so Bartolo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Almeyda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bartolo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bartolo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Almeyda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Almeyda trying to control the position.
Bartolo content to stall in guard here.
Bartolo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeyda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almeyda wants to control the position but Bartolo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bartolo trying to control from half guard but Almeyda is working away.

Bartolo is trying to work for a kimura but Almeyda is defending well.

Bartolo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bartolo looks to land a combination but Almeyda avoids it well.
Almeyda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bartolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bartolo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo wants to control from the top but Almeyda keeps moving.
Bartolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeyda is retaining full guard.
Bartolo wants to control from the top but Almeyda keeps moving.
Bartolo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almeyda keeping moving, preventing Bartolo from controlling successfully.
Almeyda trying to keep a closed guard but Bartolo is proving a slippery customer.
Bartolo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bartolo has gone for a leg lock! Almeyda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bartolo's guard.
Tiburcio Bartolo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartolo wants to control but Almeyda passes easily into half guard.

Almeyda is working for a submission of some sort.
Bartolo trying to hold on to Almeyda's head to control him but Almeyda postures up.
Bartolo controlling the position for now.
Bartolo is refusing to be controlled, as Almeyda sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartolo tries to roll over but Almeyda keeps him under control.
Bartolo trying to control from the bottom.
Almeyda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bartolo is trying to control but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Almeyda fails with the takedown

and Bartolo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Almeyda's guard.
Tiburcio Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilan Almeyda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bartolo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bartolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiburcio Bartolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartolo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiburcio Bartolo!