PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry comes into the arena with Redemption Song blaring out of the sound system. Joabe Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beharry
vs
Oliveira

180 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

187 cm
31
177 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Beharry circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beharry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beharry.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.

Beharry clinches with his opponent.

Oliveira drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beharry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beharry tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Beharry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beharry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Beharry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beharry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beharry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oliveira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beharry throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Beharry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beharry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beharry defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control the position but Beharry postures up.
Beharry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beharry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Beharry is controlling him well.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Beharry is very close to passing his half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control but Beharry manages to pass to mount!
Beharry content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Beharry has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beharry controlling the position easily from mount.
Beharry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Oliveira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beharry controlling his opponent.
Beharry scoring with strikes but Oliveira is staying in there.

Beharry has control of Oliveira's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveira regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beharry content just to control the position here.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Beharry pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Beharry looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Beharry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Beharry circles away.
Oliveira shoots in but Beharry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Beharry which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Johnson Beharry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joabe Oliveira.

Beharry gets a clinch.
Oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Beharry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson Beharry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beharry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beharry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oliveira wanted to stand there but Beharry had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beharry pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnson Beharry.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Oliveira enables Beharry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oliveira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira looking to control.
Beharry looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beharry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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

Beharry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beharry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliveira is trying to stand.
Oliveira trying to control but Beharry postures up.

Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Beharry wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry content to control rather than advance.
Beharry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beharry is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Beharry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beharry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Beharry postures up.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beharry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beharry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beharry dives on top into guard.
Beharry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Beharry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beharry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira throws a body kick that misses.

Beharry rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Beharry gets control of Oliveira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beharry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beharry wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Beharry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beharry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beharry trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson Beharry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Beharry sprawls well.

Beharry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Beharry getting side control.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Beharry is controlling him well.
Oliveira wants to control but Beharry is keeping busy.
Oliveira tries to kick Beharry off but Beharry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beharry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Beharry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beharry passes to side control.
Beharry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beharry is trying to get an arm triangle but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Beharry keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but Beharry is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beharry controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira prevents Beharry from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control Beharry's posture but Beharry avoids it.
Beharry controlling the position from side mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beharry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beharry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Beharry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beharry leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson Beharry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joabe Oliveira.
Beharry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliveira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Beharry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliveira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beharry has control of an arm but Oliveira manages to advance to Beharry's back!

Beharry preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Oliveira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beharry turns into Oliveira and is now in his guard.
Johnson Beharry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beharry controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beharry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnson Beharry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beharry 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Beharry!
A victorious Johnson Beharry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.