PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Supa Plex (ranked 5970 p4p, 25274 weight class) and Renato Barbosa (ranked 617 p4p, 702 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Plex
vs
Barbosa

199 cm
19
200
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
211
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Supa Plex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plex sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Plex moves out of range.
Plex misses with a body kick.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Plex shows good takedown defense.
Plex pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Plex follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Plex looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.

Plex drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Plex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Plex manages to get underhooks.
Supa Plex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Barbosa.
Barbosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Plex prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plex drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barbosa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Plex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plex smiles and moves away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Barbosa enables Plex to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barbosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plex postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Plex has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plex.
Plex trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Plex is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barbosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa looks winded!
Plex throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Plex with a nice head shot there.
Plex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Plex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plex's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Plex trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plex distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Plex from controlling successfully.
Plex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Plex wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Plex throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Plex's guard. Nice move by Barbosa!

Plex tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plex is working hard here to advance position.
Plex is trying to keep Barbosa in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Plex doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Plex pulls Barbosa in close to prevent any damage.
Plex looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barbosa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barbosa is pressing down on Plex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Plex is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa prevents Plex from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Supa Plex dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Plex has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plex jumps guard but Barbosa stands there with Plex around his waist. Plex gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Plex is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barbosa to keep the fight standing.

Plex breaks the clinch.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Plex circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plex throws a leg kick that misses.
Plex is looking to clinch.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Plex has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Supa Plex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Barbosa.
Barbosa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Plex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Plex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plex is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Plex takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Supa Plex has been cut.
Barbosa goes for a takedown attempt but Plex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Plex tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Plex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Plex gets a takedown into half guard.
Plex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?

Barbosa has one foot on Plex's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Plex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Plex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Plex stalling against the cage.

Plex has picked Barbosa up - he's going for a ride! Plex dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Plex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plex trying to mount his opponent but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plex is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Plex looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barbosa is not content to let Plex control the position.
Plex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
Plex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Plex accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Plex trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Supa Plex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Supa Plex's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Plex.
Plex throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Plex keeps the fight on the outside.
Plex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Plex somewhat.

Plex has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plex is trying to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plex gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plex scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Plex misses with a head shot. Barbosa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plex.
Plex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plex postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Plex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Plex with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plex working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Plex trying to move into half guard but instead Barbosa has managed to sweep!

Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa wants to get up but he can't break Plex's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Plex scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa moves out of range as Plex throws a body kick.
Barbosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Plex wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plex tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Renato Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Plex from controlling successfully.
Plex scoring with punches to the head and body.
Plex works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Plex content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Plex tries to pass.
Plex has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plex keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Plex stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Plex wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Plex is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Plex wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Plex throws a big elbow that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Plex landing with the ground and pound.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Plex is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Supa Plex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plex 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Supa Plex!