PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Barbee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barbee
vs
Pound

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Barbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Barbee scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Pound as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Ricky Barbee has been cut.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Barbee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pound paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbee throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.
Pound throws a left and a right that both miss

and Barbee counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Barbee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barbee prevents Pound from escaping the position.

Barbee tries for a kimura but Pound is defending well.
Barbee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pound is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barbee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pound avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barbee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pound is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Barbee feints and as Pound raises his hands in defense, Barbee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pound is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pound keeping full guard, as Barbee tries to pass.

Pound wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a combination that misses
and Barbee counters with a one-two to the body.
Pound misses with a few strikes there.
Pound looks to land a combination but Barbee avoids it well.
Pound looks gassed!
Pound misses with a double jab

and Barbee counters by moving into the clinch.

Barbee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Barbee instigates a clinch.
Barbee keeps control of Pound as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
Pound avoiding damage as Barbee throws knees to the body.

Barbee manages to break the clinch.
Pound throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbee counters with a series of strikes. Pound will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbee tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Barbee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pound falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbee counters with a three punch combo that has Pound backing up. Pound nods at Barbee to acknowledge the strikes.
Ground Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pound circles away.
Pound throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbee throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Pound misses with the combination.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Pound closes the distance and pushes Barbee back into the cage.
Pound is trying to break the clinch but Barbee has him pressed against the cage.
Pound can't break the clinch.

Pound manages to break the clinch.
Ground Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbee blocks the body kick.

Pound closes the distance and pushes Barbee back into the cage.
Pound on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pound stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbee lands a right hand.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbee has double underhooks.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbee has double underhooks.
Pound wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbees head.
Barbee wants to break free but Pound has control.
Pound is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbee is trying to break the clinch but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pound wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pound wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pound breaks the clinch.
Pound misses with a combination

and Barbee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbee.
Pound wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Barbee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Barbee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pound lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbee off the cage and back into rage.
Barbee wants to clinch.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pound misses with a wild combination.
Barbee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pound tries to avoid it but Barbee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pound to the ground. Pound escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pound throws a combination that misses
and Barbee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pound stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbee. Barbee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Barbee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbee shoots for a takedown but Pound saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pound tests Barbee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound lands a two punch combo.
Pound throws a left and a right that both miss

and Barbee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Barbee breaks from the clinch.
Pound misses with a combination

and Barbee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pound won't be happy with that.
Pound tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pound wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barbee has hold of Pound's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pound seems comfortable defending it but Barbee has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pound is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pound is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barbee couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Barbee!