PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffy Domer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Domer
vs
Barral

189 cm
25
204 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffy Domer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barral swats away the attempt to clinch by Domer.
Barral misses the shot to the body.

Barral shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Domer is trying to defend but Barral finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Domer is trying to stand.
Domer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Barral seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barral passes to full mount!
Domer is trying to escape the mount.
Barral landing strikes from the mount and Domer is in trouble!
Barral is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barral unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domer is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Barral controlling from mount.
Barral throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barral unloads with some shots from mount but Domer bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Domer blocking the ground and pound.
Domer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barral on the ground.
Domer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barral controlling from mount.
Domer is trying to escape the mount.
Domer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barral dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domer is trying to stand up.
Barral sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Domer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral postures up.
Barral breaks from Domer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barral looking to control but Domer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Domer wants to control but Barral is having none of it.
Barral trying to control but Domer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer tries to buck Barral off but he can't manage it.
Barral lands a big elbow.
Barral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Domer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barral is landing with some decent strikes but Domer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barral controlling from the full mount.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral pushes him away.
Domer is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Barral punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barral lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barral looking to secure an arm triangle but Domer defends it well.
Barral fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barral pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barral punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Domer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barral scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barral with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral postures up.
Domer is breathing heavily.
Domer taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Barral dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barral feints and as Domer raises his hands in defense, Barral changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Domer is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
Barral pushing down on Domer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barral scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barral is trying to control the action in half guard but Domer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Barral in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Domer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romulo Barral!