PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex KwonDo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

KwonDo
vs
Barreto

189 cm
26
245 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

221 cm
25
275 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex KwonDo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KwonDo misses with a wild body shot.

KwonDo rushes Barreto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barreto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barreto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barreto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barreto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barreto.
KwonDo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barreto misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Barreto - that landed with a thud.
Barreto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barreto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barreto gets underhooks to prevent KwonDo's takedown attempt.
KwonDo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barreto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barreto misses with a punch on the inside.
Barreto stalling against the cage.
KwonDo gets underhooks to prevent Barreto's takedown attempt.
Barreto looking to throw knees to the head but KwonDo is blocking nicely.

Barreto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
KwonDo blocks a head kick by Barreto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has KwonDo pinned against the cage. KwonDo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
KwonDo blocks a low kick nicely.
Barreto wants to clinch

and KwonDo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barreto won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

KwonDo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
KwonDo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
KwonDo lands a decent elbow from side control.
KwonDo landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreto pushes KwonDo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, KwonDo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
KwonDo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
KwonDo prevents Barreto from escaping the position.
KwonDo grinds an elbow into Barreto's temple.
KwonDo trying to control the position but Barreto is working away.
KwonDo misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from KwonDo crashes against the mat.
KwonDo controls the position.
KwonDo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
KwonDo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but KwonDo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
KwonDo lands a few punches from side control.
KwonDo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloppy strikes there by KwonDo.
KwonDo moves into full mount!
Barreto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
KwonDo with good strikes from the mount here!
KwonDo unloads with some shots from mount but Barreto bucks and avoids them well.
KwonDo throwing strikes here but Barreto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
KwonDo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KwonDo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
KwonDo is landing with some decent strikes but Barreto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

KwonDo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
KwonDo landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex KwonDo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barreto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
KwonDo misses the shot to the body.
Barreto swinging wildly here.
Barreto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jose Barreto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and KwonDo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barreto won't be happy with that.
Barreto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barreto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by KwonDo.
Barreto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by KwonDo.
KwonDo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barreto some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by KwonDo.
KwonDo trying to control the position but Barreto is working away.
Barreto dodges the ground and pound from KwonDo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KwonDo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barreto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barreto can do anything to dispel that myth.
The strikes coming from KwonDo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
KwonDo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
KwonDo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barreto can do to turn this around?
Barreto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but KwonDo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

KwonDo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barreto has escaped the position, nice work there.
KwonDo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

KwonDo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
KwonDo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
KwonDo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from KwonDo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
KwonDo is working Barreto over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
KwonDo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barreto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting KwonDo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barreto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of KwonDo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
KwonDo cracks Barreto with a big right hand but Barreto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
KwonDo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rex KwonDo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
KwonDo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
KwonDo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
KwonDo landing strikes.
KwonDo takes a little break here. Barreto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo tries to score with some ground and pound. Barreto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
KwonDo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barreto is avoiding damage well.
Barreto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
KwonDo working away.
Barreto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barreto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with KwonDo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KwonDo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barreto is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex KwonDo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

KwonDo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. KwonDo showed some decent athleticism there.
KwonDo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barreto is looking to control KwonDo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barreto avoid being mounted?
KwonDo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
KwonDo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barreto is looking to improve his position but KwonDo isn't that keen on the idea.
KwonDo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.

KwonDo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barreto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barreto and KwonDo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
KwonDo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barreto is avoiding damage well.
KwonDo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barreto some visible discomfort.
Barreto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but KwonDo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barreto regains half guard there - taking advantage of KwonDo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Barreto is refusing to be controlled, as KwonDo sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo is pressing down on Barreto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barreto is holding on for now.
KwonDo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barreto's head.
KwonDo thows a huge punch but Barreto dodges it nicely.
KwonDo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barreto to regain full guard.
KwonDo is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreto has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barreto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by KwonDo.
KwonDo ducks under a wild hook from Barreto.
Barreto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Barreto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto throws a solid leg kick but KwonDo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barreto.
Barreto misses with a low kick.
Barreto wants to slow KwonDo down by chopping away at his legs.
Barreto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barreto throws a leg kick that is checked
and KwonDo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barreto thinking.
Barreto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barreto throws a head kick that misses.
Barreto looks to throw a body kick
and KwonDo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

KwonDo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barreto!
KwonDo misses with a head shot.
BOOM! KwonDo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
KwonDo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KwonDo wants to control the pace but Barreto is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, KwonDo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
KwonDo lands a heavy elbow.
KwonDo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
KwonDo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rex KwonDo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KwonDo controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex KwonDo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for KwonDo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex KwonDo!