PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabdiel Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barros
vs
Duran

190 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zabdiel Duran!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros tries to clinch up.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Barros. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
Hugo Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barros off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Barros on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duran is fending him off so far but Barros persists. Nope, Duran circles away and we're back to standing.
Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros doesn't manage to clinch there - Duran circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Barros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duran circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duran. Duran obviously looking to wear him down.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
Duran leaves Barros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barros is breathing heavily.
Barros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Barros with that takedown attempt.
Barros throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran is looking to slow Barros down with leg kicks.
Duran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barros fails with a takedown attempt.
Duran is looking to slow Barros down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barros fails with the takedown.
Duran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duran.
Horrible takedown by Barros or perhaps it was just good defense by Duran which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duran.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duran cracks the inside of Barros's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duran.
Barros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duran as he jumps to the side.
Hugo Barros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barros fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duran, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros tries to clinch up but Duran circles away and keeps his distance.
Duran thumps Barros with a low kick.
Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duran can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duran, right into the meat.
Barros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barros off to one side.
Barros shoots for a takedown but Duran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duran, right into the meat.
Duran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Barros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Duran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran feints and then cracks Barros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barros down.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barros shoots in but Duran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duran, right into the meat.
Barros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duran is fending him off so far but Barros persists. Nope, Duran circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duran. That's going to slow Barros down.
Barros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duran. Duran obviously looking to wear him down.
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duran.
Barros looks to throw the jab but Duran is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barros's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zabdiel Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Duran throws a leg kick which misses Barros's front leg but catches the back leg as Barros tries to avoid it.
Duran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barros is able to avoid easily.
Barros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duran can pounce on him.
Barros throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Barros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Barros. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Barros with that takedown attempt.
Duran keeps the fight on the outside.
Duran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barros.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duran.
Barros shoots in looking for a takedown. Duran tries to sprawl out of it but Barros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barros tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barros. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran is looking to slow Barros down with leg kicks.
Duran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barros's sensitive parts.
Duran throws a leg kick but Barros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barros fails to land the takedown.
Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran cracks the inside of Barros's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabdiel Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Barros shoots for a double leg takedown but Duran sprawls well. He's pushed Barros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zabdiel Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabdiel Duran!