PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tootsie Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roll
vs
Barr

175 cm
28
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
164 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tootsie Roll!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Barr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll looks for the body kick but Barr saw that one coming.
Barr fails to land with a series of punches.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Roll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Roll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barr looks to land a right hand but Roll moved out of range.
Roll tries to clinch there but Barr circles away.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll throws a front kick aimed at Barr's knee but Barr avoids it well.
Barr jabs at Roll's body.
The crowd cheers as Roll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Barr misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr misses with a looping right.
Roll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barr throws a right hand that Roll ducks under and follows up with a left that Roll also avoids with ease.
Roll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barr circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Tootsie Roll has been cut.
Roll throws a series of strikes that have Barr backpedaling.
Roll throws a solid leg kick but Barr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roll.
Barr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barr walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll lands a leg kick that knocks Barr off balance momentarily.
Roll is looking to clinch.
Roll cracks Barr with an open hand slap.
Barr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
Barr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roll under the eye.
Barr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll wants to land a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Barr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roll paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barr keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Barr.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Barr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barr. Roll shrugs it off though.
Barr catches Roll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll slips a jab and a cross from Barr.
Barr looks to land a right hand but Roll moved out of range.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Barr throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll connects with a solid leg kick.
Barr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roll if he has to take too many more of those.
Roll feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barr's calf.
A big left from Roll misses.
Barr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roll connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barr thows a body shot but no joy.
Felix Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barr scores with a leg kick.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barr swinging wildly here.
Roll fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barr checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barr.
Barr thuds his right hand into Roll's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roll. That's going to slow Barr down.
Roll connects with an inside leg kick.
Barr looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a jab.
Barr blocks a head kick by Roll.
Roll checks a low kick from Barr.
Roll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Roll moves into the clinch successfully.
Barr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Barr lands an elbow inside.
Barr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barr.
Roll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barr lands an uppercut.
Barr dodges an elbow strike from Roll.
A short right from Barr.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roll missing with knees to the body.
Barr lands a shoulder strike.
Roll avoiding damage as Barr throws knees to the body.
Barr misses with a punch on the inside.
Barr presses Roll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barr pushes Roll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roll is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Barr.
Roll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roll takes a shot to the head.
Roll prevents a body shot from Barr.
Roll trying to land knees to the body.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolls head.
Barr throws a head punch that misses.
Roll prevents a body shot from Barr.
Roll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Barr scores with a shot to the side of Roll's head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Barr.
Roll looking to throw knees to the head but Barr is blocking nicely.
Roll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barr avoids a wild elbow strike from Roll.
Roll looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Barr.
Barr managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
Barr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Barr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barr lands a jab.
Barr throws a hook but Roll blocks it.
Barr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roll's calf.
Roll is looking to clinch but Barr is avoiding it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barr misses with a double jab.
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barr.
A telegraphed right hand from Barr misses the target.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barr throws the kick towards the body but Roll avoids it.
Barr checks a low kick from Roll.
Roll throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roll dips to his left and cracks Barr with an uppercut!
Barr lands a head kick. Roll smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Barr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tootsie Roll's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roll tries a head kick but it misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Roll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barr. Barr obviously looking to wear him down.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felix Barr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barr slips under a jab from Roll.
Roll misses with a right hand
and Barr counters with a two punch combo.
Barr scores with a push kick.
Nice body punch from Barr.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Barr misses.
Roll doesn't manage to clinch there - Barr circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Barr misses with a wild combination.
Roll on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barr thumps Roll with a low kick.
Roll throws a chopping leg kick but Barr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roll wants to clinch up but Barr keeps it at a distance.
Barr moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll tries to land a leg kick but Barr saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Roll misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll takes a swing at Barr's ribcage but misses.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll thows a body kick. Barr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barr. Roll shrugs it off though.
Barr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Barr is out of range.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Barr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barr throws a series of punches but Roll moves out of range.
Barr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barr thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Barr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Barr moves away and avoids it.
Barr jabs Roll to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roll eats them both and turns towards Barr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barr throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roll's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barr throws a head kick that Roll semi-blocks.
Barr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Barr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll moves forwards but Barr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roll avoids the body shot from Barr.
Barr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roll.
Roll swings for the body but Barr moves out of range.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Barr.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a few strikes there.
Barr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roll. That did some damage!
Roll thows a body shot but no joy.
Barr scores with a hook.
Barr ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Barr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Roll.
Barr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barr.
Roll staying out of range there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roll moves out of range as Barr throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barr misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barr. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barr.
Barr looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Barr.
Roll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barr.
Roll tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Barr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barr.
Roll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barr.
Roll ducks right into an uppercut from Barr.
A left lands for Barr.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Barr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roll on the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barr throws a leg kick but Roll sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barr looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll avoids the head kick by Barr.
Barr scores with the left hand. Roll knows he should have avoided that one.
Roll throws a body kick that misses.
Barr lands a jab.
Barr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roll tries a low kick but Barr avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Barr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Barr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Barr lands a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Barr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Barr ducks down to avoid it.
Roll tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Barr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tootsie Roll's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barr connects with the punch.
Barr misses with a body shot.
Barr misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Barr.
Barr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roll slips a straight right by Barr.
Roll wants to clinch.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Barr pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll wants to land a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Barr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll moves to clinch but Barr breaks away
and Barr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roll swings for the body but Barr moves out of range.
Roll tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barr misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll misses with a looping right.
Barr looks to land a right hand but Roll moved out of range.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barr scores with a jab. Roll acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roll moves out of range of the body kick from Barr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Barr.
Barr throws a chopping leg kick but Roll manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barr scores with a body shot.
Barr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barr misses with a hook.
Barr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch there but Barr circles away.

Roll clinches up against the cage.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barr.
Barr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roll lands an elbow just above Barr 's eye.
Barr swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll blocking some punches.
Barr can't find room to land a body shot as Roll controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Barr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barr lands with a left to the head.

Barr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barr misses with a straight right.
Barr cracks Roll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barr misses with a few strikes there.
Barr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roll misses with a looping left.
Barr looks to land a combination but Roll avoids it well.
Roll takes one to the chin there.
Barr throws the left hand but Roll avoids the punch easily.
Roll throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Barr ducks down to avoid it.
Roll drops his hands momentarily and Barr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roll is out of range and Barr settles back down.
Barr throws a leg kick but Roll moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Roll. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roll.
Roll throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barr throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Barr throws a big shot that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barr.
Barr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr is having none of it.
Barr throws a jab but it's blocked by Roll.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barr avoids the head kick by Roll.
Roll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barr can pounce on him.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barr.
Barr throws a leg kick but Roll moved away.
Roll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roll attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roll on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barr fails to land with a series of punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barr jabs at Roll's body.
Roll avoids a kick to the body.

Roll clinches.
Barr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roll lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Barr.
Roll lands a nice knee to the body.
Roll misses with an elbow over the top.
Felix Barr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barr misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Barr fails to land.
Barr scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barr swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Roll unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Barr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tootsie Roll'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.

Barr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barr manages to avoid it.
Roll throws an overhand right that lands on Barr's shoulder, as Barr tries to avoid the shot.
Barr misses with a hook.
Roll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barr.
Barr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barr throws an overhand right that lands on Roll's shoulder, as Roll tries to avoid the shot.
Roll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barr.
Barr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roll.
Barr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roll takes a swing at Barr's ribcage but misses.
Barr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barr throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.
Barr throws a lazy right hand but Roll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barr lands a front kick.
Roll takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barr throws a series of punches but Roll moves out of range.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barr, right into the meat.
Roll wants to clinch up but Barr keeps it at a distance.
Barr stuns Roll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Barr misses.
Barr throws a lazy right hand but Roll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barr scores with a hook to the body. Roll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr throws a sloppy body shot
letting Roll counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Roll - just one landing.
Roll throws a leg kick but Barr checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roll.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr throws a looping overhand right but Roll ducks down to avoid it.
Barr misses with a straight right.
Roll moves out of range of the body kick.
Roll cracks Barr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Barr.
Roll doesn't manage to clinch there - Barr circles away.
Roll moves away from the strike by Barr.
Roll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roll momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr cracks Roll with a good jab.
Barr throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.

Roll closes the distance and clinches.
Roll will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roll throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barr blocks it with crossed arms.
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.
Roll lands an elbow just above Barr 's eye.
Barr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roll misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll throws an elbow that misses.
Barr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Barr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Barr.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a wild body shot.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll wants to land a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Roll misses with a leg kick
and Barr counters with a right hand to the body.
Barr moves out of range of the body kick.
Roll takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roll misses with a low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr connects with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roll's hands.
Barr misses with a wild body shot.
Barr misses with a double jab.

Roll instigates a clinch.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Roll.
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!
Barr lands a right hand.
Barr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roll prevents a body shot from Barr.
Barr is working Roll over against the cage.
Barr tries to land knees in the clinch but Roll avoids the damage to the body.
Roll using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roll missing with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Barr.
Barr lands a hook that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Barr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barr tries to land knees in the clinch but Roll avoids the damage to the body.
Roll throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roll just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barr's brow.
Roll looking to throw knees to the head but Barr is blocking nicely.
Barr lands an uppercut.
Barr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barr.
A left hand lands to the body for Barr.
Barr lands a nice shot to the body.
Roll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Barr.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Barr.
Barr pushes Roll back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roll is defending well for now.
Barr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barr lands a right hand.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Barr.
Barr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barr.
Roll using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barr lands an elbow inside.
Barr is working Roll over against the cage.
Barr digs a right hand into Roll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roll's gas tank.
Barr scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barr.
Barr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roll or not.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barr lands a shoulder strike.
Barr working Roll over with knees to the body.
Barr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barr pushes Roll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barr lands with a left to the head.
Roll throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Barr - that landed with a thud.
Barr tries to land knees in the clinch but Roll avoids the damage to the body.
Barr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barr avoids the elbow strike from Roll, against the cage.
Barr lands an elbow inside that Roll shrugs off.
Barr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roll gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barr.
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!
Barr digs a right hand underneath Roll's ribcage. Roll let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barr lands an uppercut.
Barr lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Barr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tootsie Roll's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Barr throws a chopping leg kick but Roll manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Barr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roll.
Barr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Barr. Those never looked like landing.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Barr is out of range.
Roll catches Barr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barr throws a hook but Roll avoids it easily.
Barr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr throws a jab but it's blocked by Roll.
Roll swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barr looks to land a body kick but Roll moved away.
Roll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barr throws a big shot that misses.
Barr lands a really nice looking cross but Roll seems unphased.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr lands a jab to Roll's midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barr is looking to land body kicks.
Barr cracks Roll with an open hand slap.
Barr misses with a body shot.
Barr misses with a few strikes there.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Barr blocks the leg kick.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters circling a little - Barr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roll avoids the body shot from Barr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch but Barr is having none of it.
Barr lands a lovely overhand right.
Roll throws a jab when Barr was well out of range.
Barr blocks a jab.
Barr scores with a kick to the body.
Roll tries to work over Barr's front leg with a kick but Barr checks it.
Barr avoids the body shot from Roll.
Roll throws a low kick but Barr avoids it.
A head kick misses from Barr.
Barr misses with a kick to the body
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr fakes the leg kick and cracks Roll in the body.
Nice shot by Barr.
Barr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roll.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barr.
Barr misses with the combination.
Roll avoids the head kick by Barr.
Barr looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
Roll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Roll lands but Barr takes it in his stride.
Barr defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Roll.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barr cracks the inside of Roll's front leg.
Barr scores with a jab to the body.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roll moves out of range as Barr strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr looks to land a combination. Roll sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Barr pushes him off.
Barr looks to land a body kick but Roll moved away.
Barr misses with a straight left.
Barr blocks a head kick by Roll.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barr lands a slapping body shot.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.
Barr misses with a few strikes there.
Barr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roll on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Roll. Those never looked like landing.
Barr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barr's head backwards.
Barr misses with a wild body shot.
Barr swinging wildly here.
Barr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roll.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Barr ducks down to avoid it.
Barr slips under a jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a kick to the body.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll wants to clinch.

Roll takes the fight into the clinch.
Tootsie Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roll misses with a knee strike.
Barr lands a shoulder strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Barr misses with a body punch.
Roll misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roll just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barr's brow.
Roll misses with an elbow strike.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.
Barr avoids the elbow strike from Roll, against the cage.
Roll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barr avoiding damage as Roll throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Barr.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barr trying to land knees to the body.
Barr lands a hook that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Still in the clinch, Barr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roll tries a knee to the head but Barr blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barr lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Barr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Felix Barr!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Felix Barr!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Felix Barr!

Felix Barr wins by unanimous decision! Felix Barr retains his welterweight title!