PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Barorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barorf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wena - Salutuj kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Medranda
vs
Barorf

180 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Barorf!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barorf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barorf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barorf tries a head kick but it misses.
Barorf throws a front kick aimed at Medranda's knee but Medranda avoids it well.
Barorf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos Medranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medranda throws a combination. Barorf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Medranda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barorf throws a leg kick but Medranda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Medranda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barorf momentarily.
Medranda misses with the combination.
Medranda misses with a double jab.

Barorf feints and as Medranda raises his hands in defense, Barorf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barorf scoring with some ground and pound.
Barorf's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Medranda looking for a sweep. Not yet Medranda, not yet.
Barorf prevents Medranda from getting back to his feet.
Medranda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barorf on the ground.
Barorf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Medranda is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barorf is stalling in the full guard.
Medranda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barorf is controlling him.
Barorf wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Barorf is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karol Barorf wasn't active enough on the ground.
Medranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barorf circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Barorf.

Barorf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Medranda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barorf is in Medranda's guard.

Barorf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barorf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barorf postures up in Medranda's guard and throws a big left but Medranda blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda keeping moving, preventing Barorf from controlling successfully.
Barorf postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Medranda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barorf stays in close to Medranda's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barorf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Medranda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barorf wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Barorf tries to free his leg and advance position but Medranda is retaining full guard.
Barorf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Karol Barorf has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Barorf.
Medranda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barorf.
Medranda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a lazy head kick
and Barorf counters with a body kick.
Medranda misses with a head kick.
Carlos Medranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medranda is breathing heavily.
Medranda throws a head kick that misses
and Barorf makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barorf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barorf.
Barorf looks for the body kick but Medranda saw that one coming.
Barorf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Medranda throws a sloppy body shot
and Barorf counters with a solid body kick.
Medranda swinging wildly here.
Good work by Medranda as he checks the leg kick.
Barorf tries to score with a low kick but Medranda moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Medranda throws the left hand but Barorf avoids the punch easily.
Medranda misses with a head kick.
Barorf misses with a head kick.
Barorf misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barorf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medranda's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barorf thows a leg kick but Medranda checks it
and Medranda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Medranda throws a series of punches but Barorf moves out of range.
Barorf avoids the head kick by Medranda.
Barorf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Medranda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barorf connects with a leg kick. Medranda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barorf tries to land a leg kick but Medranda saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Barorf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barorf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barorf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Medranda.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barorf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barorf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barorf throws a low kick but Medranda avoids it.
Barorf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barorf misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Barorf dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barorf gets the takedown into side control.
Medranda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Barorf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barorf controlling the action here.
Barorf winds up and cracks Medranda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Medranda wants to get back to his feet.
Medranda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medranda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barorf pushes down on Medranda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barorf thows a huge punch but Medranda dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda wants to get back to his feet.
Karol Barorf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barorf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Medranda defending well though.
Medranda is looking to control Barorf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Medranda avoid being mounted?

Barorf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Medranda sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Barorf seems content to control.
Barorf is trying to control the action in half guard but Medranda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barorf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Barorf wants to work for an arm triangle but Medranda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barorf works his way into side control.
Barorf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Medranda tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barorf controlling from side mount.
Barorf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Medranda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barorf grinds an elbow into Medranda's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barorf lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barorf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Medranda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barorf is taking a breather. Medranda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Medranda makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Barorf scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda checks a low kick from Barorf.
Karol Barorf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barorf connects with a solid leg kick.
Barorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barorf scores with a nice body kick.
Barorf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Medranda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barorf.
Medranda misses with a few strikes there.

Barorf drives through with a takedown into Medranda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barorf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barorf throwing strikes but missing.
Barorf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barorf is pushing down on Medranda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Medranda is fighting to maintain full guard but Barorf has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barorf is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barorf wants to free his trapped foot but Medranda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barorf passes to side control.
Medranda is not content to let Barorf control the position.

Barorf has hold of Medranda's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Medranda tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Barorf cranks the arm and Medranda screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Medranda, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Karol Barorf!