PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toranaga Sekigaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (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.

Sekigaru
vs
Barron

177 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toranaga Sekigaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekigaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barron looks to land a right hand but Sekigaru moved out of range.
Sekigaru throws a body punch but Barron moves out of range.
Barron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a one-two to the body.
Barron falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sekigaru counter with a right hand.
Barron misses with a shot to the body
and Sekigaru counters with a three punch combo that has Barron backing up. Barron nods at Sekigaru to acknowledge the strikes.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a left to the body.
Barron misses with a shot to the body
and Sekigaru counters with a one-two to the body.
Barron misses with a few strikes there.
Sekigaru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barron misses with an uppercut
and Sekigaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barron thinking.
Sekigaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Sekigaru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Barron misses.
A shot to the body from Barron misses
and Sekigaru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barron's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barron.
Barron misses with a body punch
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sekigaru tries a head kick but it misses.
Sekigaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barron thows a body shot but no joy.
Barron falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sekigaru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sekigaru counters with a good low kick that Barron was not able to check.
Sekigaru swinging wilding here.
Sekigaru fakes the leg kick and cracks Barron in the body.
Sekigaru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sekigaru shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toranaga Sekigaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sekigaru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barron throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sekigaru to counter with a crisp jab.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick. That will keep Barron thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sekigaru.
Barron throws an off balance right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a leg kick.
Barron misses with a shot to the body
and Sekigaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barron connects with a looping right hand.
Barron misses with a jab to the body
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick. That will keep Barron thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barron swings for the body but Sekigaru moves out of range.
Barron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sekigaru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sekigaru counters with a left and a right that stings Barron.
Barron misses with a right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sekigaru scores with a hook.
Barron misses with a lunging right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barron throws a combination. Sekigaru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barron looks gassed!
Barron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sekigaru.
Sekigaru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sekigaru misses with a wild combination.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sekigaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barron.
Barron moves forwards but Sekigaru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barron misses the body punch
and Sekigaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Barron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sekigaru to score with a decent uppercut.
Sekigaru is looking to slow Barron down with leg kicks.
Phillip Barron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barron misses with a right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sekigaru is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sekigaru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sekigaru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sekigaru counters with a solid body kick.
Sekigaru shoots in and drives through. Barron sprawls well.
Barron throws an off balance right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a three punch combo that has Barron backing up. Barron nods at Sekigaru to acknowledge the strikes.
Sekigaru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barron pinned against the cage. Barron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barron throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sekigaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sekigaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sekigaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Barron staying out of range there.
Sekigaru throws a series of punches but Barron moves out of range.
Barron misses with a left hand
and Sekigaru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sekigaru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sekigaru explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sekigaru throws a series of punches but Barron moves out of range.
Barron blocks a head kick by Sekigaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barron swings widly with a right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a two punch combo.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillip Barron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barron misses with a double jab
and Sekigaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Barron shrugs it off.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a nice body shot.
Barron throws an off balance right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sekigaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barron blocks a head kick by Sekigaru.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a leg kick.
Sekigaru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barron is breathing heavily.
Barron blocks the body kick.
Sekigaru displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Sekigaru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barron misses with a right hand
and Sekigaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron misses with a lunging right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barron's knee momentarily.
Barron lands a right hook to the body.
Barron throws a poor cross that misses
and Sekigaru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sekigaru scores with a hook.
Barron misses with a body punch
enabling Sekigaru to counter with a crisp jab.
Barron takes one on the button.
Sekigaru throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barron takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sekigaru throws a one two combo.
Sekigaru lands a nice looking body shot.
Sekigaru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barron misses with a double jab
and Sekigaru counters with a good low kick that Barron was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Sekigaru.
Sekigaru thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barron if he has to take too many more of those.
Sekigaru is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sekigaru throws a hook to the side of Barron's head but Barron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Sekigaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barron.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sekigaru looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sekigaru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barron swings widly with a right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick.
Sekigaru fails with the takedown.
Barron swings widly with a right hand
and Sekigaru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sekigaru misses with a takedown attempt - Barron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toranaga Sekigaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barron falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sekigaru counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sekigaru misses with a double jab
letting Barron counter with a right hand.
Sekigaru just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Barron misses
and Sekigaru counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron misses with a lunging right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Barron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sekigaru.
Sekigaru shoots in and drives through. Barron sprawls well.
A choreographed right hand from Sekigaru misses the target.
Barron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sekigaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barron misses with a left hand
and Sekigaru counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Sekigaru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sekigaru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barron misses with a shot to the body
letting Sekigaru counter with a right hand.
Toranaga Sekigaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barron stuffs the takedown.
Barron misses with a lunging right hand
and Sekigaru counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barron connects with a single shot there.
Sekigaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Barron misses with an uppercut.
A choreographed right hand from Sekigaru misses the target.
Barron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sekigaru.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sekigaru.
Sekigaru misses with a two punch combination.
Sekigaru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barron pinned against the cage. Barron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sekigaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sekigaru thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barron if he has to take too many more of those.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sekigaru lands a front kick.
Barron throws a lazy uppercut
and Sekigaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillip Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekigaru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sekigaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Barron shrugs it off.
Sekigaru throws a sloppy head kick and Barron moves out of range easily.
Barron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barron looks to land a left hand but Sekigaru moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toranaga Sekigaru will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barron misses with an uppercut
and Sekigaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sekigaru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barron throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sekigaru counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Barron.
Barron swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sekigaru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barron throws a combination that misses
and Sekigaru counters with a one-two to the body.
Sekigaru cracks Barron with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sekigaru swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barron counters with a straight right hand.
Barron takes one to the side of the head.
Sekigaru stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sekigaru scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekigaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barron moves away.
Barron misses with a body shot
and Sekigaru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sekigaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Sekigaru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Sekigaru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barron misses.
Barron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barron misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sekigaru to counter with a crisp jab.
Barron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sekigaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sekigaru throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Sekigaru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barron!
Sekigaru wants to stand but Sekigaru is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sekigaru looking to ground and pound but Barron is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barron tries to hold on but Sekigaru postures up.
Sekigaru wants to control the pace but Barron is squirming around nicely.
Barron is just holding on here. Sekigaru manages to take his back.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barron trying to control the action but Sekigaru just sinks the hooks in.
Sekigaru 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.
Sekigaru doesn't have the hooks in and Barron manages to turn into his guard.
Barron sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barron wants to pass the guard but Sekigaru is keeping the position.
Barron sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phillip Barron.
Barron misses with an uppercut
and Sekigaru counters with a body kick that stops Barron in his tracks momentarily.
Sekigaru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sekigaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Barron scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sekigaru counters with a head kick.
Barron misses with an uppercut. Sekigaru saw that one coming.
Barron loads up on a big right hand but Sekigaru slips the punch.
Barron throws a right and a left that Sekigaru avoids nicely.
Sekigaru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barron as he avoids it easily.
Sekigaru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barron to score with a decent uppercut.
Barron misses with a straight right.
Barron lands with a cross.
Sekigaru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sekigaru swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Sekigaru staying out of range there.
Barron misses with the combination.
Barron lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sekigaru both land. Nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Barron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sekigaru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barron misses with a double jab
and Sekigaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Barron shrugs it off.
Sekigaru connects with a looping right hand.
Barron throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sekigaru to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Sekigaru.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sekigaru.
Barron avoids the head kick by Sekigaru.
Sekigaru misses with a wild combination.
Sekigaru shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toranaga Sekigaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekigaru stalks Barron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barron's face. Barron staggers backwards, shaken.
Barron misses with an uppercut
and Sekigaru counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Barron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barron has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Barron!