PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Puti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puti
vs
Barreda

180 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Puti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puti.
Puti tries to bum rush Barreda with a series of wild strikes but Barreda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puti was well out of range. Poor timing from Barreda.
Barreda scores with a jab. Puti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Puti takes one on the button.
Puti takes a swing at Barreda's ribcage but misses.
Puti walks into a straight right hand from Barreda.
Barreda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Puti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puti avoids the body shot from Barreda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barreda. That snapped Puti's head back.
Barreda looks to land a right hand but Puti moved out of range.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Puti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Puti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda moves away from the strike by Puti.
Barreda connects with a body shot.
Puti misses with a two punch combination.
Puti throws a series of punches but Barreda avoids them all with ease.
Barreda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puti lands a slapping body shot.
Puti throws a one two combo.

Puti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Puti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barreda keeps working.
Puti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Puti is trying to control. Barreda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Boy Puti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barreda throws out a loose jab but Puti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barreda throws a hook to the side of Puti's head but Puti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barreda misses with a looping left.
Barreda cracks a nice hook into Puti's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses the jab.
Barreda misses with a hook. Puti ducked under it nicely.
Barreda misses with a two punch combination.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.

Barreda gets caught napping as Puti dives in and scores a takedown. Barreda manages to retain guard.
Puti throws a big elbow that misses.
Puti is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreda has wrist control.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.
Puti looking to sit in guard and control but Barreda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barreda stopping the sweep attempt from Puti.
Puti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barreda manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puti wants to control from the top but Barreda keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barreda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Puti.
Puti closes the distance and clinches up with Barreda, looking for a takedown. Puti pushes Barreda against the cage but Barreda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puti looks to land a left hand but Barreda moved out of range nicely.
Puti scores with a hook to the body. Barreda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Barreda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barreda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barreda tries to bum rush Puti with a series of wild strikes but Puti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puti is looking to wear down Barreda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puti slips under a jab from Barreda.
Puti fails with the takedown.
Puti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barreda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puti slips a jab and a cross from Barreda.
Puti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barreda sprawls well. Barreda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Puti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puti tries to score with a low kick but Barreda moves his leg out of the way.
Barreda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puti.
Puti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barreda throws a body punch but Puti moves out of range.
Puti throws a jab when Barreda was well out of range.
Puti avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Barreda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puti misses with a right hand
and Barreda counters with a two punch combo.

Puti is rocked!
Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barreda misses with a double jab.
Oh Puti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puti throws a body kick that misses.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Puti seems to have got his legs back now.
Barreda throws a looping overhand right but Puti ducks down to avoid it.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Barreda tries to bum rush Puti with a series of wild strikes but Puti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Puti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puti. Barreda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puti loads up on a big right hand but Barreda slips the punch.
Puti moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
Puti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puti.
Barreda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puti's head.
Barreda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a hook.
Barreda misses with an uppercut. Puti saw that one coming.
Puti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
Puti throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Barreda catches Puti right on the button with a cross.
Barreda throws a good cross that connects.
Barreda throws a hook but Puti avoids it easily.

Puti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda is trying to keep Puti in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puti is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreda has wrist control.
Puti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puti trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom.
Puti throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Barreda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Puti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barreda misses with the combination.
Puti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barreda.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Puti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jesus Barreda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Puti misses the shot to the body.
Puti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barreda connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Barreda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barreda slaps away a takedown attempt from Puti, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barreda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puti scrambles back to his feet.
Puti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreda's waist but Barreda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puti off to one side.
Puti shoots for a takedown but Barreda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Puti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreda looks to throw the jab but Puti is out of range.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Barreda. That snapped Puti's head back.
Puti connects with a body shot.
Barreda stuns Puti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barreda throws out the jab.

Puti scores with a takedown into Barreda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barreda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boy Puti.
Puti throws a low kick, looking for Barreda's leg but Barreda calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti looks to land a body kick but Barreda moved away.
Barreda feints a jab promting Puti to slip. Barreda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barreda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
Barreda blocks a low kick nicely.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away.
Puti misses the shot to the body.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puti moves away.
Barreda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Puti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puti trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy Puti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puti wants to control from the top but Barreda keeps moving.
Barreda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barreda keeping full guard, as Puti tries to pass.
Barreda looking to control.
Boy Puti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Barreda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puti fails with a takedown attempt.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puti.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boy Puti.
I think Barreda 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Barreda!
After winning the bout, Jesus Barreda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.