PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Gomez has chosen rage against the machine bulls on parade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbosa
vs
Gomez

193 cm
23
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruiz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Gomez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gomez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Barbosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gomez!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barbosa controlling the pace for now.
Gomez has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa working for the choke.
Barbosa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barbosa gets his way!

Barbosa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controls the position.
Gomez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeps control of the position easily here as Gomez tries to buck him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Gomez's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gomez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Ruiz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez looks to clinch

and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.

Barbosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.
Barbosa has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa fails with the takedown.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Gomez.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruiz Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Barbosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez can't break the clinch.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a double jab

and Barbosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
Igor Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
Gomez tries to buck Barbosa off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa takes his back!
Barbosa biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Gomez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controls the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
What can Gomez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.

Gomez tries to sprawl but Barbosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is looking to get back to is feet but Barbosa passes into side control.
The referee asks Barbosa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barbosa prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Igor Barbosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Gomez misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Barbosa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gomez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gomez moves into the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up

and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him.
Barbosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.

Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gomez is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Still in half guard, Barbosa seems content to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.

Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barbosa in particular looking to stall.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Gomez is defending well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Igor Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Barbosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barbosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gomez looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.

Barbosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbosa eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Barbosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Gomez tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.

Barbosa scores with a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Barbosa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Barbosa shoots in.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

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 Igor Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!

Igor Barbosa wins by unanimous decision!
Igor Barbosa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.