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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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281 lbs
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190 cm
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240 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Jake Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Barnett.
Barnett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Barnett fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barnett trying to control the position.
Barnett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva wants to take a breather but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnett working a defensive guard here.
Barnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnett, not yet.
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnett looking to control.
Barnett trying to strike off his back.
Barnett striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnett is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett advances position into side control!
Barnett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Barnett cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Barnett prevents Silva from improving his position.
Barnett working the head and body with strikes.
Barnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett is taking a breather. Silva 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.
Barnett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnett's back!
Barnett trying to control but not successfully.
Barnett prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Barnett is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Silva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Silva punishes Barnett with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to control Barnett but Barnett is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Silva not allowing Barnett to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Barnett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnett misses with a hook.
Barnett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnett somewhat.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Jake Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnett tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnett's guard now.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Barnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnett is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Barnett is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva winds up and cracks Barnett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
Barnett manages to get to full guard.
Jake Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking for a sweep. Barnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnett passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Barnett has passed into mount! Damn!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Barnett's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Barnett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Barnett.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnett is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Barnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Barnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Silva throws a leg kick but Barnett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Barnett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Barnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Barnett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnett works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barnett lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva can't escape the position.
Barnett working Silva over with strikes here.
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!
Barnett is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Barnett dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett with good strikes from the mount here!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Barnett! Silva is hurt baaadly! Barnett is firing away with more strikes - Silva is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Barnett!
Matt Barnett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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