PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between fund raiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Barreto (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.

raiser
vs
Barreto

205 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, fund raiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
raiser throws a head kick but Barreto moves out of range.
raiser tries to work over Barreto's front leg with a kick but Barreto checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
raiser tries to bum rush Barreto with a series of wild strikes but Barreto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

raiser clinches up against the cage.

raiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barreto fails with the takedown.
Barreto circles away from the clinch attempt.

raiser instigates a clinch.
Barreto misses with a body punch.
Barreto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barreto wants to break free but raiser has control.
Barreto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
fund raiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Barreto.

raiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barreto throws a sloppy head kick
and raiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
raiser stuffs the takedown.
Barreto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. raiser tries to avoid it but Barreto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag raiser to the ground. raiser escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

raiser pushes Barreto up against the cage in a clinch.

raiser manages to break the clinch.
raiser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreto shoots in for a double leg but raiser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
raiser misses with the combination.
raiser fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but raiser swivels and escapes.
Barreto looks gassed!

raiser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barreto, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from raiser.
Barreto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. raiser just stands there and leans against the cage.
raiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

raiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
raiser closes the distance but Barreto moves to the side
and Barreto counters with a nice low kick that buckles raiser's knee momentarily.

raiser rushes Barreto and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

raiser manages to break the clinch.

raiser has closed the distance and engaged Barreto in a clinch.

raiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
raiser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
fund raiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
raiser tries to clinch but Barreto moves away
and Barreto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barreto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and raiser counters with a three punch combo that has Barreto backing up. Barreto nods at raiser to acknowledge the strikes.
Barreto wants to clinch up but raiser keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by raiser misses
and Barreto counters with a left and a right that stings raiser.
Barreto looks for a takedown but raiser sprawls well.
raiser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barreto avoids the head kick by raiser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - raiser coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Barreto.
raiser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from raiser.
Barreto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around raiser's waist but raiser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barreto off to one side.
Barreto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but raiser swivels and escapes.
raiser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
raiser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but raiser shows good takedown defense.
raiser wants to clinch but Barreto slips to the side
and Barreto counters with a straight right hand.
raiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
raiser misses with a leg kick
and Barreto counters with a one-two to the body.
raiser looks to land a left hand but Barreto moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barreto tries to clinch but raiser is having none of it.
A lazy left from raiser finds it's target.
raiser takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barreto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has raiser pinned against the cage. raiser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barreto tries to bum rush raiser with a series of wild strikes but raiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Barreto with that takedown attempt.
Barreto fails with the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
raiser letting Barreto take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fund raiser dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

raiser fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by raiser!
raiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
raiser circles away from the clinch attempt
and raiser counters with a good, hard body kick but Barreto shrugs it off.
raiser scores with a three punch combo!
Barreto drops his hands momentarily and raiser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

raiser closes the distance and clinches.
raiser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barreto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barreto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from raiser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barreto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. raiser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

raiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
raiser pulls out of a head kick attempt.

raiser takes the fight into the clinch.
Barreto is working for takedown but raiser is calmly controlling the position for now.

raiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from raiser misses.
raiser stuffs the takedown attempt from Barreto. Barreto gets slowly back to his feet.
fund raiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Barreto.
raiser throws a sloppy head kick
and Barreto counters with a nice low kick that buckles raiser's knee momentarily.
raiser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barreto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
raiser throws the kick towards the body but Barreto avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from raiser as Barreto shoots in.

Barreto moves into range and clinches up with raiser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
raiser wants to get back to striking at distance but Barreto won't allow it.
raiser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barreto tries to stall but raiser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
raiser pressing his opponent against the cage.
raiser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barreto has raiser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. raiser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from raiser.
Come on raiser - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
raiser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barreto.
Barreto tries to pull guard but raiser holds him up against the cage and eventually Barreto drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

raiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barreto has a takedown stuffed.
raiser misses with a two punch combination.
raiser wants to clinch.
raiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barreto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
raiser clinches but Barreto breaks the clinch
and Barreto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. raiser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barreto misses with a head kick.
raiser scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
raiser throws a combination that misses
and Barreto counters with a body kick that stops raiser in his tracks momentarily.
raiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
raiser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by raiser.
Barreto slips under a jab.
Barreto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but raiser swivels and escapes.
raiser tries to clinch up but Barreto circles away and keeps his distance.
raiser misses with a double jab.
fund raiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from raiser.
Barreto staying out of range there.
Barreto cracks a nice hook into raiser's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barreto throws a nice outside leg kick.
raiser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
raiser throws a combination that misses
and Barreto counters with a big head kick but raiser shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fund raiser dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barreto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
raiser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barreto tries to clinch there but raiser circles away.

raiser instigates a clinch.
raiser scores with a shot to the side of Barreto's head.
A nice left hand lands by raiser.
raiser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
raiser is leaning against Barreto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
raiser can't break the clinch.

Barreto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
raiser blocks a head kick by Barreto.
Barreto tries to clinch but raiser moves away

and raiser counters by moving into the clinch.

raiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barreto throws a head kick that misses
and raiser counters with a left and a right that stings Barreto.
raiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
raiser throws a series of strikes that have Barreto backpedaling.
raiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barreto counters with a flying knee. Nice.

raiser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
raiser keeps control of Barreto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barreto tries to work over raiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barreto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by raiser.
raiser gets underhooks to prevent Barreto's takedown attempt.
raiser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barreto.
fund raiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Barreto.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barreto fails in his attempt to clinch.

raiser has Barreto up against the cage in a clinch.
Barreto wants to break free but raiser has control.
The referee calls for raiser to work.
raiser tries to stall but Barreto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barreto tries to pull guard but raiser won't allow it.
Barreto is trying desperately to land a takedown but raiser is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barreto.
raiser is pressed up against the cage. Barreto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag raiser down to the mat. raiser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but raiser shows good takedown defense.
Barreto circles away from the clinch attempt.
raiser fails to land the takedown.
Barreto looks for a takedown but raiser sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
raiser throws a series of punches but Barreto avoids them all with ease.
raiser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barreto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
raiser takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barreto tries for a takedown but raiser circles away easily

and raiser counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by raiser.

raiser breaks from the clinch.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch but raiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
raiser misses with a two punch combination.
raiser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barreto fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from raiser both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
raiser misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Barreto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
raiser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barreto pushes raiser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barreto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics raiser uses from the top position.

Barreto has his feet on raiser's thighs here. He's pushed raiser off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! raiser screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Barreto!