PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chet Lamare was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Barbosa
vs
Lamare

177 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Lamare.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lamare connects with a high kick.

It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Lamare throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Lamare as he checks the leg kick.
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Lamare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamare moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamare is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Lamare misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamare cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamare tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lamare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lamare tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Lamare back against the cage.

Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamare throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamare throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Lamare takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Lamare connects with a crisp jab.
Lamare is looking to clinch.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamare takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Lamare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamare really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamare throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamare. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lamare clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Lamare connects with a body shot.
Lamare wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamare throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Lamare moved away.
Lamare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamare scores with a three punch combo!
Lamare lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lamare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Lamare scores with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lamare - that will leave a mark!
Barbosa takes a swing at Lamare's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lamare takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Lamare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa wants to slow Lamare down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa is looking to slow Lamare down with leg kicks.
Barbosa takes a swing at Lamare's ribcage but misses.

Lamare pushes Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lamare.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
A solid body kick from Lamare.
Lamare tries to clinch up.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamare.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamare looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lamare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamare.
Lamare looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Lamare is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Lamare throws a lazy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
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.

Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamare was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Lamare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Lamare misses with a wild body shot.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Lamare moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Lamare.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamare is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare misses with a wild combination.
Lamare lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Lamare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamare manages to avoid it.
Lamare scores with a nice body kick.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chet Lamare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamare tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lamare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Lamare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare misses with a straight right.
Lamare lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamare looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamare checks a leg kick.
Lamare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Lamare swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Lamare moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Lamare tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Lamare counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa takes a swing at Lamare's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Lamare lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamare throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamare at a distance.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamare.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamare.
Lamare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamare tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamare. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Lamare ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa defending well as Lamare loads up on a big left hand.
Lamare looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamare throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a low kick, right behind Lamare 's knee.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lamare. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Nice shot by Lamare.
Lamare misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa jabs at Lamare's body.
Lamare lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbosa will feel that in the morning.

Lamare moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.

Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa cracks Lamare with a good jab.
Lamare tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chet Lamare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Lamare moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamare.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lamare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamare.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Lamare.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamare's calf.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa keeps Lamare at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Lamare misses.
Lamare misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamare fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Lamare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Lamare is looking to land body kicks.
Lamare misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare lands a front kick.
Lamare tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lamare counters with a solid body kick.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Lamare throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Lamare slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamare will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lamare. Lamare obviously looking to wear him down.
Lamare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lamare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Lamare misses.

Lamare rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamare tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lamare forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Lamare lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lamare with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lamare.

Lamare is rocked!
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Lamare is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Lamare throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamare seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamare lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa cracks Lamare with a good jab.
Lamare misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lamare fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Lamare tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lamare darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamare working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Lamare has the dominant position.
Barbosa tries to break free but Lamare pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lamare.
Lamare lands a right hand.
Chet Lamare seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Lamare has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamare creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbosa's defenses.
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Barbosa shrugs off.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Lamare controls the action.
Lamare prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamare tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Lamare dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to break free but Lamare has control.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Lamare is controlling the position.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamare controls his hands.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Lamare is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamare.
Lamare tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamare lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Barbosa shrugs off.
Lamare has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamare working aggressively here.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lamare closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamare prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamare.

Alfredo Barbosa's cut is getting worse.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Lamare.
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare misses with some punches.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Lamare.
Lamare blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
A short left from Barbosa.
Lamare lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Lamare keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lamare throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head.
Lamare moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Lamare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Crunch! Lamare slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Lamare 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.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lamare fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
Lamare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Lamare only half commits.
Jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamare was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Lamare tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamare lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamare throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Lamare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamares jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamare digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Lamare will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Lamare.
Lamare takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamare throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Lamare looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Lamare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamare misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Lamare's knee but Lamare avoids it well.
Lamare is looking to clinch.
Lamare turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Lamare looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Lamare throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa is looking to slow Lamare down with leg kicks.
Lamare motions for Barbosa to come forward. Lamare throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Lamare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Lamare tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Lamare misses its intended target.
Lamare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamare walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way.
Lamare blocks the body kick.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Lamare.
Lamare swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Lamare just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamare.

Lamare has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Lamare controls the action.
Lamare lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chet Lamare.
Well Lamare has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Lamare!
Chet Lamare decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.