PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Barrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan ORourke's chin.

Barrera
vs
ORourke

177 cm
32
140 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

180 cm
39
143 lbs
36 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Barrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera tries to close the distance and clinch but ORourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORourke wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrera. That snapped ORourke's head back.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORourke throws a right hand that Barrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Barrera also avoids with ease.
Barrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ORourke misses with a hook.
ORourke tried to score with a low kick but Barrera checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORourke, right into the meat.
ORourke missing with a left hand there. Barrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ORourke tries to clinch but Barrera moves out of range.

Barrera gets a clinch.

Barrera manages to break the clinch.
ORourke wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera throws a front kick aimed at ORourke's knee but ORourke avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrera avoids a kick to the body.
Barrera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
ORourke misses with a low kick as Barrera jumps back.
Barrera wants to clinch up but ORourke keeps it at a distance.
Barrera throws a hook but ORourke blocks it.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ORourke.
A jab lands there for ORourke.
Barrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ORourke can pounce on him.
ORourke feints and then cracks Barrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrera down.
ORourke checks a leg kick.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Barrera blocks a head kick by ORourke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ORourke misses with an uppercut.
Barrera misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrera.
Barrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from ORourke misses.
ORourke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
ORourke moves out of range as Barrera strikes.
ORourke connects with an inside leg kick.
ORourke throws a leg kick which misses Barrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrera tries to avoid it.
Barrera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrera cracks ORourke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but ORourke checks it well.
ORourke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A cross from ORourke lands.
Barrera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
ORourke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barrera takes a step back to recover.
Barrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ORourke tries to clinch but Barrera moves out of range.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Barrera is avoiding it.
ORourke digs a good hook to Barrera's body.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ORourke.
Barrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ORourke.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
ORourke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for ORourke.
Barrera scores with the left hand. ORourke knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera throws a leg kick but ORourke moved away.
Barrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barrera's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
ORourke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrera.
Barrera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrera fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch but Barrera moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
That's time! Barrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
ORourke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ORourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luis Barrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORourke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Barrera gets a takedown into half guard.
ORourke tries to roll over but Barrera keeps him under control.
Barrera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barrera passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barrera jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… ORourke is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by ORourke and Barrera has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Barrera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Barrera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. ORourke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke is looking for a sweep.
ORourke is not content to let Barrera control the position.

Barrera is trying to get an arm triangle but ORourke is defending well.
Barrera working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but ORourke is avoiding damage well.

Barrera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barrera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. ORourke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Barrera goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, ORourke rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barrera's guard! Nice work there by ORourke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Barrera dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORourke throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrera tries to close the distance and clinch but ORourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORourke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ORourke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barrera scores with a one two! ORourke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
ORourke is looking to slow Barrera down with leg kicks.
ORourke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for ORourke.
ORourke blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch but Barrera is having none of it.
ORourke walks into a straight right hand from Barrera.
Barrera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand

and ORourke moves into the clinch.
ORourke lands a left hand.
ORourke lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORourke pushes Barrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barrera manages to break the clinch.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrera tries to close the distance and clinch but ORourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera 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.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Barrera is avoiding it.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but ORourke is just out of range.
Barrera throws a nice looking combination but ORourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barrera's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ORourke cracks the inside of Barrera's front leg.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
Barrera swinging wildly here.
ORourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ORourke throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Barrera blocks the low kick.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrera is looking to clinch.
ORourke lands with an overhand left.
ORourke moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barrera does no damage.
ORourke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barrera takes a step back to recover.
Barrera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrera misses with an uppercut. ORourke saw that one coming.
ORourke connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrera doesn't manage to clinch there - ORourke circles away.
Barrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORourke lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrera off the cage and back into range.

Barrera is rocked!
A shot to the liver by ORourke. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORourke connects with a looping right hand.
ORourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera throws out a loose jab but ORourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrera.

ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from ORourke fails to land.
Barrera is working for takedown but ORourke is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrera tries for a takedown but ORourke manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from ORourke.
ORourke tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
Barrera is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke lands an elbow that stopped Barrera in his tracks for a moment.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
ORourke lands a nice knee to the body.
ORourke throws a big uppercut that drops Barrera! More strikes from ORourke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barrera lies dazed against the cage as ORourke celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ivan ORourke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.