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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isreal Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucelino Pinheiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jucelino Pinheiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isreal Barrett's chin.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isreal Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jucelino Pinheiro !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pinheiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinheiro slips a jab and a cross from Barrett.
Barrett pushes Pinheiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinheiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barrett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinheiro lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinheiro .
Isreal Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucelino Pinheiro .
Barrett avoids the body shot from Pinheiro .
Pinheiro has his takedown stuffed
and Barrett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barrett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinheiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barrett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pinheiro fails to pull guard.
Pinheiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinheiro is trying to push Barrett away but Barrett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barrett breaks from the clinch.
Pinheiro misses with a low kick.
Pinheiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrett instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pinheiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pinheiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barrett to keep the fight standing.
Barrett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pinheiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrett is defending well for now.
Barrett goes for a takedown attempt but Pinheiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pinheiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrett but Barrett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pinheiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinheiro throws a leg kick
and Barrett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barrett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinheiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinheiro misses with a head kick.
Barrett is looking to counter the offense by Pinheiro and move into the clinch.
Barrett moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett prevents the takedown attempt.
Barrett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinheiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice body kick from Barrett.
Barrett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Pinheiro tries to get set, Barrett tries to push him back and clinch up but Pinheiro manages to avoid the attempt.
Pinheiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barrett defends well and Pinheiro ends up having to push Barrett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barrett closes the distance and pushes Pinheiro back into the cage.
Pinheiro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barrett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pinheiro to the mat. Pinheiro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrett works over Pinheiro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinheiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pinheiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pinheiro is trying to keep Barrett in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrett slips under a jab from Pinheiro .
Pinheiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrett circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isreal Barrett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinheiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barrett is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pinheiro .
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrett.
Barrett scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinheiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinheiro shoots and misses
and Barrett moves into the clinch.
Barrett has Pinheiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinheiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barrett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro jumps guard but Barrett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Isreal Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucelino Pinheiro .
Barrett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barrett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Pinheiro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro wants to stand but Barrett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barrett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrett striking off his back but it's not causing Pinheiro any problems.
Barrett throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barrett striking off his back.
Pinheiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pinheiro preventing the sweep.
Pinheiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barrett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinheiro has managed to get both his arms back between Barrett's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinheiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barrett is proving hard to escape from.
Pinheiro wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinheiro goes for a double leg but Barrett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barrett continues to drive forward.
Pinheiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barrett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A left lands for Pinheiro .
It looks like Isreal Barrett has been cut.
Pinheiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrett circles away.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinheiro . Pinheiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrett shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinheiro 's guard.
Barrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pinheiro is striking but Barrett is not phased and passes to half guard.
Barrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinheiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barrett pulls his head out easily.
Barrett seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinheiro wants to get back to full guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinheiro is trying to maintain the position but Barrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinheiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barrett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pinheiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pinheiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrett.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isreal Barrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isreal Barrett'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pinheiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barrett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barrett counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinheiro if he has to take too many more of those.
Isreal Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinheiro . Pinheiro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinheiro . Pinheiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinheiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Isreal Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucelino Pinheiro .
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinheiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinheiro prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Pinheiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barrett successfully pulls guard.
Barrett is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pinheiro frees his head nicely. Oh but Barrett has switched to an armbar! Pinheiro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Isreal Barrett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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