PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Barca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barca
vs
Aisa

175 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

162 cm
21
161 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melcone Aisa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barca clinches up against the cage.
Barca goes for a takedown attempt but Aisa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aisa. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melcone Aisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Aisa misses.

Barca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barca is trying to control the action in half guard but Aisa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Barca is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aisa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aisa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
Aisa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Barca is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aisa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa stalling.
We've been hearing good reports from Barca's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two 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.

Barca throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aisa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca can't keep his opponent in guard - Aisa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aisa is thwarting Barca's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa wants to free his trapped foot but Barca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Aisa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barca is not content to let Aisa control the position.
Barca makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barca.

Barca working for a triangle but Aisa defends it easily.
Aisa is stalling in the full guard.

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.
Barca trying to keep a closed guard but Aisa is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barca slips under a jab.
Barca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aisa avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aisa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aisa lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Aisa. No joy for Barca on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melcone Aisa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aisa looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Barca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aisa misses with a leg kick

and Barca counters with a shoot takedown. Aisa fights it but they end up in guard.
Barca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aisa is keeping the position for now.
Aisa pulls Barca in to control the position.
Barca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Aisa blocks nicely.
Barca wants to control from the top but Aisa keeps moving.
Aisa wants to get back to his feet but Barca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Aisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aisa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca passes Aisa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aisa wants to improve his position but Barca is controlling well.
Aisa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barca is working away from the top position though.
Aisa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisa pulls Barca in close to his closed guard and prevents Barca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aisa working a defensive guard here.
Aisa is adopting a defensive guard.
Aisa working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barca.
Aisa is looking to regain half guard here but Barca keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca working the ground and pound but Aisa is defending the strikes.
Aisa manages to get back to half guard.
Aisa is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barca lands a nice short elbow.
Aisa wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Barca is working for a kimura but Aisa is defending it quite comfortably.
Barca trying to control from half guard but Aisa is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barca connects with a nice short shot to Aisa's temple.
Aisa wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aisa keeps working.
Aisa is trying to maintain the position but Barca is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aisa is looking to improve his position.
Aisa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aisa is in trouble now - Barca has advanced to mount!
Barca is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aisa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aisa tries to hold on but Barca postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Aisa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barca.
Aisa working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aisa swats away the attempt to clinch by Barca.
A telegraphed right hand from Aisa misses the target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barca.

Barca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Aisa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aisa stops Barca from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Barca.
Aisa is looking to regain half guard here but Barca keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aisa can do to turn this around?
Barca looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aisa is avoiding damage well.
Barca lands a nice forearm strike.

Barca tries for a kimura but Aisa is defending well.
Aisa is trying to control Barca's posture but Barca avoids it.
Aisa is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Barca wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aisa, who protects the arm well.
Barca scores with punches from side control.
Aisa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barca connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barca trying to control the position but Aisa is working away.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hannibal Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barca working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Barca are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aisa struggling a bit here.
Aisa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barca.
Barca scoring with punches from side control.
Aisa holding on.
Barca wants to control but Aisa is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisa parries the strikes from Barca easily there. Barca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aisa to escape.
Barca lands an elbow.
Aisa wants to control but Barca postures up.
Aisa wants to get back to his feet but Barca drags him back down.

Barca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barca throws an elbow but Aisa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.