PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Casey Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barrera
vs
Fox

223 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

180 cm
20
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casey Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Fox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Barrera darts in and clinches Fox up against the cage.
Fox has Barrera pushed against the cage.
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.
Fox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barrera stalling.
Barrera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fox stalls.

Fox decides to pull guard.
Fox wants to control the position but Barrera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera is nestled in close to Fox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrera is working away from the top position though.

Barrera stands up from half guard.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barrera thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt

and Barrera moves into the clinch.
Casey Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Fox.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox wants to clinch.
Fox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrera tries to counter with a takedown but Fox is quick to defend against it.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fox avoids the head kick by Barrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries for a takedown but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barrera throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.

Barrera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Fox with the active half guard here but Barrera passes nicely into side control.

Barrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to buck Barrera off but Barrera takes his back!
Barrera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrera throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fox could be in trouble here!
Barrera scores with punches and elbows.
Barrera is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Barrera lands a shot to the head.
Barrera gets his hands free as Fox looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is really stuck here.

Fox is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Barrera.

Barrera has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fox has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barrera is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fox tries to sprawl but Barrera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barrera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fox trying to control but Barrera postures up.
Barrera passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fox!
Fox is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox is bucking up trying to escape but Barrera cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera dominating with strikes here.
Barrera controlling from the full mount.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Barrera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Barrera has hold of Fox's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fox manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barrera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Casey Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Barrera connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barrera looking to secure an arm triangle but Fox defends it well.
The referee warns Fox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barrera cracks Fox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barrera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fox is looking to escape.
Barrera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Barrera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox has given up his back here.

Barrera working for the choke.
Fox tries to escape but Barrera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Barrera is looking for the choke from the back position but Fox is controlling his hands well.
Barrera is punishing Fox with strikes - can he finish him?!

Barrera is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fox grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fox can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox is breathing heavily.

Barrera working for the choke.
Barrera lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Barrera working for a choke but Fox is defending well.
Fox is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Barrera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fox wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.
Barrera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fox manages to circle out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fox.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Fox.

Barrera darts in and clinches Fox up against the cage.
Fox jumps guard but Barrera stands there with Fox around his waist. Fox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Fox pulls Barrera into guard.
Fox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barrera drops back looking for a leg! Fox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fox manages to kick Barrera off! Barrera jumps back into Fox's guard.
Fox is looking to sweep but instead, Barrera has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to roll over but Barrera keeps him under control.
Barrera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barrera lands strikes from half guard.
Barrera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barrera lands with a punch from half guard.
Barrera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barrera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrera is working away from the top position though.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barrera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrera trying to control from half guard but Fox is working away.
Barrera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barrera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barrera is thwarting Fox's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrera slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Barrera there.
Barrera controlling the action here.

Barrera seems to be looking for submissions.
Barrera working Fox over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to control but Barrera passes into side control!

Barrera tries for a kimura but Fox is defending well.
Barrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Barrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fox, who protects the arm well.
Mohammed Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey Barrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barrera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fox some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Barrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Barrera!