PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barbossa
vs
Romero

170 cm
26
160 lbs
14 - 2 - 2

174 cm
26
161 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbossa swinging wildly here.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
Barbossa feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Barbossa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Barbossa misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Jab by Barbossa.
Romero defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Barbossa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbossa throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Barbossa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero blocks a jab.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbossa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Barbossa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Barbossa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barbossa instigates a clinch.
Barbossa lands a left hand.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Barbossa keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbossa.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbossa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Barbossa.
Romero tries to pull guard but Barbossa holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
Barbossa letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Barbossa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa stalling against the cage.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Barbossa has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Barbossa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbossa presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Barbossa keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Barbossa.
Barbossa has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.

Barbossa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Barbossa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbossa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbossa misses the shot to the body.
Barbossa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbossa finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbossa with a body shot.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero unleashes a big counter combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbossa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Barbossa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbossa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbossa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barbossa scores with a nice right hand.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbossa tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Barbossa.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Barbossa slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Barbossa.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbossa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero slips a jab from Barbossa.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Barbossa clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero avoiding damage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbossa lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Barbossa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbossa gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Barbossa there.
Barbossa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Barbossa checks it.
Barbossa lands a head kick!
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbossa lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbossa closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbossa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero tries to pull guard but Barbossa won't allow it.
A short left from Barbossa.
A right hand to the body from Barbossa.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbossa walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aquiles Romero.

Barbossa moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Barbossa.
Barbossa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.

Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero slips under a jab.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Barbossa scores with a jab to the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbossa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbossa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy body kick from Romero
and Barbossa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Barbossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa misses with a body shot.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbossa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbossa checks it well.
Barbossa misses with a body shot.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Barbossa misses.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Romero feints a counter leg kick.
Barbossa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Barbossa is looking to land body kicks.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Barbossa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barbossa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbossa's head.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbossa missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geoffrey Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Barbossa finds it's target.

Barbossa clinches with his opponent.
Barbossa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Barbossa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbossa.

Barbossa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbossa jabs Romero right on the nose. Romero blinks but takes it well.
Romero moves out of range as Barbossa strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbossa darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Barbossa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbossa throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Barbossa throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbossa thinking.
Barbossa swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
Romero unleashes a big counter combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbossa missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbossa throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbossa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Barbossa had a free shot at his head there.
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barbossa has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.

Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.

Barbossa instigates a clinch.
Barbossa pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbossa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Barbossa misses its intended target.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
Barbossa motions for Romero to come forward. Barbossa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbossa misses with a hook.
Romero throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbossa misses the target.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbossa circles away quickly and effectively.
As Romero tries to get set, Barbossa tries to push him back and clinch up but Romero manages to avoid the attempt.
Barbossa lands a head shot.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbossa.
Romero raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barbossa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero slips under a jab from Barbossa.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Barbossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Barbossa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Barbossa.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbossa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Barbossa.

Barbossa breaks the clinch.
Romero throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Barbossa swinging wildly here.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Barbossa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbossa 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
Geoffrey Barbossa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Aquiles Romero stepped up to the mic, saying 'still wants nick diaz fight'.