PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name. Barca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carthage. Hannibal Barca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prado
vs
Barca

165 cm
37
155 lbs
27 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
165 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Voodoo Nutrition

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado wants to slow Barca down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Prado.
Prado swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Prado.
Prado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barca.
Barca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Prado connects with a body shot that sends Barca's belly button to the back.
Fernando Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Prado's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Barca finds it's way through Prado's defenses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barca has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Prado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prado misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barca checks it well.
Barca dives in for a single leg takedown but Prado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Prado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barca's calf.
Prado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barca lands with a cross.
A big right from Barca misses.
Barca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barca shoots in for a double leg but Prado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Prado off the cage and back into range.
Prado is looking to wear down Barca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Prado.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prado throws out the jab.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prado there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prado looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca avoids the body shot from Prado.
Barca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Prado.
Prado misses the shot to the body.
Prado throws a solid leg kick but Barca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prado.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Prado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prado.
Barca defending well as Prado loads up on a big left hand.
Prado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prado. Prado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prado lands with a straight right. Barca didn't see that one coming.
Prado slips a straight right by Barca.
Prado misses with a body punch
and Barca counters with a straight right hand.
Barca blocks the body kick.
Barca throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barca misses.
Prado connects with an inside leg kick.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Good work by Barca as he checks the leg kick.
Prado throws a body shot but no joy.
Prado wants to land a leg kick but Barca is out of range.
Barca fails with a takedown attempt.
Prado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Prado tries to move into range but Barca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Barca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses.
Prado pulls Barca in close to prevent any damage.
Barca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando Prado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Barca throws a counter combo.
Barca with a jab.
Barca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prado defends well and Barca ends up having to push Prado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barca moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Jab from Barca.
Barca's corner calls for a 1-2. Barca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca misses with a looping left.
Barca avoids the body shot from Prado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
Prado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barca.
Barca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Nice defenses there by Barca.
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Prado slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado misses the shot to the body.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Barca has his takedown stuffed
and Prado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barca might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barca lands a head shot.
Prado throws a wild body kick that Barca sees coming a mile off.
Barca moves forwards but Prado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Prado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fernando Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Prado throws a front kick that sends Barca stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Barca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prado swings widly with a right hand
and Barca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prado lands a jab to Barca's midsection.
Prado lands a jab to Barca's midsection.
Prado slips a straight right by Barca.
Prado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Barca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Prado is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Prado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barca is working away from the top position though.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prado to regain full guard.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to control from the top but Prado keeps moving.
Prado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barca throwing strikes but missing.
Prado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Prado has wrist control.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Prado has wrist control.

That's four 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.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Prado misses with a kick to the body.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barca fails to land the takedown.
Prado slaps away a takedown attempt from Barca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barca dives in and grabs Prado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prado pushes down on Barca's head and hops out.
Prado moves out of range as Barca strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Prado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prado.
Barca avoids the body shot from Prado.
Prado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prado lands with a nice body punch.
Prado misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Barca misses with a left hand
and Prado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prado tries a head kick but it misses.
Prado defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.
Barca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prado ducks under a wild hook from Barca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prado looks for the body kick but Barca saw that one coming.
Prado leaves Barca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prado quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab lands there for Prado.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prado.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca dives in and grabs Prado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prado pushes down on Barca's head and hops out.
Prado misses with a leg kick

and Barca counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prado!
Prado is trying to control Barca's posture but Barca avoids it.
Barca tries to score with some ground and pound. Prado controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barca trying to control the action but Prado is working from the bottom.
Prado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barca tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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!
Barca misses with the ground and pound.
Prado dodges the ground and pound from Barca.
Barca looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Prado is avoiding damage well.

Barca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Prado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Prado is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barca working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barca working the ground and pound.
Prado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barca landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Barca seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barca fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barca working the ground and pound but Prado is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Barca crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca trying to control the action but Prado is working from the bottom.
Prado is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barca throws a strike aimed at the side of Prado's head but Prado avoids it well.
Prado manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barca's best efforts.

Barca is working for a submission of some sort.
Barca is looking to stall here but Prado recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Hannibal Barca just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Barca.
A combination from Barca does no damage.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.

Prado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Prado scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Prado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prado. Prado obviously looking to wear him down.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Barca avoided it.
Prado moves away from the strike by Barca.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Barca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca lands a nice hook to Prado's body. Prado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Prado connects with a body shot that sends Barca's belly button to the back.
Barca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prado can pounce on him.

Prado gets caught napping as Barca dives in and scores a takedown. Prado manages to retain guard.

Prado is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca can't get the takedown.
Prado lands a nice shot to the body.
Barca looking for a takedown.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Barca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Prado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barca is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prado prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado lands a shot to the body.
Barca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Barca's head but Barca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prado scores with a nice body kick.
Barca scores with a hook to the body. Prado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barca 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.
Barca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barca shoots and misses
and Barca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prado leaves Barca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prado connects with a leg kick. Barca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado connects with the punch.
Barca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prado.
A big left from Prado misses.
Prado throws out a powerful jab.
Prado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barca if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prado as he jumps to the side.
Prado misses with a few strikes there.
Prado blocks a jab.
Prado tries a low kick but Barca avoids it.
And Barca tries to counter it with a takedown but Prado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prado defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Prado ducks down to avoid it.
Prado scores with a spinning back kick!
Barca shoots in for a takedown but Prado shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca shoots in for a double leg but Prado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prado. That's going to slow Barca down.
Prado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
Barca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab by Prado.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Nice jab there from Barca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Prado had his way with Hannibal Barca in 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. This is the final round!

Prado tried to score with a low kick but Barca checks it.
Barca drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prado defends it well.
Prado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
Prado connects with a right hand. Barca shakes it off.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.
Prado slips under a jab from Barca.
Barca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Barca shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prado's guard.
Barca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barca postures up.
Barca chips away with some ground and pound.
Barca postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Prado has wrist control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Prado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barca.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Prado has momentary wrist control but Barca slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca trying to control but Prado is working from the bottom.
Prado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Prado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prado throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barca avoids it.
Barca blocks a jab.
Barca is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Prado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prado misses with a few strikes there.
Prado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Barca. Those never looked like landing.
Barca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca looks to land a right hand but Prado moved out of range.
Barca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prado.
Barca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barca misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Prado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barca is out of range and Prado settles back down.
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Barca tries to bum rush Prado with a series of wild strikes but Prado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Prado throws a body kick that misses.

Barca gets a takedown into half guard.
Prado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barca.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca controlling the action here.
Barca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prado is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Barca goes for an armbar but Prado turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Prado.
Barca trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Fernando Prado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hannibal Barca was interviewed post fight and said 'I will either find a way, or make one.'.