PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audley Barristan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Frettish
vs
Barristan

157 cm
29
142 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

165 cm
29
144 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Audley Barristan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barristan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barristan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barristan lands a head kick!
Frettish on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barristan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barristan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Frettish misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frettish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barristan - the referee stops the clock and Frettish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barristan. Frettish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barristan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barristan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frettish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Crunch! Barristan slams his shin into Frettish's torso.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frettish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barristan - the referee stops the clock and Frettish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barristan. Frettish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Barristan misses with a wild body shot.
Frettish throwing a counter right hand but Barristan manages to avoid it.
Barristan looks for the body kick but Frettish saw that one coming.
It looked like Frettish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barristan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barristan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frettish moves out of range of the strikes.
Frettish tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barristan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barristan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barristan!
Barristan fakes the leg kick and cracks Frettish in the body.
Frettish swings for the body but Barristan moves out of range.
Barristan thumps Frettish with a low kick.
Barristan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barristan swings for the body but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish throwing a counter right hand but Barristan manages to avoid it.
Barristan looks to throw a body kick
and Frettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barristan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barristan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Frettish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Barristan misses
and Frettish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barristan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Frettish misses its intended target.
Barristan thows a body kick. Frettish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frettish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frettish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Frettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barristan.
Frettish moves out of range of the body kick from Barristan.
Barristan looks to land a body kick but Frettish moved away.
Frettish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barristan scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from Barristan.
Barristan looks for the body kick but Frettish saw that one coming.
Frettish is looking to counter punch.
Frettish fails to land with a series of punches.
Frettish moves out of range as Barristan throws a body kick.
Barristan scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Frettish misses its intended target.
Frettish takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frettish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barristan.
Frettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barristan.
Barristan thinks about the counter body kick.
Barristan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barristan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barristan misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barristan pushes Frettish away with a front kick.
Barristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barristan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frettish will feel that in the morning.
Frettish misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barristan thows a body kick. Frettish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barristan misses with a head kick.
Frettish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frettish will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frettish throws a nice looking combination but Barristan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barristan misses with a kick to the body
and Frettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barristan throws a lazy body kick
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Audley Barristan has been cut.
Frettish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barristan can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Audley Barristan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Audley Barristan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barristan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barristan misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Barristan throws a head kick that Frettish semi-blocks.
Barristan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frettish. That did some damage!
Barristan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frettish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barristan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frettish.
Barristan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Barristan is rocked!
Frettish lands a jab.
Barristan is still on wobbly legs! Can Frettish finish him?
Barristan misses with a low kick as Frettish jumps back.
Barristan throws a push kick but Frettish slaps the foot to one side.
Frettish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barristan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Frettish gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Barristan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Frettish!