PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kriel
vs
Barbosa

178 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel throws a right hand that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Kriel takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Kriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kriel is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Kriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Kriel throws a good cross that connects.
Kriel throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kriel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriel slips under a jab from Barbosa.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriel connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kriel.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kriel misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kriel takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Kriel cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kriel scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kriel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kriel lands a nice looking body shot.
Kriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kriel needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Jan Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Kriel throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Kriel misses its target.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kriel.
Barbosa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kriel misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Kriel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Kriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Kriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa lunges at Kriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriel's hand.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kriel feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Kriel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Donk. Kriel catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Kriel lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kriel.
Kriel misses with a straight right.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kriel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel with a hook.
Kriel throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jan Kriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kriel avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Kriel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Kriel cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kriel has got the better of the exchanges.
Kriel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kriel scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Kriel connects with a nice looking jab.
Kriel scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Kriel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kriel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Kriel.
Kriel swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kriel swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kriel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kriel cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Kriel.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Kriel connects with the punch.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kriel avoids it with no problem.
Kriel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Kriel misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kriel is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Kriel.
Kriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriel lands with an overhand left.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kriel lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Kriel throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.

Barbosa is rocked!
Kriel drops Barbosa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Barbosa! Kriel dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.