PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stevie Wonder - Superstition. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alfredo Barbosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sanford
vs
Barbosa

170 cm
31
164 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

177 cm
34
160 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Sin City Allstars

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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanford.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanford.
Sanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sanford.

Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Sanford. Sanford maintains the clinch.
Barbosa gets through Sanford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Sanford.
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!
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Sanford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Sanford lands.
Sanford misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Sanford's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Sanford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Sanford's body. Sanford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanford with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Sanford avoids nicely.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Sanford connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanford is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanford scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Sanford seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Sanford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Sanford's ribs.
Sanford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford lands a high kick!
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanford.
Sanford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanford.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Sanford's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Sanford throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanford throws out the jab.
Sanford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barbosa avoids the body shot from Sanford.
Sanford tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanford looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Sanford to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Sanford was not able to check.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanford misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Sanford walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Barbosa.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanford throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Sanford misses.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanford's hands.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Sanford walks into a jab.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanford swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.

Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanford.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanford with a body shot.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanford scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Sanford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanford at a distance.
Sanford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanford misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Sanford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanford needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa scores with a head kick.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanford slips a jab from Barbosa.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanford under the eye.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Sanford slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Sanford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Sanford slips the punch.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanford lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford misses with a straight right.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Sanford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Sanford is having none of it.
Sanford throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanford blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanford throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Sanford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanford on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanford checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Lamont Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
A low kick from Sanford misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Sanford forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Sanford crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.

Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Sanford misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Sanford throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanford's calf.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alfredo Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Sanford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Barbosa!
Alfredo Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Lamont Sanford stepped up to the mic, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.