PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colon comes to the cage accompanied by Estala O Dedo by Cabal. Raymundo Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colon
vs
Barnes

165 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Bulk Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymundo Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Colon clinches with his opponent.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Colon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Colon circles away.
Colon could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice combination there by Colon.
Colon connects with a nice looking jab.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Colon throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Colon.
Colon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Colon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raymundo Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Barnes.
Barnes wants to stall.
Colon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Colon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Colon effectively controlling the action here.

Colon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barnes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Colon to the mat. Colon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Colon can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Colon trying to control but Barnes postures up.

Colon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Colon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes stands up over Colon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is in close to Colon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Colon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes won't allow Colon to sweep him here.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes looks gassed!
Colon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Colon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Colon trying to strike off his back.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Colon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Colon throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colon's guard.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colon's head.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Colon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Colon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Colon's brow.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Colon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Colon.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.

Colon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barnes dominated that round.
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.

Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Colon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colon can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Colon is rocked!
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Colon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Colon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Colon seems to have got his legs back now.
Colon is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes cracks Colon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Colon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Colon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Colon is looking to improve his position but Barnes isn't that keen on the idea.
Colon gets back to half guard.
Colon moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Colon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Colon tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colon won't be happy with that.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Colon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Colon down.
Colon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Colon moves into full guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Colon blocks nicely.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Colon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Colon from controlling successfully.
Colon won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Colon preventing the sweep.
Barnes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Joe Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnes is striking off his back. Colon thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Colon scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Colon.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Colon is avoiding it.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raymundo Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colon counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Colon to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Colon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Colon lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.

Barnes scores a takedown into full mount!
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Colon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Colon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Colon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Colon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Colon's face.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes scoring with strikes but Colon is staying in there.
Colon is trying to escape the mount.
Colon regains half guard.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Colon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes works over Colon with some ground and pound from guard.
Colon working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.

Colon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barnes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Colon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barnes's back instead.
Barnes breaks Colon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Colon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barnes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Colon has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Colon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barnes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?

Colon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Colon is going olschool here, as he tries to force Barnes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barnes shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Colon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barnes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking to improve his position but Colon isn't that keen on the idea.
Colon blocks Barnes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Colon. What's that going to do exactly?
Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raymundo Colon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes wants to control but Colon is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barnes!