PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Barrett (ranked 5247 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uros Radojicic (ranked 5221 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barrett
vs
Radojicic

225 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uros Radojicic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radojicic moves out of range of the strikes.

Barrett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Radojicic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Barrett seems content to control.
Radojicic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barrett.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Radojicic trying to control but Barrett postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is controlling the pace.
Radojicic is trying to stand back up but Barrett is controlling him
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radojicic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrett is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Radojicic avoids the body shot from Barrett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barrett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Radojicic - the referee stops the clock and Barrett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Radojicic. Barrett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Radojicic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Radojicic wants it to stay on the feet.
Radojicic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Radojicic somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radojicic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Barrett counters by clinching up.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radojicic avoids it.
Radojicic keeps control of Barrett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radojicic has Barrett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barrett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lyman Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uros Radojicic.
Radojicic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrett prevents it.
Radojicic tries to pull guard but Barrett holds him up against the cage and eventually Radojicic drops back down to his feet.

Barrett tightens his grip and picks Radojicic up, before dumping him to the ground. Radojicic manages to land in guard.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Radojicic trying to strike off his back.
Radojicic wants to get back to his feet but Barrett passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Radojicic has his hands clasped together around Barrett's back. He's all about the action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barrett in particular looking to stall.
Barrett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Radojicic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.
Radojicic gets full guard.
Radojicic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Radojicic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrett stays in close to Radojicic's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Radojicic shoots for a takedown but Barrett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radojicic looks winded!
Barrett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radojicic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barrett sprawls well. Barrett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Radojicic gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyman Barrett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Barrett.
Barrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barrett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Radojicic shoots in but no luck this time.
Radojicic shoots for a double leg takedown but Barrett sprawls well. He's pushed Radojicic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Barrett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrett lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radojicic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Radojicic is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radojicic gets back to full guard.
Radojicic is breathing heavily.
Barrett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barrett trying to control but Radojicic is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Barrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrett trying to control but Radojicic is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Radojicic tries for a takedown but Barrett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyman Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uros Radojicic.

Radojicic pushes Barrett up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radojicic can do to turn this around?

Radojicic breaks the clinch.
Uros Radojicic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Barrett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Radojicic sprawls and moves away.
Barrett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Radojicic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barrett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Radojicic takes a shot to the head.

Radojicic breaks the clinch.
Radojicic moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Barrett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck for Radojicic with that takedown attempt.

Barrett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Radojicic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lyman Barrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Radojicic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barrett off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyman Barrett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Barrett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Radojicic under the eye.
Barrett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radojicic.
Radojicic connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Radojicic misses

and Barrett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Radojicic won't be happy with that.
Radojicic tries to improve position but can't.
Barrett wants to control but Radojicic is keeping him busy.
Barrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radojicic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barrett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radojicic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barrett's best efforts.
Radojicic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Radojicic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barrett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Radojicic tries to roll over but Barrett keeps him under control.
Barrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrett not doing much here.
Barrett working the head and body with strikes.
Radojicic trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radojicic taking some punishment here, with Barrett in his half guard.
Radojicic wants to control but Barrett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barrett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Radojicic.
Radojicic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lyman Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett stands up over Radojicic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radojicic is trying to control the position but Barrett postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Barrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyman Barrett!