PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 708 p4p, 79 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 1462 p4p, 156 weight class). Barbados has chosen What's It All For as his entrance music. 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!

Fantana
vs
Barbados

165 cm
43
144 lbs
29 - 14 - 2

177 cm
39
155 lbs
28 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados scores with a three punch combo!
Fantana misses with the combination.
Barbados throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbados throws a body punch but Fantana moves out of range.
Fantana feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbados tries to avoid it but Fantana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbados to the ground. Barbados escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Barbados lands a left and a right that send Fantana crashing to the mat, dazed. Barbados thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantana looks to throw the jab but Barbados is out of range.
Barbados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbados uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantana.
Barbados uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantana.

Barbados gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fantana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantana 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 one minute gone in the round.
Fantana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barbados wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantana wants to control from the top but Barbados keeps moving.
Fantana looking to pass the guard.

Barbados wriggles free and stands up.
Fantana loads up on a big right hand but Barbados slips the punch.
Fantana throws a lazy right hand but Barbados sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantana throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantana moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarbados.
Barbados avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantana.
Fantana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Fantana.
Fantana is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barbados's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbados counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Fantana coming out on top.
Fantana throws a hook but Barbados avoids it easily.
Fantana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbados.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fantana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Fantana.
Fantana misses the shot to the body.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Fantana avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws a right hand that Barbados ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbados also avoids with ease.
Barbados is looking for the big counter here.
Fantana scores with a nice right hand.
Fantana misses with a few strikes there.
Fantana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brian Fantana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantana lands a jab to Barbados's midsection.
Fantana misses with a straight right.
Fantana lands with a good body shot.
Barbados uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantana.
Fantana throws a looping overhand right but Barbados ducks down to avoid it.
Fantana shoots in for a takedown but Barbados shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbados swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Fantana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbados as he connects with a hook.
Barbados throws an overhand right that drops Fantana like a sack of potatoes! Barbados dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados!
Aldo Barbados decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.