PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Barros (ranked 6094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourn King (ranked 6100 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Barros
vs
King

189 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yohan Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tourn King!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barros.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barros.
Barros fails in his attempt to clinch.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barros darts in and clinches King up against the cage.

Barros breaks the clinch.

Barros forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King wants a takedown.
Yohan Barros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourn King.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.

Barros pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barros. Barros obviously looking to wear him down.
Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Barros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barros's head.
Barros wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Barros looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King is in close to Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King is working Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barros might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barros is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King with a nice head shot there.
King stands up over Barros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.

Barros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Barros is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barros's head.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King works over Barros with some ground and pound from guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Barros is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barros is on top in guard.

King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barros uses it to pass to side control.

Barros is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tourn King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
King feints the counter takedown.

Barros closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.

Barros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yohan Barros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King shoots in and drives through. Barros sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barros.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Barros drives through with a takedown into guard.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barros works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Barros wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

King is looking for a triangle but Barros pushes his legs off easily.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

King working for a triangle but Barros defends it easily.
Tourn King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barros wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barros sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
Barros trying to control from half guard but King is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barros is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barros looking to pass the guard.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barros gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

King working for a triangle but Barros defends it easily.
Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tourn King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barros clinches up against the cage.
King can't get the takedown.

Barros drags the fight down to the ground.
Barros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King prevents Barros from getting back to his feet.
King works over Barros with some ground and pound from guard.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barros's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barros working a defensive guard here.
King with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King is pushing down on Barros's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barros is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Barros's temple.
King stops Barros from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

King seems to be working for a kimura but Barros defends the submission attempt.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King prevents Barros from standing back up.
King winds up and cracks Barros with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barros defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King working Barros over with strikes.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barros knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barros with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from King there.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barros wants to get back to his feet.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Barros is defending well.

Barros has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yohan Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yohan Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Barros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barros stuffs the takedown.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yohan Barros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourn King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barros goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
Barros misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
Barros wants to clinch but King slips to the side

and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barros won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barros to see if he's OK.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tourn King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barros is not content to let King control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tourn King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourn King!
After winning the bout, Tourn King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.