PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 31 p4p, 185 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 5 p4p, 28 weight class). Barbo comes to the cage accompanied by Nissim. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Barbo
vs
Walcott

172 cm
37
145
33 - 13 - 2

170 cm
32
140
29 - 18 - 2

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Olympic wrestler
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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbo at a distance.
Barbo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Barbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Barbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walcott replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbo blocks it well.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walcott misses with the combination.
Walcott throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbo takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Walcott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbo.
Walcott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbo's waist but Barbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walcott off to one side.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott wants to counter with a clinch but Barbo pushes him away.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbo.
Walcott swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbo throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbo doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walcott takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walcott connects with the punch.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbo.
Walcott thuds his shin into the meat of Barbo's side.
Barbo throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbo avoids a kick to the body.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott moves out of range as Barbo strikes.
Walcott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbo will feel that in the morning.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walcott swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo tries to score with a low kick but Walcott moves his leg out of the way.
And Walcott responds with a good body kick, but Barbo manages to step out the way in time.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Barbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott delivers a nice body kick.
Walcott throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott thuds his right hand into Barbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbo lands a slapping body shot.
Barbo cracks Walcott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott defending well as Barbo loads up on a big left hand.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott blocks a leg kick.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Barbo avoids it.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy body kick from Walcott
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott lands a high kick!
Walcott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbo rather than just go for the knockout.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Barbo misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
Tommy Walcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walcott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walcott lands a front kick.
Barbo takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Barbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walcott lunges at Barbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbo's hand.
Walcott gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbo in his tracks.

Walcott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Barbo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Barbo.
Barbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walcott breaks from the clinch.

Walcott clinches.
Barbo tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Walcott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott checks the leg kick.
Walcott misses with the body kick
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Barbo avoids it.
Walcott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbo doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Walcott replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbo blocks it well.
Barbo throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
And Walcott responds with a good body kick, but Barbo manages to step out the way in time.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walcott momentarily.
Walcott swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Walcott lands a jab to Barbo's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
Walcott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbo takes one on the button.
Walcott throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barbo tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Barbo swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott wants to counter the offense by Barbo and move into the clinch position.
Barbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Walcott moves out of range as Barbo strikes.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbo tries to close the distance and clinch but Walcott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Barbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walcott.
Walcott jabs at Barbo's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbo throws a nice looking combination but Walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott lands a nice looking body kick.
Barbo throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Walcott catches Barbo right on the button with a cross.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Barbo tried to score with a low kick but Walcott checks it.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
Barbo thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses.
Barbo throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Walcott 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.

Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
Walcott takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbo as he connects with a hook.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott slips a straight right by Barbo.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Barbo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo misses the jab.
Walcott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Walcott off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick from Walcott.
Barbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo looks to land a combination but Walcott avoids it well.
Barbo lands with a nice body punch.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott connects with a high kick.
Barbo lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barbo counters with a nice body kick.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbo thumps Walcott with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walcott swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Barbo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walcott tries to break the clinch but Barbo is controlling the position.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Walcott works on Barbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbo is working Walcott over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Barbo.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo lands a right hand.
A short right from Barbo on the inside.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Barbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Walcott gets an underhook and turns Barbo into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo working aggressively here.
Barbo blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Barbo.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbo lands with a right to the head.
Barbo scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo is working Walcott over against the cage.

Walcott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott tries to clinch
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott punishes Barbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Walcott throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walcott lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sala Barbo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walcott takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walcott moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Barbo throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Walcott follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barbo throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Jab from Walcott.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a straight left.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Walcott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott avoids a kick to the body.
Barbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walcott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo looks to land a body kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo cracks Walcott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Walcott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walcott is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Walcott as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Walcott.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbo with a body shot.
Barbo blocks the body kick.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott lands with a nice body kick.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Walcott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walcott keeps Barbo at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo scores with a jab. Walcott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walcott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbo tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbo avoids a kick to the body.
Barbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walcott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbo connects with the punch.
Walcott looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Walcott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walcott moves into range and clinches up with Barbo.
Walcott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbo cracks Walcott with a nice body shot.
Tommy Walcott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Walcott manages to break the clinch.
Walcott misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body. Barbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbo is looking to slow Walcott down with leg kicks.
Barbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Barbo tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.
Barbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick from Barbo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sala Barbo had his way with Tommy Walcott in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott throws a lazy body kick
and Barbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbo throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott checks a low kick from Barbo.
Barbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Walcott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
Barbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Barbo.
Barbo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Barbo misses
and Walcott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick from Walcott.
Barbo blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walcott scores with a push kick.
A jab from Walcott finds it's way through Barbo's defenses.
Barbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Walcott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Walcott slips under a jab from Barbo.
Walcott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
Barbo connects with a leg kick.
Barbo lands with a cross.
Barbo throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Barbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Barbo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott connects with a body shot.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Barbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbo swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
Barbo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Walcott throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott thuds his shin into the meat of Barbo's side.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Walcott scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbo should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walcott clinches.
Walcott tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Barbo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo looking to stall.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott gets through Barbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott is the new featherweight champion!
Tommy Walcott very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.