PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Good Boy (ranked 2349 p4p, 640 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 344 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Good Boy
vs
Barbosa

190 cm
26
196
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
190
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Beachside Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Good Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good Boy misses with a right hand

and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control.
Barbosa slows the pace down.
Good Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Good Boy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Good Boy!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa managing to control the position.

Barbosa is looking for a triangle but Good Boy pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to sweep but instead, Good Boy has passed into half guard.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Good Boy has control of the leg.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
Good Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa has his hands on Good Boy's head, controlling the position.

Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Good Boy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Good Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Good Boy from controlling successfully.
Good Boy wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Barbosa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Barbosa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Good Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Good Boy's guard.

Barbosa pushes down on Good Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barbosa is taking a breather. Good Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Good Boy sees it coming and defends easily.
Good Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.

Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Good Boy sees it coming and defends easily.
Good Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
Barbosa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Acme Island Savages. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but Good Boy defending well.
Barbosa not doing much here.
Barbosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Good Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Barbosa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Good Boy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barbosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Barbosa!