PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 774 p4p, 381 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 97 p4p, 49 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Unfaithful. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barbosa
vs
Jackson

185 cm
32
186
22 - 16 - 0

176 cm
31
170
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa slips a jab from Jackson.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Demetrius Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barbosa throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.

Barbosa darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Barbosa is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Baldomir Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Barbosa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
As Jackson backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Barbosa scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson 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.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Barbosa.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbosa.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Barbosa defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.

Barbosa has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baldomir Barbosa.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!