PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bar (ranked 466 p4p, 685 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 25 p4p, 36 weight class). Lucas Barbosa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bar
vs
Barbosa

200 cm
30
212
15 - 7 - 0

178 cm
34
205
22 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barbosa tries to sprawl but Bar drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bar is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.

Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa looking to control.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bar manages to get himself to full guard.

Bar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.

Barbosa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Bar keeps moving.

Barbosa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bar to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barbosa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bar pulls down on the head and he's put Barbosa to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonny Bar!