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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 2398 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Samuel Barfield (ranked 266 p4p, 193 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Barfield!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pealike misses with a double jab.
Pealike cracks Barfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Pealike lands.
Pealike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barfield.
Pealike lands a slapping body shot.
Pealike takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pealike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pealike.
Barfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barfield fails to land the takedown.
Pealike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pealike misses with a hook
letting Barfield counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pealike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pealike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield misses with a wild combination.
Barfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Barfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pealike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pealike throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pealike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pealike manages to avoid it.
Barfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pealike!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pealike tries to bench press Barfield off him but Barfield keeps the position.
Barfield throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pealike tries to escape but Barfield is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield wants to control but Pealike is keeping him busy.
Pealike avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barfield.
Barfield misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pealike wants to control but Barfield postures up.
Pealike is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pealike is trying to get back to his feet.
Barfield throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barfield working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barfield connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pealike some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pealike is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pealike tries to roll over but Barfield keeps him under control.
Barfield lands strikes from half guard.
Barfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pealike has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pealike trying to hold on to Barfield's head to control him but Barfield postures up.
Barfield controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barfield lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield tries to pass to full mount but Pealike defends it.
Barfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pealike gets back to full guard.
Barfield throwing strikes from guard but Pealike blocks nicely.
Barfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pealike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barfield is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Barfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Barfield.
Pealike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barfield moves away.
Pealike throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barfield shoots in for a double leg but Pealike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barfield closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pealike to the mat! Pealike manages to get full guard.
Pealike is wriggling around but Barfield manages to pass to half guard.
Barfield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pealike wants to control but Barfield is keeping busy.
Pealike tries to kick Barfield off but Barfield keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pealike is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Barfield!
A very excited looking Samuel Barfield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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