PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Ceelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry comes into a darkened arena with his song building.

target=blank>big gun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Curtis Ceelo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ceelo
vs
Barry

180 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Ceelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Barry!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceelo wants to clinch.

Barry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ceelo tries to buck Barry off but Barry is having none of it.
Ceelo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barry's best efforts.

Barry is working for a submission of some sort.
Barry with the ground and pound but Ceelo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry won't allow Ceelo to sweep him here.
Ceelo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barry's guard.

Ceelo stands and steps away. Barry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barry shoots in for a takedown but Ceelo shows good takedown defense.
Ceelo tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Barry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ceelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ceelo prevents it.
Ceelo is pushing Barry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Barry tightens his grip and picks Ceelo up, before dumping him to the ground. Ceelo manages to land in guard.
Barry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry is pushing down on Ceelo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ceelo is fighting to maintain full guard but Barry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barry trying to control from half guard but Ceelo is working away.
Ceelo is looking to control Barry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ceelo avoid being mounted?
Ceelo is holding on to half guard well.
Ceelo tries to roll over but Barry keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ceelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ceelo is looking to improve his position.
Ceelo is pressing down on Barry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ceelo keeping moving, preventing Barry from controlling successfully.
Ceelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ceelo, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ceelo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Barry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ceelo has managed to clinch.
Ceelo works on Barry's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Curtis Ceelo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ceelo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ceelo decides to stand back up.
Barry has his takedown stuffed

and Ceelo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barry's guard now.

Ceelo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barry closes the distance but Ceelo moves to the side

and Ceelo counters with a single leg into guard. Barry didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry keeping moving, preventing Ceelo from controlling successfully.

Ceelo gets to his feet - Barry follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry darts in trying to clinch

and Ceelo counters with a single leg into guard. Barry didn't expect that.
Ceelo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barry striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Barry keeping moving, preventing Ceelo from controlling successfully.
Ceelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ceelo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barry looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ceelo is pushing down on Barry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barry is fighting to maintain full guard but Ceelo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barry is trying to stand back up but Ceelo is controlling him
Ceelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barry keeps working.
Ceelo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo trying to control the action but Barry is working from the bottom.
Curtis Ceelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ceelo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ceelo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ceelo.
Barry has a hand on Ceelo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ceelo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ceelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barry is looking to escape.
Barry wants to hold on but Ceelo pushes him away.
Ceelo tries to control but Barry wriggling away.
Ceelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barry hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceelo trying to control but Barry is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Ceelo dominated that second round.
That's time! Ceelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barry drives through and clinches with Ceelo against the cage.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry taking a breather.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
Barry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ceelo breaks from the clinch.
Ceelo throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ceelo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Ceelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ceelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ceelo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ceelo.
Curtis Ceelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ceelo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ceelo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Ceelo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo trying to control the action but Barry is working from the bottom.
Barry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ceelo trying to control the action but Barry is working from the bottom.
Barry is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ceelo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barry is looking to reverse the position.
Curtis Ceelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceelo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ceelo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ceelo prevents Barry from getting the reversal.
Ceelo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ceelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ceelo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ceelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barry is looking to escape.
Ceelo controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Ceelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ceelo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Ceelo!