PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calder Beefington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Beefington
vs
Barbossa

187 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calder Beefington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beefington closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa tries to break the clinch but Beefington is controlling the position.
Beefington taking a breather.

Beefington successfully pulls guard.
Barbossa advances to half guard.
Beefington wants to improve his position but Barbossa is controlling well.
Beefington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbossa.
Beefington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbossa.
Barbossa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beefington is working to get back to half guard.
Barbossa looking to finish with strikes here!
Barbossa controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa avoids the attempt from Beefington to control.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beefington is looking to escape.
Beefington is looking to improve his position but Barbossa isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbossa throwing strikes here but Beefington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beefington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barbossa controlling the position easily from mount.
Beefington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbossa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barbossa thowing shots but they're missing.
Barbossa won't let Beefington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barbossa looking to control but Beefington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beefington working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbossa manages to capitalize on a mistake by Beefington to take his back!
A lull in the action here.
Beefington is trapped and Barbossa is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Beefington wants to control his opponent's hands but Barbossa gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beefington has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Beefington breaks Barbossa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Barbossa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Beefington off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Beefington tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbossa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.

Beefington instigates a clinch.
Beefington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbossa walks away with a smile on his face. Beefington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Beefington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beefington prevents Barbossa from escaping the position.
Barbossa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Beefington controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Barbossa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Beefington pushes Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbossa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beefington smiles and moves away.
Beefington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbossa.
Beefington is looking to clinch but Barbossa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Barbossa misses.

Beefington has managed to clinch.
Beefington controlling the action here for a moment.

Beefington breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbossa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barbossa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beefington is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Beefington is squirming around, avoiding Barbossa's attempts to control the action.
Beefington can't escape the position.
Barbossa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barbossa wants to control the pace but Beefington is squirming around nicely.
Beefington is trying to reverse the position but instead Barbossa has taken his back - oops!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa is controlling the position but Beefington somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Barbossa wants to control but Beefington is keeping him busy.
Beefington is trying to stand back up but Barbossa is controlling him
Barbossa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barbossa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Beefington wants to control but Barbossa is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa is looking to take a break and control but Beefington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jake Barbossa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Beefington clinches with his opponent.
Beefington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beefington has Barbossa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbossa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Beefington breaks from the clinch.
Beefington scores with a jab.

Beefington moves into the clinch.

Barbossa jumps into guard, dragging Beefington to the mat.
Beefington trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beefington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbossa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beefington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbossa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbossa is trying to keep Beefington in close.
Beefington wants to control from the top but Barbossa keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Calder Beefington wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Beefington gets a clinch.
Barbossa is trying to push Beefington away but Beefington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Calder Beefington will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Beefington tries to clinch but Barbossa moves out of range.
Beefington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbossa as he avoids it easily.
Barbossa tries to clinch

and Beefington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barbossa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbossa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Beefington jumps guard.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Beefington keeps moving.
Beefington trying to control the position.
Barbossa controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefington trying to keep a closed guard but Barbossa is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbossa tries to bum rush Beefington with a series of wild strikes but Beefington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Beefington has closed the distance and engaged Barbossa in a clinch.
Barbossa has had enough of the clinch but Beefington keeps him there for the moment.
Barbossa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beefington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Beefington pulls guard effortlessly.
Barbossa pushing down on Beefington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beefington trying to hold on to Barbossa's head to control him but Barbossa postures up.
Barbossa stalling away here and it's allowed Beefington to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Beefington keeps moving.
Beefington looking for a sweep. Not yet Beefington, not yet.
Barbossa wants to stand but Beefington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Beefington trying to control the position.
Beefington wants to sweep here but Barbossa controlling him for the moment.
Barbossa is fighting to break Beefington's control of his arms but Beefington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Calder Beefington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barbossa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Beefington counters by clinching up.
Barbossa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Beefington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbossa wants to clinch

and Beefington counters with a single leg into guard. Barbossa didn't expect that.
Beefington trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Beefington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beefington wants to pass the guard but Barbossa is keeping the position.
Beefington trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beefington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barbossa, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa swings for the body but Beefington moves out of range.
Barbossa misses with a looping left.
Beefington lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbossa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Beefington closes the distance and clinches.
Beefington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Calder Beefington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Barbossa.
Beefington fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Beefington breaks the clinch.

Beefington forces Barbossa back against the cage and clinches.
Beefington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbossa.
Beefington stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calder Beefington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beefington 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Calder Beefington!