PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Barbarino song. Evans has chosen Emoyrean Mercenaries as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barbarino
vs
Evans

191 cm
26
275 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

190 cm
23
250 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans misses with a shot to the body
and Barbarino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbarino looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Barbarino counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Barbarino drops back looking for a leg! Evans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evans manages to kick Barbarino off! Barbarino jumps back into Evans's guard.
Barbarino wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans wants to stand but Barbarino is controlling the position.

Evans had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbarino defends it easily.
Barbarino stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbarino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbarino landing with the ground and pound.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbarino wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Barbarino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinnie Barbarino wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Barbarino or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.

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.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barbarino gets the takedown into side control.
Barbarino happy to just control the position for now.
Barbarino trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans pushes Barbarino away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barbarino gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but Barbarino keeps moving and retains side control.
Barbarino tries to advance to mount but Evans denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard.
Evans is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barbarino has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Barbarino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.

Barbarino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbarino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans trying his best to control but Barbarino has mounted him.
BOOM! Barbarino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barbarino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barbarino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barbarino wants to control the action but instead Evans gets a body lock and reverses into Barbarino's guard! Nice work!
Barbarino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbarino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barbarino is proving hard to escape from.
Evans won't allow Barbarino to sweep him here.
Evans stands up over Barbarino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans throws and elbow that misses. Barbarino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Barbarino!
Barbarino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans wants to stand but Barbarino is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbarino sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Barbarino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barbarino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Barbarino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Barbarino saw that one coming.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Barbarino.

Evans tries to sprawl but Barbarino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barbarino distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbarino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbarino is controlling him.
Barbarino being controlled here momentarily.
Barbarino scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barbarino winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barbarino in particular looking to stall.

Barbarino has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Evans defend it? Barbarino steps over the head and cranks it - Evans is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barbarino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinnie Barbarino!