PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Kolamies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pes Barbos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barbos
vs
Kolamies

196 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronnie Kolamies!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbos feints a jab promting Kolamies to slip. Barbos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kolamies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Ronnie Kolamies has been cut.
Barbos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kolamies throws an off balance right hand
letting Barbos counter with a right hand.
Barbos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbos leaves Kolamies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barbos moves forwards but Kolamies connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolamies throws out the jab.
Barbos lands with a right hand.

Barbos forces Kolamies back against the ropes and clinches.
Kolamies is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbos gets an underhook and turns Kolamies into the ropes.
Kolamies fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolamies is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Barbos to keep the fight standing.
Pes Barbos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Kolamies.
Barbos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kolamies tries to pull guard but Barbos forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Kolamies tries to pull guard but Barbos won't allow it.

Barbos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Barbos.
Barbos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolamies circles away quickly and effectively.

Barbos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolamies!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kolamies tries to lock up and control but Barbos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kolamies is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barbos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kolamies misses with a wild body shot.
Kolamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbos.
Kolamies shoots for a double leg takedown but Barbos sprawls well. He's pushed Kolamies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolamies. Barbos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbos throws a series of punches but Kolamies avoids them all with ease.
Barbos misses with a wild body shot.
Barbos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbos.

That has opened up Ronnie Kolamies's cut even more.

Kolamies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barbos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barbos is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolamies.
Barbos is looking to control Kolamies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbos avoid being mounted?
Barbos wants to improve his position but Kolamies is controlling well.
Kolamies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolamies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolamies is nestled in close to Barbos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbos is looking for a sweep. Kolamies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kolamies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbos is trying to maintain the position but Kolamies is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kolamies with the ground and pound but Barbos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Barbos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kolamies off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kolamies jabs at Barbos's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pes Barbos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Kolamies's cut.
That's time! Barbos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kolamies misses with a body punch
and Barbos counters with a one-two to the body.
Kolamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbos was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolamies.
Barbos thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolamies throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kolamies thinking.
Kolamies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbos.
Kolamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbos misses with a two punch combination.
Kolamies misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbos counters with a left to the body.
Barbos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbos swings for the body but Kolamies moves out of range.
Kolamies tests Barbos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Barbos.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
Pes Barbos is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolamies swings widly with a right hand
and Barbos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kolamies misses its intended target.
Barbos is looking to wear down Kolamies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kolamies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kolamies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The cut above Ronnie Kolamies's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbos throws a combination that misses
and Kolamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolamies throws a hook but Barbos avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbos.
Kolamies looks to land a combination but Barbos avoids it well.
Barbos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolamies misses with a takedown attempt - Barbos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolamies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolamies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbos tests Kolamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ronnie Kolamies's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kolamies moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kolamies takes one to the chin there.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Kolamies misses with a wild body shot.
Kolamies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbos manages to avoid it.
Barbos moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolamies moves away.
Kolamies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbos.
Kolamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolamies shoots in looking for a takedown but Barbos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolamies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pes Barbos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Kolamies.
Barbos moves away from the strike by Kolamies.
Kolamies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbos counters with a three punch combo that has Kolamies backing up. Kolamies nods at Barbos to acknowledge the strikes.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronnie Kolamies's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pes Barbos!