PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ushenin comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ushenin
vs
Barbos

173 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

196 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin moves in looking to clinch but Barbos pushes him off.
Ushenin is looking to land body kicks.

Ushenin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ushenin gets through Barbos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbos landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ushenin scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbos misses with a knee strike.
Ushenin tries to work over Barbos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Barbos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barbos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbos pulls Ushenin in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbos is on top in guard.
Barbos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ushenin is proving hard to escape from.
Ushenin is looking to stand up but Barbos isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbos wants to control from the top but Ushenin keeps moving.
Barbos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ushenin has wrist control.
Barbos wants to control from the top but Ushenin keeps moving.
Ushenin 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.
Ushenin pulls Barbos in close to prevent any damage.
Ushenin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Barbos moves into range and clinches up with Ushenin.
Ushenin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Barbos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Barbos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbos misses with a body punch.
Barbos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbos working Ushenin over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbos looking for a takedown.
Alex Ushenin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.

Barbos pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ushenin stopping the sweep attempt from Barbos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ushenin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Barbos rushes Ushenin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Ushenin.
Barbos with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Ushenin has been cut.
Ushenin prevents the takedown attempt.
Ushenin works on Barbos's body with a couple of short punches.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ushenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbos.
Barbos takes a shot to the head.
Barbos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barbos.
Ushenin stalling in the clinch but Barbos improves position.
Barbos scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos misses with a punch to the body.
Ushenin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ushenin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbos backwards.
Ushenin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Alex Ushenin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ushenin throws a head kick but Barbos moves out of range.
Alex Ushenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbos tries to bum rush Ushenin with a series of wild strikes but Ushenin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbos scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbos.
Barbos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbos counters with a left to the body.
Barbos blocks a head kick by Ushenin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Barbos darts in and clinches Ushenin up against the cage.
Barbos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ushenin controls his hands.
Ushenin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbos tries to pull guard but Ushenin holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbos drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbos breaks from the clinch.

Barbos closes the distance and clinches.
Barbos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ushenin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alex Ushenin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.
Ushenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbos.
Ushenin lands with a right to the head.
Barbos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ushenin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ushenin taking a breather.
Barbos tries to pull guard but Ushenin won't allow it.
Barbos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbos is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Barbos stalling in the clinch but Ushenin improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ushenin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbos.

Barbos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ushenin regains guard immediately.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ushenin keeping moving, preventing Barbos from controlling successfully.
Ushenin keeping full guard, as Barbos tries to pass.
Barbos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ushenin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ushenin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ushenin keeping moving, preventing Barbos from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pes Barbos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ushenin is looking to clinch but Barbos is avoiding it.

Ushenin clinches.
Ushenin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ushenin prevents it.
Barbos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ushenin blocks it with crossed arms.
Ushenin is looking to control Barbos's arms but Barbos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ushenin has his back to the cage.
Pes Barbos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ushenin blocks a body shot from Barbos.
Barbos blocks a body shot from Ushenin.
Barbos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ushenin controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos tries to throw a body punch but Ushenin avoids it by throwing Barbos back against the cage.
Barbos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbos.
Ushenin misses with a knee strike.
Ushenin misses with some punches.
Barbos wants to take the fight to the mat but Ushenin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ushenin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ushenin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ushenin misses with a knee to the head.
Barbos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ushenin controls his hands.
Ushenin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ushenin misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbos lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Barbos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ushenin.
Ushenin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pes Barbos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Ushenin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ushenin throws a head kick but Barbos moves out of range.
Barbos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ushenin tries to clinch but Barbos is having none of it.
Barbos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ushenin. Barbos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Barbos moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ushenin has Barbos pressed against the cage, preventing Barbos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ushenin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ushenin.
Barbos scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushenin lands a damaging elbow.

Barbos jumps guard.
Ushenin preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos wants to stand up but Ushenin is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Ushenin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ushenin wants to clinch up but Barbos keeps it at a distance.
Ushenin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ushenin tries to clinch there but Barbos circles away.
Pes Barbos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ushenin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Barbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ushenin moves away.
Barbos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ushenin rather than just go for the knockout.

Ushenin gets tackled into the cage by Barbos. Barbos maintains the clinch.
Ushenin is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos stalling in the clinch but Ushenin improves position.
Ushenin managing to block the knees to the body from Barbos.
Barbos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ushenin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ushenin is struggling to control the position.
Barbos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ushenin managing to block the knees to the body from Barbos.
Barbos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ushenin.
Barbos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ushenin to keep the fight standing.
Alex Ushenin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ushenin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ushenin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ushenin blocks a body shot from Barbos.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ushenin obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbos's face.
Ushenin swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ushenin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ushenin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbos is keeping busy.
Ushenin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbos looking to slow down the pace here.
Ushenin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbos's defenses.

It looks like Pes Barbos has been cut.
Ushenin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barboss head.
Knees to the body from Ushenin.
A right hook to the body lands for Ushenin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ushenin.
A shot in the inside from Ushenin.
Ushenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ushenin.
Ushenin stalling in the clinch.
Ushenin stalling in the clinch but Barbos improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Ushenin.

Barbos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Barbos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbos.

Ushenin clinches.
A short right from Ushenin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin can't find room to land a body shot as Barbos controls the action.
Barbos lands with a left to the head.
Alex Ushenin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ushenin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Ushenin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barbos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pes Barbos!