PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dunno im (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demostenes Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen House of Rising Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

im
vs
Barbosa

188 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dunno im!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demostenes Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

im shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. im showed some decent athleticism there.
im lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but im scores with a couple of nice shots.
im knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. im is working away from the top position though.
im wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
im takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa wants to control but im is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
im is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
im lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

im is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
im is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but im is very close to passing his half guard.

im is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barbosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
im wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but im is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. im is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. im lands a nice short elbow.
Barbosa has hold of im's hands but im slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control here.
Barbosa looks winded!
im takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

im is working for a kimura but Barbosa is defending it quite comfortably.
im trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
im trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
im postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
im stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to control.
im wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but im can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
im with a nice head shot there.
im scoring with some ground and pound.
im lands a couple of digs.

Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. im doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. im manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
im trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
im scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but im is proving a slippery customer.

Barbosa is looking for a triangle but im pushes his legs off easily.
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!
im scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
im is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
im postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but im postures up.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. im manages to get himself to full guard.
Barbosa trying to control but im is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dunno im dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

im closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - im lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells im's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
im throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
im wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but im postures up.
im postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

im is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barbosa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. im is looking to defend but Barbosa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for im! Barbosa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, im taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demostenes Barbosa!
Demostenes Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.