PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 2564 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 1976 p4p, 97 weight class). Barbados kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What's It All For. Sebastian Shot acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barbados
vs
Shot

177 cm
33
141 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

162 cm
34
145 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbados lands with a kick to the temple. Shot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbados blocks a jab.
Shot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Shot.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shot avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is looking to clinch.
Barbados moves out of range as Shot strikes.
Shot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbados finds it's way round the side to connect with Shot's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shot closes the distance and clinches.

Barbados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbados blocks a jab.
Barbados scores with a head kick. Shot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Shot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shot misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbados definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Barbados breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbados bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shot dodges the punch combination from Barbados.
Barbados stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados lunges at Shot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shot's hand.
Barbados throws a hook but Shot blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Barbados's head but Barbados sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbados misses with a series of wild punches.
Shot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbados moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbados misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Shot misses.
Shot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbados.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shot.
As Shot looks to move away, Barbados throws a big counter combo but Shot just gets out of the way.
Shot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shot scores with a shot to the body.

Shot pushes Barbados up against the cage in a clinch.
Shot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shot lands a nice uppercut.
Shot scores with a shot to the side of Barbados's head.
Shot presses Barbados against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbados's elbow.
Shot pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbados leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shot throws an elbow but misses.

Barbados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shot throws a jab when Barbados was well out of range.
Barbados throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barbados as Shot shoots in.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shot throws an off balance right hand
and Barbados counters with a series of strikes. Shot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbados's head.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbados scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Shot closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbados did well to prevent Shot getting side control.
Shot is trying to control. Barbados wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barbados pushes Shot off looking to stand but Shot dives back in and keeps control.
Shot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbados keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sebastian Shot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbados tries to bum rush Shot with a series of wild strikes but Shot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbados moves away.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbados throws a lazy head kick
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shot ducks under a wild hook from Barbados.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbados looks to land a left hand but Shot moved out of range nicely.
Shot throws out a counter right but Barbados avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbados. Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shot lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbados off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shot. Barbados does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbados misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados slips a jab from Shot.
Barbados falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shot counter with a right hand.
Shot tries a low kick but Barbados avoids it.
Aldo Barbados is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbados's calf.
Shot sizes up Barbados with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Barbados gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shot to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Barbados wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot throws a body punch but Barbados moves out of range.
Barbados wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbados throws a body kick that misses.
Shot throws out a counter right but Barbados avoids it with no problem.
Barbados tries to bum rush Shot with a series of wild strikes but Shot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbados defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Shot slips a jab and a cross from Barbados.
Barbados takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shot fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbados misses its target.
Shot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbados.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbados cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbados throws a jab when Shot was well out of range.
Shot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbados with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbados swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shot slips a jab and a cross from Barbados.
Nice defenses there by Barbados.
Shot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbados. Barbados obviously looking to wear him down.
Shot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbados sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Shot avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Shot misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shot moves away from the strike by Barbados.
Shot lands a right hook to the body.
Barbados throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Barbados slips under a jab.
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!
Shot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbados throws a right and a left that Shot avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sebastian Shot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Barbados misses with the combination.
Shot throws out a counter right but Barbados avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Shot misses.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shot misses with a hook
and Barbados counters with a left and a right that stings Shot.
Shot connects with a right hand. Barbados shakes it off.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Barbados uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Barbados bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Barbados.
Shot throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbados.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sebastian Shot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shot walks into a straight right hand from Barbados.
Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbados misses the jab.
Shot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbados throws a lazy uppercut
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Barbados throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shot with a nice cross.

Barbados drops Shot with a beautiful combination! Shot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbados is looking for the KO!

Shot is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shot is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbados finish him?
Shot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbados manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbados throws out the jab.
Barbados throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shot. Barbados does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbados was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbados keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shot.
Shot seems to have recovered his senses.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbados. Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shot throws out a counter right but Barbados avoids it with no problem.
Barbados connects with the punch.
Shot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbados misses with a hook
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Barbados loads up on a big right hand but Shot slips the punch.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shot loads up on a big right hand but Barbados slips the punch.
Shot moves out of range as Barbados strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shot.
Shot throws a hook but Barbados blocks it.
Barbados ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Barbados moved out of range.
Shot defending well as Barbados loads up on a big left hand.
Shot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Barbados, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Shot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shot taking a break here but Barbados is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shot sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbados has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shot is on him like a limpet, forcing Barbados back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbados uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Shot fails to land.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shot missing with knees to the body.
Barbados tries to circle away but Shot has him pinned against the cage.
Shot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbados.
Shot misses with a body punch.
Shot misses with an elbow over the top.
Aldo Barbados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbados wants to get back to striking at distance but Shot won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Barbados showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shot 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!