PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Barbosa (ranked 6105 p4p, 350 weight class) and Mamadou Yered (ranked 4120 p4p, 304 weight class). Mamadou Yered will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barbosa
vs
Yered

163 cm
17
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamadou Yered!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yered defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Yered drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Yered has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa misses with a takedown

and Yered counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Yered is controlling well.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
Yered tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yered prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yered tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Barbosa.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yered is looking to stand up but Barbosa won't let him.
Barbosa looking to control.
Barbosa is really struggling to control Yered but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yered wants to get up but he can't break Barbosa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barbosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yered avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yered sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barbosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barbosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yered takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barbosa in side control, throwing shots but Yered defends.
Yered is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa is trying to move to mount but Yered reverses beautifully and ends up in Barbosa's guard.
Yered won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Yered must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yered would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yered wants to stand and escape but instead Barbosa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Yered is keeping the position.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yered is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa working some strikes from top position.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Yered is keeping the position.
Yered 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa being controlled here momentarily.
Barbosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Yered.
Barbosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yered tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mamadou Yered will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yered swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Yered sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yered changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yered sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
And Yered tries to counter it with a takedown but Barbosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yered displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yered sprawls well. Yered wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barbosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbosa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands some shots froms side control.
Barbosa tries to advance to mount but Yered denies him.
Yered is looking to reverse the position.
Barbosa working the ground and pound.
Barbosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Caio Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Yered is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yered wants to control but Barbosa postures up.
Yered is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
Barbosa gets to mount! Yered was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yered hang on?
Barbosa unloading with bombs!
Barbosa with a couple of short strikes.
Yered can't escape the position.
Yered really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yered is squirming around, avoiding Barbosa's attempts to control the action.
Barbosa landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yered wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yered is looking to escape.
Yered wants to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa with a couple of short strikes.
Barbosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yered can do to turn this around?
Barbosa working the ground and pound effectively.

Yered is rocked!
Barbosa postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Yered bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Barbosa and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caio Barbosa!
A less than humble Caio Barbosa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.