PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bekbulat Kamchybekov (ranked 3079 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeronimo Barcelos (ranked 5861 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Bekbulat Kamchybekov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kamchybekov
vs
Barcelos

181 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

187 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bekbulat Kamchybekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeronimo Barcelos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcelos throws a sloppy head kick and Kamchybekov moves out of range easily.
Barcelos looks winded!

Kamchybekov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kamchybekov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamchybekov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barcelos is defending well for now.
Kamchybekov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barcelos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kamchybekov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kamchybekov clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kamchybekov.
Kamchybekov gets through Barcelos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kamchybekov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamchybekov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Barcelos tries to keep at a distance but Kamchybekov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamchybekov is trying to break free.
Kamchybekov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Kamchybekov breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kamchybekov shoots in and gets a takedown into Barcelos's guard.
Kamchybekov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barcelos's head.
Kamchybekov looking to pass the guard.
Kamchybekov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barcelos on the ground.
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.

Kamchybekov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamchybekov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcelos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kamchybekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcelos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamchybekov is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barcelos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamchybekov works over Barcelos with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamchybekov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barcelos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamchybekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamchybekov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.
Kamchybekov cracks Barcelos with a solid left hand.
Kamchybekov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamchybekov postures up in Barcelos's guard and throws a big left but Barcelos blocks it.
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.
Kamchybekov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kamchybekov scoring with some ground and pound.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kamchybekov working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamchybekov cracks Barcelos with a solid left hand.
Kamchybekov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barcelos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barcelos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barcelos wants to stand and escape but Kamchybekov is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamchybekov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamchybekov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamchybekov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barcelos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov prevents Barcelos from getting back to his feet.
Kamchybekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.
Kamchybekov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barcelos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamchybekov.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Barcelos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kamchybekov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barcelos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kamchybekov breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamchybekov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barcelos darts in trying to clinch

and Kamchybekov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kamchybekov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barcelos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barcelos is trying to stand up here but Kamchybekov is controlling him well.
Kamchybekov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kamchybekov is working for a submission of some sort.
Kamchybekov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamchybekov is nestled in close to Barcelos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamchybekov lands a nice short elbow.
Kamchybekov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bekbulat Kamchybekov dominated that round.
That's time! Kamchybekov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barcelos scores with a hook.

Kamchybekov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barcelos prevents Kamchybekov from breaking the clinch.

Kamchybekov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamchybekov misses with a wild combination.

Kamchybekov instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamchybekov throws an elbow but misses.
Barcelos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamchybekov's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Barcelos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcelos looking to stall.

Kamchybekov manages to break the clinch.

Kamchybekov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamchybekov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Barcelos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Barcelos is trying to break the clinch but Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov can't find room to land a body shot as Barcelos controls the action.
Kamchybekov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barcelos can do to turn this around?
Barcelos prevents Kamchybekov from breaking the clinch.
Kamchybekov throws an elbow that misses.
Barcelos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamchybekov missing with knees to the body.
Barcelos tries to work over Kamchybekov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barcelos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barcelos wants to break free but Kamchybekov has control.

Kamchybekov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kamchybekov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barcelos!
An elbow from Kamchybekov crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet.
Kamchybekov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barcelos to see if he's OK.
Barcelos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kamchybekov.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet.

Kamchybekov tries for a kimura but Barcelos is defending well.
Kamchybekov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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!
Kamchybekov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barcelos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barcelos taking a bit of punishment here - Kamchybekov scoring with strikes.
Barcelos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Kamchybekov tries for a kimura but Barcelos is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kamchybekov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barcelos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kamchybekov lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Kamchybekov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Kamchybekov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barcelos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kamchybekov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barcelos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Kamchybekov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kamchybekov working the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamchybekov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kamchybekov grinds an elbow into Barcelos's temple.
Kamchybekov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barcelos tries to escape but Kamchybekov is in control.

Kamchybekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcelos is defending well.

Kamchybekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcelos is defending well.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet.
Bekbulat Kamchybekov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamchybekov scoring with punches from side control.
Barcelos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kamchybekov working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bekbulat Kamchybekov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barcelos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamchybekov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamchybekov is working Barcelos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamchybekov is working Barcelos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barcelos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamchybekov.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamchybekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kamchybekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamchybekov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamchybekov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barcelos's head.
Barcelos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barcelos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamchybekov.
Barcelos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Barcelos wants to stand and escape but Kamchybekov is having none of it.
Kamchybekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamchybekov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamchybekov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kamchybekov cracks Barcelos with a solid left hand.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Kamchybekov connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kamchybekov drops back looking for a leg! Barcelos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barcelos manages to kick Kamchybekov off! Kamchybekov jumps back into Barcelos's guard.
Barcelos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamchybekov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcelos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov prevents Barcelos from getting back to his feet.
Kamchybekov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kamchybekov works over Barcelos with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov throwing strikes from guard but Barcelos blocks nicely.
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Kamchybekov distracts Barcelos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barcelos wants to stand up but Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kamchybekov works over Barcelos with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamchybekov stops Barcelos from standing up.
Kamchybekov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamchybekov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamchybekov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamchybekov postures up in Barcelos's guard and throws a big left but Barcelos blocks it.
Jeronimo Barcelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bekbulat Kamchybekov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamchybekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcelos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bekbulat Kamchybekov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamchybekov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bekbulat Kamchybekov!