PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Barrera (ranked 1468 p4p, 165 weight class) and Alojz Sanel (ranked 907 p4p, 112 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Barrera
vs
Sanel

195 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
30
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Alojz Sanel has been cut.
Barrera misses with a double jab.
Sanel fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Barrera misses the target.
Sanel throws a shot from downtown. Barrera moves away and avoids it.
Sanel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanel wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.
Sanel throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanel jabs Barrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanel scrambles back to his feet.
Sanel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sanel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanel struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Sanel cracks Barrera with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrera blocks a body shot from Sanel.
Barrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sanel.
Sanel pushes Barrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanel misses with a punch to the body.
Sanel gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanel misses with some punches.
Sanel throws a head punch that misses.
Sanel blocks a body shot from Barrera.
Sanel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanel.
Barrera is breathing heavily.
Barrera takes a shot to the head.
Sanel lands an uppercut.
Sanel digs a right hand into Barrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrera's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sanel.
Sanel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanel scores with a shot to the side of Barrera's head.
Sanel lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanel lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanel.
A frustrated look appears on Barrera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sanel.
Sanel misses with a body punch.
Sanel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sanel.
Sanel tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanel scores with a hook to the body.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrera tries to break free but Sanel pushes him back against the cage.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanel's elbow.
Sanel tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Sanel back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanel.
Sanel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera takes a shot to the head.
Sanel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanel lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Sanel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanel's elbow.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel has Barrera pressed against the cage.
Sanel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanel prevents a body shot from Barrera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sanel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanel misses with a punch to the body.
Sanel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanel misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barrera lands a left hand.
Sanel digs a right hand into Barrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrera's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Sanel.
Barrera blocks a body shot from Sanel.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanel.
A short right from Sanel.
Sanel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
Sanel misses with a body punch.
Sanel misses with a punch to the body.
Sanel working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alojz Sanel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alojz Sanel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Sanel takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanel lands a right hand.
Sanel can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Barrera taking a breather.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanel.
Sanel is leaning against Barrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel digs a right hand into Barrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrera's gas tank.
Sanel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
Sanel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrera blocks a body shot from Sanel.
Sanel scores with a shoulder strike.
Alojz Sanel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel presses Barrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanel cracks Barrera with a nice body shot.
Sanel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sanel as the two fighters clinch.
Sanel lands with a light punch inside.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Sanel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanel.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanel.
Sanel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanel lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Sanel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sanel.
Sanel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Sanel presses Barrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanel cracks Barrera with a nice body shot.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Sanel.
Sanel can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Sanel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrera or not.
Sanel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Sanel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanel lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sanel drops Barrera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Barrera is rocked!
Barrera takes a shot to the head.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barrera with a big uppercut! Barrera tries to clinch up but Sanel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Barrera to the mat! Barrera covers up and Sanel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alojz Sanel!
After winning the bout, Alojz Sanel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.