PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Barbedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbedo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can Your Pussy Do The Dog. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Barbedo

170 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Barbedo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbedo throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbedo checks it well.
Barbedo is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbedo misses with a looping right.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Barbedo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbedo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Barbedo lands a jab.
Barbedo tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Barbedo shows good takedown defense.
Barbedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barbedo.
Barbedo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbedo is defending well.
Gracie prevents Barbedo from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barbedo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barbedo's legs.
Barbedo is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barbedo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbedo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbedo wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barbedo.
Barbedo pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barbedo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Barbedo instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbedo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Barbedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbedo wants to clinch

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Barbedo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Barbedo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barbedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbedo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barbedo closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbedo darts in trying to clinch

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Barbedo didn't expect that.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbedo dives on top into guard.
Barbedo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barbedo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbedo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Barbedo from controlling successfully.
Barbedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbedo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbedo wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Barbedo pushes his legs off easily.
Barbedo scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbedo tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Gracie 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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbedo is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Barbedo wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barbedo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barbedo has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barbedo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barbedo works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbedo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbedo wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Barbedo darts in trying to clinch

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbedo dives on top into guard.

Barbedo gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Fernando Barbedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbedo feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Barbedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Barbedo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Barbedo is keeping the position.
Barbedo wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbedo wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie stands and throws Barbedo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barbedo pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbedo tries to improve position but can't.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barbedo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Barbedo pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbedo misses with the head strike.

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

Barbedo moves into the clinch successfully.

Barbedo breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie rushes Barbedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Barbedo.
Barbedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Barbedo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barbedo manages to end up in side control.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barbedo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbedo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Barbedo is defending well.
Barbedo punching from the bottom.
Barbedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Barbedo reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Barbedo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbedo stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barbedo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbedo lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbedo closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie trying to control but Barbedo is working from the bottom.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gracie 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Barbedo from getting back to his feet.
Gracie pushing down on Barbedo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barbedo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Barbedo is defending well.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbedo is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Barbedo dodges it nicely.
Gracie is pressing down on Barbedo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barbedo is holding on for now.
Barbedo is trying to stand.

Barbedo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernando Barbedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fernando Barbedo.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Gracie!