PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between james walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Barcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

walton
vs
Barcelos

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, james walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Barcelos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
walton shoots in but Barcelos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barcelos misses with a takedown

and walton counters with a single leg into guard. Barcelos didn't expect that.
walton being controlled here momentarily.

Barcelos has his foot on walton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. walton works his way back into a safe position though.
walton landing some decent shots from guard.
Barcelos has his hands on walton's head, controlling the position.
Barcelos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
walton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barcelos's head.
Barcelos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
walton trying to control but Barcelos is working from the bottom.
Barcelos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barcelos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
walton trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcelos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
walton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barcelos is trying to control the position but walton postures up.
Barcelos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

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

Barcelos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barcelos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
walton tries to lock up and control but Barcelos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barcelos controlling his opponent.
Barcelos looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
walton tries to reverse the position but Barcelos maintains control.
Barcelos controlling from mount.
walton wants to control but Barcelos is having none of it.
Barcelos tries to control but walton wriggling away.
walton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
walton tries to hold on but Barcelos pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos wants to control the pace but walton is squirming around nicely.
Barcelos looking to control and managing it successfully.
walton wants to hold on but Barcelos pushes him away.
Barcelos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
walton is looking to improve his position but Barcelos isn't that keen on the idea.
walton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barcelos prevents walton from getting the reversal.
Barcelos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
walton is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Barcelos avoids the attempt from walton to control.
Barcelos controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Renato Barcelos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Barcelos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Barcelos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barcelos with a poor takedown

and walton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barcelos won't be happy with that.
Barcelos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but walton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Barcelos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
walton content just to control the position here.
Barcelos tries to hold on but walton pushes him away.
walton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
walton looking to control but Barcelos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barcelos is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
walton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by walton.
walton tries to control but Barcelos wriggling away.
Barcelos tries to hold on but walton pushes him away.
walton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barcelos wants to control but walton is having none of it.
walton looking to control but Barcelos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two 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.
Barcelos prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Barcelos tries to reverse the position but walton maintains control.
walton landing strikes from the mount and Barcelos is in trouble!
Barcelos tries to lock up and control but walton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

walton has hold of Barcelos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barcelos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barcelos working to try and regain half guard.
walton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos is desperately trying to improve his position but walton has a good base and remains in mount.
Barcelos tries to lock up and control but walton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
james walton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
walton misses with a head shot.
walton avoids the attempt from Barcelos to control.
walton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
walton misses with a head shot.
walton lands a heavy elbow.
Barcelos doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
walton content just to control the position here.
walton dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barcelos wants to hold on but walton pushes him away.
walton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barcelos wants to control but walton is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Renato Barcelos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barcelos with a poor takedown

and walton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barcelos's guard.
Barcelos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
walton wants to control from the top but Barcelos keeps moving.
Barcelos looking to hit a scissor sweep but walton is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

james walton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

walton tries for a takedown but Barcelos circles away easily

and Barcelos counters with a nice double leg into side control. walton won't be happy with that.
walton gets back to half guard.

Barcelos stands up and beckons walton to join him on the feet.
james walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barcelos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and walton counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barcelos taking a bit of punishment here - walton scoring with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
walton in the domination position with Barcelos hanging on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barcelos struggling a bit here.
Barcelos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelos is looking to escape.
Barcelos trying to hold on to walton's head to control him but walton postures up.
walton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
walton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barcelos keeps working.
Barcelos wants to control but walton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barcelos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
walton misses with a takedown attempt

and Barcelos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
walton wants to improve his position but Barcelos is controlling well.
walton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barcelos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barcelos's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
walton lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barcelos is in bad spot here.
walton gets his hands free as Barcelos looks to control.
Barcelos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barcelos keeping control of the position.
walton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barcelos's head.
walton trying to control from half guard but Barcelos is working away.
walton tries to pass to full mount but Barcelos defends it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
walton misses with a takedown

and Barcelos counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for james walton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Barcelos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by walton, who protects the arm well.
walton is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Barcelos wants to control but walton is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barcelos controls the position from side control.
Barcelos wants to control but walton is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

walton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barcelos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
walton tries to advance to mount but Barcelos denies him.
Barcelos struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Barcelos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barcelos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Barcelos!