PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 355 p4p, 253 weight class) and Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 59 p4p, 42 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolf-Fang's choice of entrance music: Rise Against - Give It All. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barbosa
vs
Wolf-Fang

185 cm
31
157
26 - 16 - 0

178 cm
35
160
21 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf-Fang with a jab.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolf-Fang's head.

It looks like Yamcha Wolf-Fang has been cut.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut.
Wolf-Fang takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Wolf-Fang 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf-Fang misses the target.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Wolf-Fang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolf-Fang scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf-Fang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf-Fang tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf-Fang.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf-Fang throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping left.
Wolf-Fang clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolf-Fang lands the left hand.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf-Fang manages to avoid it.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf-Fang throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf-Fang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf-Fang misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Wolf-Fang.
Nice jab there from Wolf-Fang.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf-Fang lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Wolf-Fang misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf-Fang throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
enabling Wolf-Fang to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf-Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Wolf-Fang lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.

Barbosa instigates a clinch.
Wolf-Fang lands a shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wolf-Fang.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa works on Wolf-Fang's body with a couple of short punches.
Wolf-Fang lands a shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Wolf-Fang lands an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Wolf-Fang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolf-Fang tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Wolf-Fang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolf-Fang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Wolf-Fang avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Wolf-Fang digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wolf-Fang scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolf-Fang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Wolf-Fang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf-Fang.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf-Fang pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa pushes Wolf-Fang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf-Fang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf-Fang throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wolf-Fang as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wolf-Fang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf-Fang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Wolf-Fang avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Wolf-Fang as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Wolf-Fang scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolf-Fang lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yamcha Wolf-Fang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yamcha Wolf-Fang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolf-Fang cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamcha Wolf-Fang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf-Fang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
and Wolf-Fang counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Barbosa! He's just covering up as Wolf-Fang starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
An out of breath Yamcha Wolf-Fang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Daniel Barbosa spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats to White Jr, I fought hard to be champion and will keep fighting hard to get back and get my title. Back to the gym, I’d like to fight again soon... '.