PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Barbosa Ii (ranked 2574 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Daisuke Arai (ranked 339 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barbosa Ii
vs
Arai

190 cm
28
205
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
221
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Barbosa Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisuke Arai!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Barbosa Ii misses.
Barbosa Ii blocks the body kick.
A combination from Arai does no damage.
Arai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa Ii is out of range and Arai settles back down.
Arai misses with a shot to the body

and Barbosa Ii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbosa Ii.
Arai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbosa Ii's guard.

Barbosa Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa Ii, not yet.

Arai is sitting in close to Barbosa Ii's body. Barbosa Ii has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Arai is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Arai is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Barbosa Ii.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Barbosa Ii!
After winning the bout, Pedro Barbosa Ii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.