PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 562 p4p, 622 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 83 p4p, 91 weight class). Barrengarry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix. Logan Barrengarry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Maldonado
vs
Barrengarry

179 cm
34
176
20 - 12 - 1

180 cm
30
175
22 - 12 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Voodoo Nutrition
SynCity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Barrengarry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Barrengarry.
Maldonado misses the jab.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut.
Barrengarry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrengarry 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.
Barrengarry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barrengarry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maldonado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barrengarry throws out a counter right but Maldonado avoids it with no problem.
Barrengarry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldonado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldonado works Barrengarry's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Maldonado finds it's way through Barrengarry's defenses.
Maldonado swings for the body but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrengarry throws a low kick, looking for Maldonado's leg but Maldonado calmly moves out of range.
Barrengarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Barrengarry.
Maldonado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrengarry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrengarry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Maldonado's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maldonado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maldonado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Maldonado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maldonado throws a front kick aimed at Barrengarry's knee but Barrengarry avoids it well.
A nice side step and Barrengarry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Barrengarry misses.
Barrengarry walks into a straight right hand from Maldonado.
Barrengarry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maldonado lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado throws the left hand but Barrengarry avoids the punch easily.
Maldonado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldonado swings for the body but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry walks into a straight right hand from Maldonado.
Good exchange - Maldonado coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldonado misses the target.
Barrengarry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maldonado blocks it well.
Maldonado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maldonado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barrengarry on the side of the head.
Maldonado sizes up Barrengarry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maldonado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldonado tries to work over Barrengarry's front leg with a kick but Barrengarry checks it.
A little jabbing left from Barrengarry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldonado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrengarry avoids the head kick by Maldonado.
Maldonado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Barrengarry misses.
Barrengarry blocks a low kick nicely.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado lands with a good body shot.
Maldonado missing with a left hand there. Barrengarry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrengarry moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Barrengarry is looking to slow Maldonado down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry thows a body kick. Maldonado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Maldonado.
Maldonado steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barrengarry. That one must have hurt.
Barrengarry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maldonado avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldonado lands a leg kick that knocks Barrengarry off balance momentarily.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Maldonado lands a nice hook to Barrengarry's body. Barrengarry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrengarry scores with a jab.
Barrengarry moves away from the strike by Maldonado.
Maldonado loads up on a big right hand but Barrengarry slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralphie Maldonado dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Barrengarry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maldonado doesn't seem phased though.
Barrengarry blocks a jab.
Barrengarry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maldonado is out of range.
Maldonado throws a predictable looking body shot

and Barrengarry counters with a crisp right hand that drops Maldonado! Barrengarry lets Maldonado back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Maldonado is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Maldonado.
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldonado looks for the body kick but Barrengarry saw that one coming.
Maldonado throws a front kick aimed at Barrengarry's knee but Barrengarry avoids it well.
Maldonado seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldonado lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrengarry off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Barrengarry.
Sloppy strikes from Maldonado. Those never looked like landing.
Maldonado looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick.
Maldonado throws the left hand but Barrengarry avoids the punch easily.
Barrengarry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado stuns Barrengarry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barrengarry throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maldonado counter with a right hand.
Maldonado just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrengarry missing with a left hand there. Maldonado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldonado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maldonado swings for the body but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldonado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldonado misses with a jab to the body
and Barrengarry counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barrengarry. Beautiful body shot.
Barrengarry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maldonado blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maldonado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrengarry tries a quick counter leg kick but Maldonado is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Barrengarry.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldonado throws a leg kick but Barrengarry checks it.
A low kick from Maldonado misses
and Barrengarry counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado slips under a jab from Barrengarry.
Maldonado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrengarry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maldonado.
Barrengarry moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Barrengarry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldonado throws a hook to the side of Barrengarry's head but Barrengarry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldonado misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrengarry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maldonado is out of range and Barrengarry settles back down.
Maldonado is looking to counter with head kicks.
Maldonado misses with a straight left.
Barrengarry lands with a right hand.
Barrengarry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Maldonado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldonado throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
Barrengarry throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldonado throws out a loose jab but Barrengarry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldonado connects with a high kick.

It looks like Logan Barrengarry has been cut.
Maldonado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maldonado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maldonado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maldonado to score with a decent uppercut.
Barrengarry throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado misses with a leg kick.
Barrengarry counters with a body kick.
Maldonado looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range.
Maldonado throws a nice head kick!

Barrengarry is rocked!
Maldonado drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Barrengarry right on the button. Barrengarry goes down! Maldonado follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Maldonado gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie Maldonado!
Ralphie Maldonado tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.