PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Blade (ranked 4935 p4p, 24232 weight class) and Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Blade
vs
Da Silva Barbosa

199 cm
18
300
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
300
0 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva Barbosa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Blade moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Blade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Blade throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Blade is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a series of punches but Blade moves out of range.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva Barbosa throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blade could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade dodges the punch combination from Da Silva Barbosa.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blade is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blade.
Blade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Da Silva Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva Barbosa swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blade circles away quickly and effectively.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva Barbosa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Da Silva Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blade throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Barbosa manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a hook
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Da Silva Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that Blade ducks under and follows up with a left that Blade also avoids with ease.
Blade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva Barbosa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Blade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva Barbosa looks to land a combination but Blade avoids it well.
A combination from Da Silva Barbosa does no damage.
Blade throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Blade is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Blade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Blade dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Da Silva Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blade is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right and a left that Blade avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Blade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Blade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva Barbosa can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Blade is just out of range.
Blade throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a hook
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Blade dominated that second round.
That's time! Blade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blade circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Blade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Da Silva Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blade has got the better of the exchanges.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a hook
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Da Silva Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva Barbosa looks to land a combination but Blade avoids it well.
Blade is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Blade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blade circles away quickly and effectively.
Blade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa throws a jab when Blade was well out of range.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a combination
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Blade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blade circles away quickly and effectively.
Blade throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva Barbosa misses with a hook
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Da Silva Barbosa misses
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Blade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Blade!
A relieved looking Black Blade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Marcos Andre Da Silva Barbosa had this to say: 'Sorry God, your son is failed to became a fighter'.