PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Barking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mine Bolao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Barking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barking
vs
Bolao

197 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Barking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mine Bolao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barking moves away.
Barking moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolao swivels and escapes.
Barking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolao moves in looking to clinch but Barking pushes him off.
Bolao is looking to clinch but Barking is avoiding it.
Barking swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolao.
Bolao moves in looking to clinch but Barking pushes him off.
Bolao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barking swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barking fails with a takedown attempt.

Bolao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barking is trying to control but can't.
Barking is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bolao is pressing down on Barking's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barking is holding on for now.
Bolao is trying to control the action in half guard but Barking is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolao controlling the pace.
Bolao is stalling here. Barking is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bolao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barking has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Barking is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bolao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolao tries to improve position but can't.
Bolao looking for a sweep but Barking has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Barking with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolao is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barking is working for a guillotine from mount but Bolao frees his head quite easily.
Barking is breathing heavily.
Bolao is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barking blocks Bolao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bolao is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Barking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barking avoids the attempt from Bolao to control.
Bolao flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bolao is working to get back to half guard.
Bolao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Barking has hold of Bolao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bolao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bolao tries to lock up and control but Barking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Barking wants to finish this one by submission but Bolao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barking.
Bolao working to try and regain half guard.
Bolao is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Barking blocks Bolao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bolao is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Barking looking to ground and pound but Bolao is blocking nicely.
Bolao flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bolao is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Bolao gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Bolao tries to escape but Barking has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bolao covers up after that shot from Barking.
Bolao wants to escape the position.
Bolao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Barking has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Bolao is in real trouble here. Barking gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Bolao is tapping out! Barking wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Barking!