PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Barbosa (ranked 1759 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 230 p4p, 198 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Anubis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hideaway kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barbosa
vs
Anubis

180 cm
34
169
21 - 16 - 1

185 cm
34
170
26 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

30th Century Beer Store
Northern Zombie

Conviction
Conquer

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 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anubis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anubis tries to break free but Barbosa pushes him back against the cage.

Anubis breaks the clinch.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.

Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anubis.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anubis swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anubis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Anubis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Barbosa pushes Anubis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Barbosa forces Anubis back against the cage and clinches.
Anubis is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Anubis presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Anubis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Anubis keeps it at a distance.

Barbosa clinches up against the cage.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Barbosa rushes Anubis and presses him up against the cage.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Anubis throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anubis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Anubis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anubis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Anubis manages to break the clinch.

Anubis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Barbosa.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands a head kick!
The crowd cheers as Anubis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.

Anubis has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Anubis digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Anubis gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Barbosa tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anubis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Anubis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anubis gets a clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Anubis back into the cage.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Anubis controls the action.
Anubis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Anubis scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa keeps control of Anubis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Anubis breaks the clinch.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.

Anubis has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Walad Anubis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barbosa avoids the head kick by Anubis.
Barbosa cracks Anubis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anubis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anubis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Anubis.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Anubis is having none of it.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Anubis.
A punch combination from Anubis misses.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Anubis moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Anubis.

Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Anubis back into the cage.
Antonio Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anubis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anubis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anubis is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbosa has double underhooks.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anubis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anubis can turn it around.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.

Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Jab by Anubis.
Anubis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Anubis pushes him off.
Anubis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Anubis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Anubis pushes him off.
Walad Anubis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Anubis has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Anubis looking to stall.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Anubis is trying to break free.
Anubis tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis is trying to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling him.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
A nice left hand lands by Anubis.

Anubis breaks the clinch.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
Walad Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Anubis keeps it at a distance.

Barbosa has Anubis up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa prevents Anubis from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Anubis lands a right hand.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Barbosa forces Anubis back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Anubis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis is breathing heavily.
Anubis throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Anubis is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbosa has double underhooks.
Anubis wants to break free but Barbosa has control.

Anubis breaks the clinch.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anubis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Anubis is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Anubis is having none of it.

Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Anubis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Walad Anubis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barbosa darts in and clinches Anubis up against the cage.

Anubis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Anubis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage.
Barbosa moves to clinch but Anubis breaks away
and Anubis counters with a right hand to the body.
Anubis throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Anubis is avoiding it.
Anubis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anubis.
Anubis slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Anubis.

Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Anubis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Anubis.
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.

Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Anubis is having none of it.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Anubis's head.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Anubis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Barbosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa keeps control of Anubis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Anubis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.

Anubis is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis seems to have recovered his senses.
Anubis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anubis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis can't break the clinch.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa throws a powerful right kick. Anubis tried to block low but the kick was high! Anubis was taken right off of his feet! Barbosa jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Barbosa!
Antonio Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.