PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Barrett (ranked 4569 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Jared Red (ranked 471 p4p, 447 weight class). Curtis Barrett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barrett
vs
Red

185 cm
25
225
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
225
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

Sakura Style

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Red!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Red gets a clinch.
Barrett wants a takedown but no success here.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red stops a takedown attempt from Barrett.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Red.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Red should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Red gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Barrett has Red pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Red manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.

It looks like Curtis Barrett has been cut.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Red.
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!
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Red.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Barrett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Red gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red prevents the takedown attempt.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Barrett is working for takedown but Red is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.

Barrett is trying to trip Red. He has hold of a leg but Red is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Red is on top in guard.

Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrett is retaining full guard.
Red wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Red forces his way into half guard.
Red throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barrett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Red is looking to advance position but Barrett won't allow it.

Red decides to return to a standing position.
Jared Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrett circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Barrett on that attempt.

Red moves into the clinch successfully.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Jared Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red lands an elbow inside.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Barrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Red moves into the clinch successfully.
Red is pressed up against the cage. Barrett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Red down to the mat. Red avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jared Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Jared Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Red circles away.

Barrett gets tackled into the cage by Red. Red maintains the clinch.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barrett blocks the elbow strike.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Red gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barrett avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett takes an elbow to the temple.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrett's defenses.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrett's brow.
Red lands a damaging elbow.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red lands an elbow inside.
Curtis Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared Red is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Red has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Red!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jared Red made sure he mentioned Sakura Style, along with how happy he was to win his fight.