PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vincent barchello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Papi
vs
barchello

173 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, vincent barchello!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
barchello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
barchello misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for barchello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papi dives in and grabs barchello's left leg, looking for a takedown. barchello pushes down on Papi's head and hops out.
Papi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from barchello.
Papi slips a straight right by barchello.
barchello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
barchello misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from barchello. No joy for Papi on that attempt.

Papi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Papi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but barchello has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but barchello blocks nicely.
Papi wants to pass the guard but barchello is keeping the position.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
barchello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.
Papi with a nice head shot there.
Papi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. barchello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Papi distracts barchello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Papi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
barchello keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi stays in close to barchello's body and controls the position.
Papi passes into half guard.
Papi thows a huge punch but barchello dodges it nicely.
barchello taking some punishment here, with Papi in his half guard.
Papi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed barchello's head.
Papi trying to control from half guard but barchello is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. barchello defending well though.
barchello is trying to stand.
Papi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for barchello!
Papi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish barchello?
Papi with a couple of short strikes.
Papi landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
barchello wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Papi.
Papi landing punches.
barchello looks gassed!
barchello is in a horrible position here. Papi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Papi.
barchello taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papi unloads with some vicious shots from mount and barchello wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Papi celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Papi!