PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Bryant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bryant
vs
Barbosa

192 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.

Bryant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbosa looks gassed!
Barbosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.

Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryant cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Bryant cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.

Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.

Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bryant defends well.

Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bryant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bryant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.

Barbosa has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Bryant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barbosa gets caught flat footed, as Bryant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.

Bryant is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barbosa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bryant is looking to defend but Barbosa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bryant! Barbosa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bryant taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Claudio Barbosa!