PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beds are Burning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barca
vs
Congo

188 cm
20
185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca throws a leg kick but Congo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Congo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Congo defends it nicely.

Congo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barca!
Congo scoring with strikes but Barca is staying in there.
Barca is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Congo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barca turns into him and now he's in Congo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Barca throwing strikes but missing.

Congo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barca manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barca tries to free his leg and advance position but Congo is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barca is working hard here to advance position.
Barca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Congo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Congo.

Barca changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Congo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Congo is trying to improve his position.

Barca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Congo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Congo is trying to escape the position but Barca is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Congo is trying to get back to half guard.
Congo prevents Barca from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Congo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barca controlling the position.
Barca tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Congo keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barca tries to close the distance and clinch but Congo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Congo counters with a two punch combo.
Barca tries to clinch but Congo moves away

and Congo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barca controlling the position.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Congo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Barca with a poor takedown

and Congo counters with a shoot takedown. Barca fights it but they end up in guard.
Barca pulls Congo in close to his closed guard and prevents Congo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barca controls Congo momentarily but Congo frees himself.
Barca is controlling Congo's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo throwing strikes but missing.
Barca has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Congo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Congo being controlled here momentarily.
Congo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barca is trying to control the position but Congo postures up.
Congo trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Barca has Congo pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barca moves nicely into side control.

Barca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Congo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Congo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barca's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Congo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barca pulls his head out easily.
Barca works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barca trying to control but Congo is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Congo is desperately trying to improve his position but Barca has a good base and remains in mount.
Barca putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Congo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barca slips a jab and a cross from Congo.

Congo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barca!
Barca is trying desperately to improve position.
Barca is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barca is desperately trying to improve his position but Congo has a good base and remains in mount.

Congo looking to secure an arm triangle but Barca defends it well.
Congo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to hold on but Congo pushes him away.
Congo throws some wild stikes that Barca manages to avoid easily.
Barca wants to hold on but Congo pushes him away.
Barca is desperately trying to improve his position but Congo has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Congo wants to control the pace but Barca is squirming around nicely.
Barca is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Congo tries to control but Barca wriggling away.
Barca tries to hold on but Congo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Congo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barca wants to control but Congo is having none of it.
Congo looking to ground and pound but Barca is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Congo lands a big elbow.
Barca wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Congo.
Barca tries to hold on but Congo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barca wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Congo really dominated that round.
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.

Barca closes the distance and clinches.
Barca stops a takedown attempt from Congo.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.

Barca has Congo pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barca pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Congo tumbling to the mat - Barca dives into Congo's guard.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barca trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Congo is looking for a triangle but Barca pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to control from the top but Congo keeps moving.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barca tries to free his leg and advance position but Congo is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barca.
Congo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Barca clinches up with Congo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Barca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barca is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Congo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barca trying to land knees to the body.
Barca looking to stall.
Congo pushes Barca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Congo just leaning against Barca, taking a breather.
Barca tries for a takedown but Congo manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantine Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Congo lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.

Congo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Barca can't fight it off and eventually Congo manages to take the fight to the floor. Barca looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Congo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Congo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Congo stopping the sweep attempt from Barca.
Barca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Congo's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Congo is keeping the position.
Congo is looking to sweep but instead, Barca has passed into half guard.
Barca prevents Congo from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barca content to control rather than advance.
Barca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Congo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barca tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barca throwing strikes here but Congo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barca prevents Congo from getting the reversal.
Barca looking to ground and pound but Congo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Constantine Barca had his way with Kublai Congo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Congo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Congo avoids it really well and circles away.
Congo throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Congo misses with a looping right.
Congo fails to land the takedown.
Barca tries to clinch but Congo moves away
and Congo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
Constantine Barca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Congo but Congo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Congo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Congo scores with a takedown into Barca's guard.
Congo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Congo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Barca wants to sweep here but Congo controlling him for the moment.
Congo trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Barca keeping full guard, as Congo tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barca gets the takedown into side control.
Congo tries to improve position but can't.
Congo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barca's best efforts.
Barca throwing shots but Congo is blocking nicely.
Congo tries to get to full guard but Barca has control of the leg.
Congo is staying active underneath Barca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kublai Congo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Barca is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca is trying to control. Congo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Barca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Congo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Congo is not content to let Barca control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Congo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!
Kublai Congo is the new middleweight champion!