PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Barbaroza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daley
vs
Barbaroza

185 cm
24
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Barbaroza!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaroza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daley circles away.
Daley stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbaroza. Barbaroza gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Daley misses.

Barbaroza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbaroza showed some decent athleticism there.
Barbaroza thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Daley to regain full guard.
Barbaroza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Barbaroza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Daley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Daley has escaped and now he's on top!

Barbaroza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daley works over Barbaroza with some ground and pound from guard.
Daley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley with a nice head shot there.
Daley landing with the ground and pound.
Daley wants to control from the top but Barbaroza keeps moving.
Daley lands a couple of digs.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbaroza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Barbaroza looking for a guillotine here but Daley defends easily.
Barbaroza looks gassed!
Daley lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daley works over Barbaroza with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley works over Barbaroza with some ground and pound from guard.
Daley lands a couple of digs.

Barbaroza is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barbaroza is still in real trouble! Can Daley finish him?
Daley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daley stands up over Barbaroza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barbaroza's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Daley!