PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabino Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Spack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Looking for Freedom. Heinz Spack struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Barrera
vs
Spack

186 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

:: Happy Pills ::

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabino Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinz Spack!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spack misses with a two punch combination.
Barrera wants to clinch up but Spack keeps it at a distance.
Spack throws a right and a left that Barrera avoids nicely.

Barrera drops Spack with a nice combination! Barrera dives into Spack's guard, looking to finish!

Spack is rocked!

It looks like Heinz Spack has been cut.
Barrera passes Spack's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spack is still in real trouble! Can Barrera finish him?
Barrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spack seems to have recovered his senses.
Spack trying to control here.
Barrera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spack defending well though.
Barrera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Barrera.

Spack is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrera.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barrera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spack can do anything to dispel that myth.

Barrera is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barrera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Spack could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Barrera has cracked it and Spack is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Barrera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabino Barrera!