PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Yu
vs
Barbosa

179 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Yu. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Yu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Yu.
Yu pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu stops a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Yu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yu pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Yu throws an elbow but it misses.
Yu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Mike Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yu.
Barbosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Yu lands a left hand.

Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa fails to pull guard.
Yu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Yu finish him?
Yu throws a big uppercut that drops Barbosa! More strikes from Yu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barbosa lies dazed against the cage as Yu celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Yu!
Mike Yu is the new welterweight champion!