PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AC Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambrose's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amos Moses - Primus. Ezekiel Ambrose had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ambrose
vs
Barca

188 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AC Barca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose lands a nice shot that snaps Barca's head back.
Ambrose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Barca thows a body shot but no joy.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca scores with a nice strike.
Ambrose throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambrose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ambrose wants to clinch up but Barca keeps it at a distance.
Ambrose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Jab by Ambrose.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Barca tries to bum rush Ambrose with a series of wild strikes but Ambrose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Ambrose. That snapped Barca's head back.
Barca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ambrose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Barca.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ambrose.

That's two 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.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Ambrose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ambrose cracks Barca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ambrose staying out of range there.
A combination from Ambrose does no damage.
Barca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ambrose counters with a one-two to the body.
Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barca.
Barca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barca swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ambrose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barca, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ambrose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Barca's head.
Ambrose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
A hook to the body from Ambrose.
A right hand to the body from Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Ambrose is controlling him.

Ambrose manages to break the clinch.
Barca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ambrose takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose cracks Barca with a nice body shot.

Ambrose breaks the clinch.
Ambrose wants to land a leg kick but Barca is out of range.
Barca moves out of range as Ambrose strikes.
Barca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ambrose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ambrose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Ambrose blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Barca misses.

Ambrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ambrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ambrose lands a jab to Barca's midsection.
Ezekiel Ambrose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ambrose avoids the body shot from Barca.
Ambrose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ambrose.
Ambrose has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ambrose lands with a nice combination. Barca backs away looking to recover.
Barca misses with a double jab
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.
Barca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ambrose counter with a right hand.
Barca misses with a straight right.
Ambrose lands a jab-cross combination.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Ambrose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ambrose circles away quickly and effectively.
Ambrose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barca in his tracks.
Ambrose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
Barca works Ambrose's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Ambrose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca scores with a hook to the body. Ambrose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ambrose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ambrose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
AC Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ambrose misses with a looping right.
Ambrose blocks a jab.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Barca checks it.
Ambrose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barca.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Ambrose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barca backs up against the ropes.
Ambrose misses with a wild combination.

Ambrose closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ambrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambrose throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Ambrose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Ambrose has managed to clinch.

Ambrose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambrose just misses with a punch to the body.
Ambrose lands with a shot to the body.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Ambrose.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambrose.
Barca throws a combination that misses
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.

Ambrose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Ambrose has him pressed against the ropes.
Ambrose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambrose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barca's elbow.
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Ambrose has the dominant position.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambrose digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a combination
and Barca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barca looks to land a right hand but Ambrose moved out of range.
Barca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ambrose throws out a powerful jab.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by Ambrose.
Barca throws a hook to the side of Ambrose's head but Ambrose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Ambrose.
Barca misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Ambrose.

Ambrose rushes Barca and presses him up against the ropes.
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambrose.
A shot in the inside from Ambrose.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barca blocking some punches.
Barca takes a shot to the head.
Ambrose wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Ambrose - that landed with a thud.
Ambrose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Barca working hard to break the clinch.
Ambrose lands a left hand.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ambrose has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ambrose - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Barca wants to break free but Ambrose has control.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Ambrose is controlling him.
Ambrose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.

Ambrose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Barca avoids the head kick by Ambrose.
Barca throws a body punch but Ambrose moves out of range.
Barca moves forwards but Ambrose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Ambrose.
Ambrose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Ezekiel Ambrose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ambrose misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Barca misses
and Ambrose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ambrose lands a jab to the nose.
Ambrose connects with a nice looking jab.
Barca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ambrose in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Ambrose tests Barca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ambrose throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Ambrose slips a jab from Barca.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambrose stuns Barca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Ambrose darts in and clinches Barca up against the ropes.
Barca tries to break the clinch but Ambrose is controlling the position.
AC Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ambrose lands a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Ambrose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ambrose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ambrose!