PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Antunes Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antunes Coimbra
vs
Barreto

210 cm
21
291 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

221 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barreto throws a head kick but Antunes Coimbra moves out of range.
Barreto tries to bum rush Antunes Coimbra with a series of wild strikes but Antunes Coimbra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes Coimbra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Antunes Coimbra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Antunes Coimbra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barreto doesn't manage to clinch there - Antunes Coimbra circles away.

Antunes Coimbra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antunes Coimbra jumps guard but Barreto stands there with Antunes Coimbra around his waist. Antunes Coimbra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barreto lands an uppercut.
Barreto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barreto takes a shot to the head.
Barreto swings wildly with an uppercut but Antunes Coimbra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antunes Coimbra is working Barreto over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antunes Coimbra looking to throw knees to the head but Barreto is blocking nicely.
Antunes Coimbra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barreto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barreto misses with a knee to the head.
Barreto looks gassed!
Barreto lands an elbow just above Antunes Coimbra 's eye.
Antunes Coimbra blocks the elbow strike.
Antunes Coimbra scores with a shoulder strike.

Antunes Coimbra pulls guard.
Antunes Coimbra is looking to sweep but instead, Barreto has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra tries to get to full guard but Barreto has control of the leg.
Antunes Coimbra is working hard here to advance position.
Antunes Coimbra trying to control here.
Antunes Coimbra is trying is best to control the position here.
Antunes Coimbra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Antunes Coimbra.
Barreto stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes Coimbra.

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.
Antunes Coimbra trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Antunes Coimbra trying to keep a closed guard but Barreto is proving a slippery customer.
Antunes Coimbra wants to sweep here but Barreto controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barreto misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Antunes Coimbra tries to work over Barreto's front leg with a kick but Barreto checks it.
Barreto lands a jab to the nose.
Barreto thumps Antunes Coimbra with a low kick.
Antunes Coimbra misses with an uppercut. Barreto saw that one coming.
Antunes Coimbra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Antunes Coimbra catches Barreto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barreto throws a low kick but Antunes Coimbra moves out of range easily.
Antunes Coimbra throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Antunes Coimbra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antunes Coimbra dips to his left and cracks Barreto with an uppercut!
Antunes Coimbra misses with a looping right.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Antunes Coimbra fails with a takedown attempt.
Barreto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes Coimbra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barreto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barreto thows a leg kick but Antunes Coimbra checks it
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra 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.

A thudding body kick lands there by Barreto!
Barreto throws a series of punches but Antunes Coimbra avoids them all with ease.
Antunes Coimbra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barreto throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes Coimbra moves out of range easily.
Barreto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Arthur Antunes Coimbra has been cut.
Barreto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antunes Coimbra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barreto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antunes Coimbra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barreto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barreto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreto misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Barreto slams his shin into Antunes Coimbra's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barreto.
Barreto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antunes Coimbra avoids the head kick by Barreto.
Barreto throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barreto throws a head kick that Antunes Coimbra semi-blocks.
Barreto stalks Antunes Coimbra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antunes Coimbra's face. Antunes Coimbra staggers backwards, shaken.

Barreto has Antunes Coimbra up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto trying to control the position but instead, Antunes Coimbra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barreto into the cage.

Barreto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barreto throws a head kick that Antunes Coimbra semi-blocks.

Antunes Coimbra is rocked!

Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut is getting worse.
Barreto lands a hook that stumbles Antunes Coimbra back into the cage. Barreto follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Antunes Coimbra to the canvas! Barreto pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Antunes Coimbra has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jose Barreto!