PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Klump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Barbalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klump
vs
Barbalo

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sherman Klump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Barbalo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klump fails to land with a series of punches.
Klump lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barbalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klump scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Paul Barbalo has been cut.
Barbalo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Klump scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klump.
Barbalo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klump throws a jab when Barbalo was well out of range.
Barbalo moves out of range of the strikes.

Barbalo clinches with his opponent.
Klump working hard to break the clinch.
Barbalo just leaning against Klump, taking a breather.
Barbalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbalo has Klump pressed against the cage, preventing Klump from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbalo.
Sherman Klump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbalo ducks right into an uppercut from Klump.
Klump wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klump thuds a left hand into Barbalo's body.
A lazy left from Klump finds it's target.
Klump looks to land a right hand but Barbalo moved out of range.
Klump lands a nice shot that snaps Barbalo's head back.
Klump feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbalos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klump scores with a three punch combo!
Klump uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbalo has time to react.
Klump throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbalo.
Klump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbalo looks gassed!

Barbalo closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbalo has Klump pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klump manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sherman Klump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Barbalo.
Klump wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbalo fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbalo controlling the action here for a moment.

Barbalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klump connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klump is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Klump lands the left hand.
Klump scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Klump throws a series of punches but Barbalo moves out of range.
Klump scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klump lands with a good body shot.
Klump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbalo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Klump.
Barbalo walks into a stiff left hand from Klump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klump connects with a body shot that sends Barbalo's belly button to the back.
Klump swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbalo.
Klump works over Barbalo's head and body with a nice combination.

Barbalo is rocked!
Klump cracks Barbalo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Barbalo falls to his knees and Klump doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sherman Klump!