PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ang's choice of entrance music: Long Way To The Top. Rodney Ang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barretto
vs
Ang

180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
184 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ang avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Barretto lands with a good body shot.
Ang blocks a head kick by Barretto.
Barretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barretto misses with a straight left.
Ang looks for a takedown but Barretto sprawls well.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Barretto scores with a sloppy right hand. Ang should have avoided that one.
Ang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ang staying out of range there.
Ang throws a hook but Barretto avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ang.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ang is defended easily by Barretto.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ang.
Barretto stuffs the takedown.
Roque Barretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ang.
Barretto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barretto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barretto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barretto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ang at a distance.
Ang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barretto.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Ang avoids the body shot from Barretto.
Barretto is looking to wear down Ang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Barretto.
Barretto slips a jab and a cross from Ang.
Ang misses with a looping left.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
A lazy body kick from Ang
and Barretto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barretto misses.
Ang throws a hook but Barretto avoids it easily.
Ang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barretto.
Ang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barretto to score with a decent uppercut.
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barretto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Ang is predictable there
and Barretto counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Barretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barretto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Barretto finds it's way through Ang's defenses.
Barretto connects with a nice looking jab.
Roque Barretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barretto slips a straight right by Ang.
Ang walks into a jab.
Ang walks into a stiff left hand from Barretto.
Barretto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barretto wants it to stay on the feet.
Ang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barretto is just out of range.
Barretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ang staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roque Barretto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barretto lands a nice looking body kick.
Ang takes one to the side of the head.
Barretto cracks Ang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Barretto misses
and Ang counters with a one-two to the body.
Barretto with a hook.
Ang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodney Ang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Ang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto stuns Ang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang ducks under a wild hook from Barretto.
Ang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ang is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Ang shoots in for a takedown but Barretto shows good takedown defense.
Barretto misses with a body punch
letting Ang counter with a right hand.
Ang tries to clinch
and Barretto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ang blocks a jab.
Barretto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barretto scores with a hook to the body. Ang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Barretto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barretto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barretto throws a sloppy head kick and Ang moves out of range easily.
Barretto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ang.
Ang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barretto counters with an inside leg kick.
Ang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto throws a body kick the misses
and Ang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barretto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ang counters with a low kick, right behind Barretto 's knee.
That kick from Barretto tenderised Ang's leg. Ang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Ang throws the left hand but Barretto avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto tests Ang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barretto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ang misses with a looping right.
Ang misses with a jab to the body
and Barretto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ang with a poor takedown
and Barretto counters with a nice uppercut.
Ang moves in looking to clinch but Barretto pushes him off.
Ang shoots in for a takedown but Barretto shows good takedown defense.
Roque Barretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ang.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Ang is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barretto has got the better of the exchanges.
Barretto connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ang's calf.
Barretto tries to land a body kick
and Ang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barretto thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barretto.
Ang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ang avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ang slips under a jab.
Ang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barretto's waist but Barretto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ang off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ang with a nice cross.
Ang ducks under a wild hook from Barretto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roque Barretto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ang misses with a wild combination.
Barretto throws a hook but Ang avoids it easily.
Barretto throws a solid leg kick but Ang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barretto.
Barretto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barretto checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang jabs at Barretto's body.
Barretto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ang tries to score with a low kick but Barretto moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Ang moved away.
Ang throws a jab but it's blocked by Barretto.
Barretto throws a body kick the misses
and Ang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barretto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ang moves out of range as Barretto strikes.
Barretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ang. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barretto connects with a leg kick. Ang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barretto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barretto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ang.
Ang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barretto throws the left hand but Ang avoids the punch easily.
Barretto misses the body punch

and Ang counters with a single leg into guard. Barretto didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barretto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barretto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ang on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang trying to control but Barretto is working from the bottom.
Ang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barretto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodney Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roque Barretto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barretto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ang is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretto has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barretto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ang thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barretto looking for a sweep. Not yet Barretto, not yet.
Ang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barretto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barretto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barretto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ang passes into half guard.

Ang wants to work for an arm triangle but Barretto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Ang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barretto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roque Barretto!