PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the ring accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Roque Barretto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barretto
vs
Caparas

180 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
177 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas misses with the body kick
and Barretto counters with a straight right hand.
Barretto checks a leg kick.
Caparas throws a low kick but Barretto moves out of range easily.
Caparas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barretto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caparas. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caparas's calf.
Barretto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barretto throws a push kick but Caparas slaps the foot to one side.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Caparas.
Caparas thows a leg kick but Barretto checks it
and Barretto counters with a nice body kick.
Barretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caparas scores with a decent looking hook.
Caparas throws the kick towards the body but Barretto avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caparas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barretto - the referee stops the clock and Caparas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barretto. Caparas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caparas lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Caparas lands but Barretto takes it in his stride.
Caparas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas slips a straight right by Barretto.
Barretto throws a body punch but Caparas moves out of range.
Barretto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caparas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caparas misses with a double jab
and Barretto counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Caparas.
Barretto blocks a head kick by Caparas.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caparas.
Caparas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caparas is looking to land body kicks.
Barretto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caparas.
Caparas tries a head kick but it misses.
Caparas throws a lazy body kick

and Barretto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caparas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barretto lands an elbow inside.
Barretto lands an elbow just above Caparas 's eye.

It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
Barretto blocks a body shot from Caparas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparas lands a left hand.

Caparas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caparas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caparas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caparas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barretto counters with an inside leg kick.
Barretto misses with a hook.
Caparas tries to land a body kick
and Barretto counters with a solid body kick.
Caparas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barretto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caparas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caparas throws a lazy body kick
and Barretto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barretto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caparas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barretto counters with a straight right hand.
Barretto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crunch! Barretto slams his shin into Caparas's torso.
Caparas misses with the body kick
and Barretto counters with a good low kick that Caparas was not able to check.
Barretto misses with a low kick as Caparas jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas throws a leg kick
and Barretto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caparas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barretto.
Caparas looks to throw a body kick
and Barretto counters with a nice body shot.
Caparas throws the kick towards the body but Barretto avoids it.
Barretto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caparas.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
Caparas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barretto.
Caparas thows a leg kick but Barretto checks it
and Barretto counters with a right hand to the body.
Barretto avoids the head kick by Caparas.
Barretto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caparas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caparas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barretto tries to clinch up.
Caparas lunges at Barretto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barretto's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto is looking to clinch.
Barretto misses with a kick to the body.
Barretto takes a swing at Caparas's ribcage but misses.
Barretto moves out of range of the body kick from Caparas.
Barretto checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Caparas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caparas.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Barretto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caparas misses with a kick to the body

and Barretto counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Caparas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barretto.
Caparas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caparas blocks an elbow strike from Barretto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caparas takes an elbow to the temple.
Barretto prevents Caparas from breaking the clinch.
Barretto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barretto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caparas's defenses.
Barretto throws a head punch that misses.
Barretto misses with an elbow strike.
Barretto misses with an elbow over the top.
Barretto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danilo Caparas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Barretto swings for the body but Caparas moves out of range.
Barretto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caparas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barretto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caparas. Caparas obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Barretto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barretto is looking to wear down Caparas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Caparas thows a body shot but no joy.
Caparas throws a head kick that misses.
Caparas keeps Barretto at a distance using the push kick.
Caparas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caparas lands a high kick!
Caparas throws a head kick that misses
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caparas was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
Barretto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caparas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto blocks a jab.
Caparas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caparas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barretto counters with a right hand to the body.
Caparas misses with a kick to the body.
Caparas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barretto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caparas throws a body kick that misses.
Caparas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caparas lands a head kick!
Caparas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caparas swats away the attempt to clinch by Barretto.
Caparas tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Caparas moves out of range of the body kick from Barretto.
Barretto is looking to land body kicks.
Danilo Caparas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Caparas is predictable there

and Barretto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barretto throws a punch but it's blocked by Caparas.
Caparas tries to throw a body punch but Barretto avoids it by throwing Caparas back against the cage.
Barretto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Caparas.
Barretto working aggressively here.
Barretto lands a left hand.
Barretto lands an elbow that stopped Caparas in his tracks for a moment.
Barretto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caparas is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barretto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caparas's brow.
Barretto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barretto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Danilo Caparas's cut even more.
Caparas dodges an elbow strike from Barretto.
Barretto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Caparas blocks the elbow strike.
Barretto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barretto misses with an elbow over the top.

Caparas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barretto tries to clinch but Caparas is having none of it.
Caparas is looking to land body kicks.
Barretto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caparas checks it well.
Caparas misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caparas.
Caparas throws a low kick but Barretto avoids it.
Caparas throws a leg kick that misses.
Caparas misses with a kick to the body.
Caparas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caparas throws a lazy head kick
and Barretto counters with a body kick.
Caparas throws a sloppy head kick
and Barretto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caparas lands a head kick!
Caparas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
A head kick misses from Barretto.
Caparas throws a leg kick

and Barretto moves into the clinch.
Barretto misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barretto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barretto throws a punch but it's blocked by Caparas.
Caparas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caparas.
Barretto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barretto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barretto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

The cut above Danilo Caparas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barretto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barretto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caparas tries to work over Barretto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caparas is trying to push Barretto away but Barretto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
Barretto misses with an elbow strike.
Caparas misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Caparas.
Barretto throws an elbow that misses.
Barretto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barretto lands an elbow that stopped Caparas in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Barretto fails to land.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Barretto.

Danilo Caparas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Caparas fails to land.
Caparas wants to get back to striking at distance but Barretto won't allow it.
Caparas scores with a nice hook to the head.

Caparas breaks the clinch.
Caparas tried to score with a low kick but Barretto checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Barretto wants to land a leg kick but Caparas is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caparas.
Caparas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caparas misses with the body kick

and Barretto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caparas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barretto misses with a punch on the inside.
Barretto pushes Caparas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caparas takes an elbow to the temple.
Barretto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caparas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barretto working aggressively here.

Caparas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caparas throws a sloppy head kick

and Barretto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barretto.

Caparas breaks the clinch.
Barretto checks the leg kick.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Caparas moves out of range of the body kick.
Barretto tries to clinch up.
Barretto motions for Caparas to come forward. Barretto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barretto avoids the head kick by Caparas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Caparas moved away.
Barretto looks for the body kick but Caparas saw that one coming.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caparas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Caparas.
Caparas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barretto. That did some damage!
Barretto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Caparas misses with a body kick.
Caparas looks for the body kick but Barretto saw that one coming.
Caparas misses with a shot to the body
and Barretto counters with a nice body kick.
Caparas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caparas throws a leg kick
and Barretto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barretto digs a good body shot into Caparas's ribs.
Caparas jabs at Barretto's body.
Barretto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caparas.
Barretto throws a body kick that misses.
Caparas throws a low kick but Barretto avoids it.
Caparas throws a leg kick but Barretto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Caparas tenderised Barretto's leg. Barretto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caparas throws a lazy head kick
and Barretto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barretto tries to land a front kick but Caparas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caparas throws a body kick the misses
and Barretto counters with a nice body kick.
Caparas is looking to slow Barretto down with leg kicks.
Caparas gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Barretto moves into the clinch.
Caparas has a couple of punches blocked by Barretto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barretto throws an elbow that misses.
Caparas blocks the elbow strike.
Barretto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caparas backwards.
Caparas takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danilo Caparas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roque Barretto!