PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M C Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Hammer has chosen M.C. Hammer: U Cant Touch This as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Barretto
vs
C Hammer

180 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

181 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, M C Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Barretto scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Barretto counters with a leg kick.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Barretto keeps it at a distance.
Hammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barretto is able to avoid easily.
Hammer checks a low kick from Barretto.
Barretto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barretto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barretto manages to avoid it.
Barretto scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barretto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barretto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammer on the side of the head.
Barretto slips under a jab from Hammer.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
Hammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barretto under the eye.
M C Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barretto throws a head kick that misses.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Barretto.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer blocks a leg kick.
Hammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barretto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barretto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barretto lands a jab.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barretto.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
Barretto staying out of range there.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Barretto throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barretto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barretto misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barretto doesn't seem phased though.
Hammer lands a jab.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barretto. That's going to slow Hammer down.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barretto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barretto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barretto misses with a looping right.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barretto keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammer blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barretto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
Hammer throws a series of strikes that have Barretto backpedaling.
Hammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Barretto circles away.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Barretto moves away and avoids it.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barretto misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Barretto avoids it well.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Barretto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barretto counters with a nice kick to the body.
M C Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barretto jabs at Hammer's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Barretto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barretto.
Barretto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Barretto blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Barretto misses.
Barretto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Barretto is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Barretto blocks the leg kick.
Barretto misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Barretto.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Hammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barretto is out of range and Hammer settles back down.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
Barretto scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barretto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer stuns Barretto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Barretto tries to land a front kick but Hammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Barretto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hammer will feel that in the morning.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Hammer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barretto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Barretto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Barretto.
Barretto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Barretto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammer checks it well.
Barretto cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Hammer blocks a leg kick.
Barretto lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barretto counters with a thumping low kick.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roque Barretto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hammer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barretto cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Barretto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.

It looks like M C Hammer has been cut.
Barretto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barretto.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Barretto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hammer scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Barretto.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Barretto moved out of range.
Hammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barretto.
Barretto throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Barretto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Barretto.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Hammer checks a leg kick.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barretto lands with a nice body kick.
Hammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barretto feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Barretto misses the jab.
Barretto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barretto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barretto scores with a jab to the body.
Barretto keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.
Barretto shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barretto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barretto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barretto.
Barretto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
Hammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barretto.
Hammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Barretto.
Barretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barretto is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Barretto connects with a right hand. Hammer shakes it off.
Hammer throws a jab when Barretto was well out of range.
Barretto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto scores with a hook to the body. Hammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barretto misses with a body shot.
Barretto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barretto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barretto throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barretto counters with a solid body kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barretto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Hammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barretto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barretto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roque Barretto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on M C Hammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barretto misses with a low kick as Hammer jumps back.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barretto connects with a high kick.
Hammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barretto's sensitive parts.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Barretto there.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Barretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barretto!
Barretto throws a head kick that Hammer semi-blocks.
Hammer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barretto misses.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
Barretto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Barretto wants to slow Hammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barretto.
Barretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barretto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barretto lands a leg kick that knocks Hammer off balance momentarily.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barretto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and Barretto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barretto misses with the head strike.
Barretto scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barretto.
Barretto prevents a body shot from Hammer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barretto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Barretto throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Barretto misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
Barretto wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barretto controls the action.
Barretto lands an elbow inside.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Barretto controls the action.

Barretto breaks the clinch.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barretto.
Hammer lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barretto throws a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer tries to bum rush Barretto with a series of wild strikes but Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good work by Barretto as he checks the leg kick.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Barretto.
Hammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Barretto avoids it well.

Hammer clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barretto.
Hammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barretto blocks a body shot from Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on M C Hammer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barretto counters with a nice leg kick.
Barretto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Barretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammer.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammer, right into the meat.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.

Hammer clinches.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barretto wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Barretto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Barretto misses with a punch on the inside.
Barretto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barretto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barretto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barretto's elbow.
Hammer has a couple of punches blocked by Barretto.
Barretto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hammer.
A right hook to the body lands for Hammer.
M C Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barretto's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barretto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hammer is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hammer dodges an elbow strike from Barretto.
Barretto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barretto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barretto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
Barretto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
M C Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barretto tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Barretto back against the cage.
Barretto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Barretto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Barretto prevents a body shot from Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Barretto.
Hammer has Barretto pressed against the cage, preventing Barretto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer.
Barretto blocks an uppercut.
Hammer gets underhooks to prevent Barretto's takedown attempt.
Barretto prevents a body shot from Hammer.
A head punch on the inside from Barretto fails to land.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Barretto controls his hands.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Roque Barretto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrettos head.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barretto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barretto misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto landing knees to the body.
Barretto blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Barretto has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer lands a jab to the nose.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer scores with the left hand. Barretto knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Hammer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barretto blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to M C Hammer.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Roque Barretto!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Roque Barretto!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Roque Barretto!

Roque Barretto wins by unanimous decision!
Roque Barretto retains his welterweight title!