PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Girlfriend. Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ryan
vs
Barraquinha

186 cm
26
199 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
192 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan throws a nice head kick!
Barraquinha throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barraquinha.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Barraquinha tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barraquinha - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barraquinha. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barraquinha misses the shot to the body.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Barraquinha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barraquinha lands a head kick!
Barraquinha misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Barraquinha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Barraquinha.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barraquinha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraquinha misses with a wild combination.
Barraquinha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips a straight right by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barraquinha connects with a single shot there.
Ryan checks a low kick from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barraquinha misses the shot to the body.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barraquinha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Ryan clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.

Barraquinha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barraquinha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barraquinha tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barraquinha lands the left hand.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick as Ryan jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Barraquinha misses.
Barraquinha scores with a nice head shot.
Barraquinha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barraquinha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Barraquinha looks to land a combination. Ryan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ryan has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Barraquinha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barraquinha misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Barraquinha tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Barraquinha as he connects with a hook.
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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barraquinha - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barraquinha. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barraquinha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barraquinha lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ryan takes one to the chin there.
Barraquinha connects with an inside leg kick.
Barraquinha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barraquinha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraquinha.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barraquinha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraquinha is just out of range.
Barraquinha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Barraquinha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraquinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Ryan moves out of range as Barraquinha throws a body kick.
Barraquinha connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.

Barraquinha moves into the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barraquinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Barraquinha.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Barraquinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Barraquinha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Barraquinha stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Barraquinha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraquinha tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barraquinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barraquinha tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha scores with a leg kick.
Barraquinha throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraquinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraquinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraquinha. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barraquinha connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Barraquinha connects with a high kick.
Barraquinha throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraquinha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Barraquinha clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha connects with an inside leg kick.
Barraquinha is looking to score with low kicks.
Barraquinha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Barraquinha thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barraquinha - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barraquinha. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barraquinha throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Barraquinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barraquinha misses with a body shot.
Barraquinha connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha wants to clinch.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Ryan moves out of range as Barraquinha strikes.
Barraquinha misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraquinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws the left hand but Barraquinha avoids the punch easily.
Barraquinha cracks Ryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barraquinha wants to clinch.
Barraquinha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraquinha.
Good work by Ryan as he checks the leg kick.
Barraquinha connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barraquinha motions for Ryan to come forward. Barraquinha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barraquinha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barraquinha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barraquinha fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ryan takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Barraquinha misses its intended target.
Barraquinha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
Barraquinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ryan if he has to take too many more of those.
Angelito Barraquinha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Barraquinha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barraquinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barraquinha looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barraquinha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barraquinha scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelito Barraquinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barraquinha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelito Barraquinha!
Angelito Barraquinha is the new middleweight champion!