PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Renka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Renka
vs
Barros

190 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Renka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Renka.
Barros fails with the takedown.
Barros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renka thuds his shin into the meat of Barros's side.
Leo Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renka.
Barros misses with an uppercut
and Renka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barros lands with a kick to the temple. Renka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barros connects with a solid leg kick.
Barros throws an off balance right hand
and Renka counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Renka misses the target.
Renka throws a sloppy head kick and Barros moves out of range easily.
Barros throws a lazy head kick
and Renka counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Barros or perhaps it was just good defense by Renka which made him look bad.
Barros misses with a takedown attempt
and Renka counters with a good low kick that Barros was not able to check.
Jin Renka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Barros.
Renka tried to score with a low kick but Barros checks it.
Renka throws a front kick that sends Barros stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renka throws a low kick, looking for Barros's leg but Barros calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Renka!
Barros shoots in for a takedown but Renka shows good takedown defense.
Renka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renka lands a front kick.
Renka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Renka doesn't manage to clinch there - Barros circles away.
Barros looks to throw a body kick
and Renka counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renka throws a leg kick which misses Barros's front leg but catches the back leg as Barros tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renka, right into the meat.
Barros tries to clinch but Renka moves away
and Renka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Renka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barros lands a jab.
Renka tries to move into range but Barros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Renka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barros wants to clinch but Renka slips to the side
and Renka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Renka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renka throws a head kick that misses.
Barros throws a sloppy head kick
and Renka counters with a low kick, right behind Barros 's knee.
Renka tries to clinch
and Barros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Renka dominated that round.
That's time! Renka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Renka scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Barros is predictable there
and Renka counters with an outside leg kick.
Barros throws a leg kick
and Renka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barros swings widly with a right hand
and Renka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barros misses with a leg kick
and Renka counters with a one-two to the body.
Renka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barros.
Renka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renka misses with a body shot
enabling Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Barros misses with a jab to the body
and Renka counters with a good low kick that Barros was not able to check.
Barros throws a leg kick
and Renka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barros is trying desperately to land a takedown but Renka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barros.
Renka scores with a nice body kick.
Barros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barros has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Barros
and Renka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros blocks a head kick by Renka.
Renka cracks the inside of Barros's front leg.
Renka looks for the body kick but Barros saw that one coming.
Renka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barros is out of range.
Barros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Renka tries to avoid it but Barros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Renka to the ground. Renka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jin Renka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Barros.
Renka wants to clinch.
Jin Renka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barros thows a leg kick but Renka checks it
and Renka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renka.
Renka looks to land a body kick but Barros moved away.
Renka throws a front kick aimed at Barros's knee but Barros avoids it well.
Renka scores with a head kick.
Barros misses with a body punch
and Renka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barros with a poor takedown
and Renka counters with a low kick, right behind Barros 's knee.
Renka throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renka scores with a head kick.
Barros throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Renka lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Renka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barros misses with a lunging right hand
and Renka counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Renka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Renka throws a sloppy head kick
and Barros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renka cracks Barros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barros looks to land a right hand but Renka moved out of range.
Renka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barros.
Renka misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Renka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Renka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Barros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barros tries to pull guard but Renka holds him up against the cage and eventually Barros drops back down to his feet.
Barros fails to pull guard.
Renka working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Barros.
A short uppercut from Barros.
Barros has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Renka.
Renka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Renka looking to throw knees to the head but Barros is blocking nicely.
Barros lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Barros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barros is looking to land body kicks.
Renka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barros counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barros.
A low kick from Barros is predictable there
and Renka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Renka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renka throws a lazy head kick
and Barros counters with a stiff right hand.
Barros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barros throws a leg kick
and Renka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Renka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barros tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barros misses with a double jab
and Barros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barros throws a head kick that misses
and Renka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barros's knee momentarily.
Renka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barros checks it well.

Renka rushes Barros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros avoiding damage as Renka throws knees to the body.
Renka misses with a knee strike.
Renka landing knees to the body.
Leo Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barros fails to pull guard.
Jin Renka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Barros.
Barros fails to pull guard.
Barros managing to block the knees to the body from Renka.
Renka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renka working Barros over with knees to the body.
Barros lands a nice shot to the body.
Barros takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renka blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Renka.
Renka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barros avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Barros.
Renka pushes Barros back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Renka tries a knee to the head but Barros blocks it.
Renka missing with knees to the body.
Barros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renka backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Barros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Renka 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Renka!