PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Barrett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Da
vs
Barrett

190 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atilla Da!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett throws a shot to the body.
Da showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Da avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Barrett tries to bum rush Da with a series of wild strikes but Da uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Da closes the distance and pushes Barrett back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
Barrett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da.
Da keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrett's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
Barrett can't break the clinch.
Barrett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barrett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barrett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barrett is trying to keep an underhook but Da manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Da prevents Barrett from improving his position.
Barrett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Da performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Da connects with a nice short shot to Barrett's temple.
Barrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Da has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Da sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Da is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barrett has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Da fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barrett is trying to escape the mount.
Da looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett really wants to buck Da off and get back to his feet.

Da is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Barrett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barrett hang on?
Barrett tries to lock up and control but Da gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da lands a nice shot to the head.
Da throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Da lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da.
Da tries to score with a low kick but Barrett moves his leg out of the way.
Barrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Da, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Barrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrett.
John Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett swings for the body but Da moves out of range.
Da showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett thows a body shot but no joy.
Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Da bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Da fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Da feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.
Da won't allow Barrett to get back to his feet.
Da trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Atilla Da just wasn't active enough.
Barrett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Da shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barrett's guard.
Da pushes down on Barrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrett tries to roll over but Da keeps him under control.
Da tries to pass to full mount but Barrett defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Da is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Da stalling away here and it's allowed Barrett to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Da trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barrett manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Atilla Da overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da trying to control the position here.

Barrett drops back looking for a leg! Da is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da manages to kick Barrett off! Barrett jumps back into Da's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrett is looking to stand up but Da won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barrett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barrett.
Da wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Barrett wants to stand up but Da is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.
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 Atilla Da will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barrett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrett throws a right hand that Da ducks under and follows up with a left that Da also avoids with ease.
Barrett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barrett lands a jab-cross combination.
Barrett tries to bum rush Da with a series of wild strikes but Da uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrett throws the left hand but Da avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Da. Barrett shrugs it off though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barrett checks a leg kick.
Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Barrett misses with a wild combination.
Barrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barrett as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.
John Barrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Da, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Da pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barrett is out of range and Da settles back down.
Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrett looks to land a combination but Da avoids it well.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barrett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Da rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da fails with the takedown.
Barrett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrett scores with a hook.
John Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barrett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Da bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Da, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Barrett misses.

Da shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barrett is trying to defend but Da finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.
Da performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da lands with a punch from half guard.
Da is nestled in close to Barrett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Da sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrett defending well though.
Barrett tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Da manages to move to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Da.
Barrett is squirming around, avoiding Da's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Da clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Da lands with a kick to the temple. Barrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Da throws a leg kick which misses Barrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrett tries to avoid it.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett throws a right hand that Da ducks under and follows up with a left that Da also avoids with ease.
Barrett misses with a looping left.
Da slips a straight right by Barrett.
Da is looking to slow Barrett down with leg kicks.
Da showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Da misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Barrett misses.
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Da slips the punch.
Barrett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Da with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da.
A nice combination there by Barrett.
Da throws a leg kick which misses Barrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrett tries to avoid it.

Da rushes Barrett and presses him up against the cage.

Da has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barrett is trying to keep an underhook but Da manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da.
Da not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Da missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barrett to regain full guard.
Da controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Da engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Da wants to pass the guard but Barrett is keeping the position.
Barrett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is pulling down on Da's head to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barrett working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Barrett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice combination there by Barrett.
Barrett tries to bum rush Da with a series of wild strikes but Da uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Barrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Barrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da scores with a head kick.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da manages to avoid it.
Da tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da with a nice cross.
Barrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett avoids a kick to the body.
Da lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Da counters with a nice leg kick.
Da looks for a takedown but Barrett sprawls well.
Barrett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Da gets a clinch.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrett is trying to push Da away but Da has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Da had his way with John Barrett in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrett avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Barrett. Those never looked like landing.
Da dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barrett defends it nicely.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrett throws a right and a left that Da avoids nicely.
Barrett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da eats them both and turns towards Barrett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barrett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barrett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barrett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Da shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barrett as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Da clinches up against the cage.
Da looking for a takedown.
Da fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barrett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett wants to break free but Da has control.

Barrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Da bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Da is just out of range.
Barrett looks to land a combination but Da avoids it well.
Da walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Da takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Da takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da lands a high kick!
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barrett tries to sprawl but Da drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Da wants to control but Barrett is keeping him busy.
Barrett is trying to maintain the position but Da is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett tries to roll over but Da keeps him under control.
Da thows a huge punch but Barrett dodges it nicely.
Da not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barrett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Da is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Da stops Barrett from getting back to his feet.
Da sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Atilla Da is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Da.
Barrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Da.
John Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da winds up and cracks Barrett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barrett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da pulls his head out easily.

Da is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Atilla Da.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Da!
Atilla Da retains his light heavyweight title!