PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barbaro
vs
Case

188 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
181 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good takedowns
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *
1337 ANZAC

Revolution Fatigues

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbaro misses the shot to the body.
Barbaro looks to land a left hand but Case moved out of range nicely.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Case is looking to clinch.

Case has managed to clinch.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro letting Case take a breather here.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbaro's elbow.
Case is pushing Barbaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro taking a breather.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Barbaro.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbaro is defending well for now.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
A short right from Barbaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barbaro fails to land.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbaro.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Barbaro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro taking a breather.
Case looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Case will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbaro up against the cage.
Barbaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but Case avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the cage.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Barbaro misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barbaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barbaro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Case in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Case takes a shot to the head.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Case slows down the pace here.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbaro.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Case letting Barbaro take a breather here.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Barbaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaro misses with some punches.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Case looking to stall.
Joe Barbaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Case backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro stalling against the cage.
Barbaro looking to stall.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Case leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbaro.
A short right from Barbaro on the inside.
Barbaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
Case controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbaro has a couple of punches blocked by Case.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbaro tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Case tries to clinch
enabling Barbaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro is having none of it.
Barbaro takes a swing at Case's ribcage but misses.
Barbaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Case tries to clinch
and Barbaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Case really felt that one!
Barbaro lands a right hook to the body.
Barbaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Case sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Case.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro moves out of range.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbaro misses with a low kick.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro moves away
and Barbaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Case closes the distance but Barbaro moves to the side

and Barbaro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbaro.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaro as Case tries to tie him up.
Barbaro is leaning against Case and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbaro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Case.
Barbaro misses with a body punch.
Case lands an uppercut.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Case stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Barbaro - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Case trying to stall but Barbaro improves his position.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbaro.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Case tries to stall but Barbaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Case.
Case leaning against his opponent.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Barbaro.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case stalling against the cage.
Barbaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbaro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbaro lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barbaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barbaro!
Joe Barbaro very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.