PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbaro
vs
William

188 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbaro circles away.

Barbaro clinches up with William and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barbaro prevents a body shot from William.
Barbaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbaro avoids the damage to the body.
Barbaro gets through William's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro avoids the elbow strike from William, against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbaro pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Barbaro blocks a body shot from William.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbaro taking a breather.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbaro.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
William takes a shot to the head.
Barbaro lands with a right to the head.
Barbaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William misses with a knee strike.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
William's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
Barbaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbaro's elbow.
Barbaro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro lands a right hand.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbaro avoids it.
William misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William misses with a knee strike.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Barbaro tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barbaro drops back down to his feet.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of William backwards.
William is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbaro is keeping busy.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbaro blocks a body shot from William.
Barbaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
Barbaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William tries to work over Barbaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro pushes William back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt William or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William misses with the head strike.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbaro blocks it with crossed arms.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barbaro - that landed with a thud.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Barbaro blocking some punches.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Barbaro is blocking nicely.
Barbaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
William is looking to control Barbaro's arms but Barbaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now William has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbaro connects with a body shot that sends William's belly button to the back.
Barbaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbaro.

Barbaro forces William back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbaro trying to control the position but instead, William has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbaro into the ropes.
William working aggressively here.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro trying to stall but William improves his position.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbaro blocking some punches.
Barbaro stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbaro avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
William 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.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbaro controls his hands.
Barbaro lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Barbaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Barbaro tries to tie him up.
Barbaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing William up against the ropes.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Barbaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
William lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro is working William over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
William tries a knee to the head but Barbaro blocks it.
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
William blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William 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 punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbaro being controlled against the ropes.
William tries to throw a body punch but Barbaro avoids it by throwing William back against the ropes.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William missing with knees to the body.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike from William.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe Barbaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaro as William tries to tie him up.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbaro digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
A short right from Barbaro on the inside.
Barbaro lands with a left to the head.
Barbaro managing to block the knees to the body from William.
A nice left hand lands by Barbaro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down William.
William is breathing heavily.
Barbaro works on William's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbaro lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbaro.
Barbaro digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
Barbaro scores with a hook to the body.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro cracks William with a nice body shot.

Barbaro pulls William into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barbaro is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbaro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
William wants to control from the top but Barbaro keeps moving.
William must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is standing up over Barbaro. Barbaro looks to escape but William dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

William moves in looking to clinch but Barbaro pushes him off.

William tries to keep at a distance but Barbaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike from William.
Barbaro scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike.
Barbaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbaro's brow.

Barbaro decides to pull guard.
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!
William is looking to advance position but Barbaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Barbaro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands a nice shot to the head.

William is rocked!
Barbaro postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked William badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barbaro around the waist but Barbaro pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barbaro is the winner by TKO! Barbaro jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Barbaro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Barbaro waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.