PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cottontail Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Barbosa
vs
Rabbit

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 86 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 86 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cottontail Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barbosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rabbit!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rabbit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Barbosa.

Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Rabbit's guard.
Barbosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Rabbit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rabbit manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Rabbit's guard.
Barbosa is stalling in the full guard.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rabbit has eaten all the pies!
Barbosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Barbosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rabbit enables Barbosa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rabbit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Barbosa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gabriel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbosa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Barbosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling his opponent.
Barbosa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barbosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Barbosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rabbit hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barbosa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rabbit sprawls well initially but Barbosa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barbosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barbosa.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barbosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa landing strikes from the mount.
Barbosa content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gabriel Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rabbit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Barbosa just wasn't active enough.

Barbosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rabbit did well to prevent Barbosa getting side control.
Barbosa content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Barbosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Barbosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Barbosa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barbosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbosa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rabbit for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rabbit swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Barbosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rabbit's guard now.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is pushing down on Rabbit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rabbit is fighting to maintain full guard but Barbosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Barbosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa sitting in guard here, content to control.

Barbosa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Barbosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Barbosa drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Barbosa!