PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me. This should be fireworks!

Barraquinha
vs
Gautier

189 cm
30
200 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

187 cm
30
202 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barraquinha misses its intended target.
Barraquinha avoids the head kick by Gautier.
Gautier ducks right into an uppercut from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gautier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gautier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gautier tried to score with a low kick but Barraquinha checks it.

Gautier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Gautier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Gautier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barraquinha up against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barraquinha lands a left hand.
Gautier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Gautier tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gautier's defenses.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barraquinha wants to stall.
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barraquinha.

It looks like Pierre Gautier has been cut.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Barraquinha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gautier trying to control the position but instead, Barraquinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gautier into the cage.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Barraquinha working Gautier over with knees to the body.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gautier lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha has Gautier pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Gautier managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gautier's defenses.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barraquinha misses with a punch to the body.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier lands an uppercut.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gautier avoids it.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Barraquinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gautier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gautier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha tries to work over Gautier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barraquinha is struggling to control the position.
Barraquinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Gautier avoids the damage to the body.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Barraquinha avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angelito Barraquinha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gautier tries to land a front kick but Barraquinha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gautier misses with a body shot.
Barraquinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gautier throws a lazy body kick
and Barraquinha counters with a solid body kick.
Gautier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barraquinha.
Gautier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barraquinha. Barraquinha obviously looking to wear him down.
Gautier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Barraquinha blocks the low kick.
Gautier throws a leg kick which misses Barraquinha's front leg but catches the back leg as Barraquinha tries to avoid it.
Gautier misses with a straight left.
Barraquinha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barraquinha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gautier if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier thumps Barraquinha with a low kick.
Gautier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gautier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barraquinha is looking to clinch.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barraquinha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gautier misses with a leg kick
and Barraquinha counters with a nice body kick.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gautier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gautier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barraquinha misses with a body kick.
Barraquinha scoring well with a low kick there.
Gautier is breathing heavily.
Barraquinha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gautier is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Barraquinha.
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!
Barraquinha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gautier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and Barraquinha moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barraquinha cracks the inside of Gautier's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Barraquinha.
Gautier thows a leg kick but Barraquinha checks it
and Barraquinha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barraquinha misses with a body kick.
Barraquinha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gautier.
Gautier throws the kick towards the body but Barraquinha avoids it.
Angelito Barraquinha is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha connects with a body shot that sends Gautier's belly button to the back.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Gautier moves out of range easily.

Gautier clinches.
Barraquinha controlling the action here for a moment.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Gautier takes a shot to the head.
Gautier lands an uppercut.
Gautier managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Gautier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Gautier trying to control the position but instead, Barraquinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gautier into the cage.
Barraquinha scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier scores with a hook to the body.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Barraquinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraquinha tries to stall but Gautier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
A nice left hand lands by Gautier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gautier.
Gautier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
That's time! Barraquinha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gautier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gautier misses with a head kick.
Gautier lands a head shot.
Gautier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barraquinha can pounce on him.
Barraquinha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gautier blocks a low kick nicely.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha is looking to clinch.
Gautier thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraquinha scores with a sloppy right hand. Gautier should have avoided that one.
Gautier connects with a leg kick. Barraquinha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Barraquinha lands a big head kick that sends Gautier tumbling to the mat! Barraquinha takes a step backwards and waves Gautier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraquinha manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier misses with an uppercut
letting Barraquinha counter with a right hand.

Gautier is rocked!
Gautier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gautier is still on wobbly legs! Can Barraquinha finish him?
Gautier tries to move into range but Barraquinha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier works Barraquinha's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Barraquinha misses
and Gautier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gautier misses with a low kick as Barraquinha jumps back.
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and Barraquinha moves out of range easily.
Gautier seems to have recovered his senses.
Barraquinha thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraquinha misses with a leg kick.
Barraquinha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barraquinha forces Gautier back against the cage and clinches.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gautier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gautier looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Nice elbow from Barraquinha.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Gautier in his tracks for a moment.
Barraquinha scores with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barraquinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gautier takes a shot to the head.
Gautier stalling in the clinch but Barraquinha improves position.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Barraquinha avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Gautier managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Gautier is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Gautier's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraquinha.
Angelito Barraquinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gautier trying to control the position but instead, Barraquinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gautier into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Barraquinha.
Nice body punch from Barraquinha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gautier's efforts to push away.
Gautier managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Gautier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Gautier's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gautier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barraquinha.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier lands a left hand.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gautier.
Stalling in the clinch from Gautier.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
That's time! Barraquinha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gautier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barraquinha.
Gautier throws a leg kick that is checked

and Barraquinha counters with a head kick that drops Gautier to the mat! Gautier scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha ducks under a wild hook from Gautier.
Gautier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barraquinha's calf.

Barraquinha pushes Gautier up against the cage in a clinch.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gautier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barraquinha.
Barraquinha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gautier is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Gautier into the cage.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Barraquinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Gautier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Gautier avoids the damage to the body.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Barraquinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Gautier avoids the damage to the body.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Gautier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gautier misses with a punch on the inside.
Gautier lands a body shot.
Gautier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Barraquinha.
Gautier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha slows down the pace here.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Barraquinha.
Gautier is trying to stall.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gautier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraquinha.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gautier avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gautier tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gautier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha tries to work over Gautier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barraquinha prevents a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gautier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Gautier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraquinha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gautier lands with a light punch inside.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gautier lands with a right to the head.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gautier is defending well for now.
Gautier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gautier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Gautier takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha had his way with Pierre Gautier in that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Barraquinha misses with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barraquinha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gautier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Gautier moves out of range.
Gautier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gautier misses with a left hand
and Barraquinha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barraquinha lands a head kick. Gautier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gautier!
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Gautier moves out of range easily.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraquinha manages to avoid it.
Gautier tries to land a body kick
and Barraquinha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gautier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gautier misses with a looping left.
Gautier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barraquinha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barraquinha slips a straight right by Gautier.
Barraquinha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gautier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barraquinha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gautier throws a lazy body kick
and Barraquinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gautier gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Barraquinha counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws the left hand but Gautier avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gautier clinches up with Barraquinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Barraquinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Gautier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside that Gautier shrugs off.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gautier is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barraquinha lands with a short shot to the head.
Gautier takes an elbow to the temple.
Barraquinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Gautier in his tracks for a moment.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha prevents a body shot from Gautier.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Gautier avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gautier.
Barraquinha throws an elbow that misses.
Gautier misses with a punch to the body.
Angelito Barraquinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraquinha controls his hands.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gautier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gautier tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelito Barraquinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barraquinha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelito Barraquinha!
After winning the bout, Angelito Barraquinha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.