PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juarez Silviano Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Cake - Frank Sinatra . Xu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Creeping Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silviano Barbosa
vs
Xu

194 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juarez Silviano Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Xu checks it
and Xu counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xu moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Xu was not able to check.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Xu counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xu throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Xu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
letting Xu counter with a right hand.
Xu looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Xu looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Xu throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Roger Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Xu.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Xu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Xu's knee but Xu avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xu.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xu throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Xu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Xu.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Xu does no damage.
Barbosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Xu checks it.
Xu is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu stalks Barbosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbosa's face. Barbosa staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Xu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu jabs at Barbosa's body.
Xu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xu misses with a hook.
Xu stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Roger Xu has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Xu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xu checks a leg kick.
Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.

Xu forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Xu.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike from Xu.
Xu tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Xu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circling - Xu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xu.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Xu moved away.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
A leg kick checked by Xu.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Xu's leg but Xu calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Xu misses.
Xu misses with a body shot.
Xu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Xu counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xu scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Xu jumps back.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Xu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Xu tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xu scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xu counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xu is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Xu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xu connects with a body shot.
Xu jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Xu slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xu checks the leg kick.
Xu works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Xu dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Xu lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xu stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xu rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Xu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Xu is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns Xu into the cage.
Xu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Barbosa breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Xu saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Xu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Xu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Xu struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Xu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa slows down the pace here.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Xu.
Xu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Xu won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xu as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Xu lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Juarez Silviano Barbosa has been cut.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Xu trying to stall but Barbosa improves his position.
Xu throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Xu lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Xu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Xu.
Juarez Silviano Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Xu.
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Xu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roger Xu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Xu has the dominant position.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Xu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Xu throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A short left from Xu.
Xu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xu's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

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