PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yung
vs
Barbarossa

192 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition
[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bolo Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarossa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yung. Yung obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbarossa scores with a one two! Yung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yung throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbarossa lands a jab to the head.
Yung throws a combination that misses
and Barbarossa counters with a left and a right that stings Yung.
Yung missing with a left hand there. Barbarossa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yung is looking to land body kicks.
Barbarossa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yung.
Yung throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Barbarossa to counter with a crisp jab.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Yung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yung swings widly with a right hand
and Barbarossa counters with a series of strikes. Yung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barbarossa checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa avoids the body shot from Yung.
Barbarossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Yung moves out of range.
Yung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbarossa manages to avoid it.
Barbarossa lands a jab-cross combination.
Yung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbarossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yung looks to land a body kick but Barbarossa moved away.
Barbarossa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbarossa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbarossa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbarossa manages to avoid it.
Barbarossa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Yung looks to land a left hand but Barbarossa moved out of range nicely.
Barbarossa scores with a jab.
Yung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbarossa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbarossa blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Barbarossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Barbarossa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yung thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbarossa if he has to take too many more of those.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Barbarossa counters with a two punch combo.
Barbarossa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbarossa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbarossa misses with a wild combination.
Yung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolo Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung misses with a body kick.
Yung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarossa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung throws a right hand that Barbarossa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbarossa also avoids with ease.
Barbarossa lands a really nice looking cross but Yung seems unphased.
Barbarossa ducks right into an uppercut from Yung.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Yung scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbarossa tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbarossa counters with a left and a right that stings Yung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbarossa's calf.
Yung lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbarossa takes a step back to recover.
Yung throws a head kick that misses
and Barbarossa counters with a left and a right that stings Yung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Barbarossa dominated that round.
That's time! Yung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbarossa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbarossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yung lands a leg kick that knocks Barbarossa off balance momentarily.
Yung throws a push kick but Barbarossa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbarossa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yung misses with a combination
and Barbarossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Yung avoids them all with ease.
Barbarossa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yung. Yung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarossa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Barbarossa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy body kick from Yung
letting Barbarossa counter with a right hand.
Yung throws a leg kick but Barbarossa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbarossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frederick Barbarossa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yung throws a body kick that misses.
Barbarossa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yung throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbarossa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Barbarossa does no damage.
Barbarossa tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Barbarossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbarossa throws a combination. Yung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbarossa tests Yung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbarossa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbarossa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbarossa clobbers Yung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbarossa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbarossa gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yung circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Yung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbarossa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yung has time to react.
Bolo Yung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Yung moves out of range.
Yung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Yung slams his shin into Barbarossa's torso.
Yung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbarossa misses with a combination
and Yung counters with a series of strikes. Barbarossa will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yung. That's going to slow Barbarossa down.
Yung throws a solid leg kick but Barbarossa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yung.
Yung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yung throws a lazy body kick
and Barbarossa counters with a left and a right that stings Yung.
A jab from Yung misses.
Yung thows a leg kick but Barbarossa checks it
and Barbarossa counters with a series of strikes. Yung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barbarossa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barbarossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yung walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarossa scores with a sloppy right hand. Yung should have avoided that one.
Yung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Barbarossa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Yung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yung misses with a hook
and Barbarossa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yung has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yung misses with a body kick.
Barbarossa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yung on the side of the head.
Yung throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbarossa.
Yung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarossa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yung drops his hands momentarily and Barbarossa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbarossa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yung.
Jab, jab by Barbarossa - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbarossa defending well as Yung loads up on a big left hand.
Yung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbarossa looks to land a combination. Yung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yung misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarossa digs a good hook to Yung's body.
Yung throws a lazy body kick
and Barbarossa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbarossa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbarossa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yung cracks Barbarossa with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbarossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Yung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yung misses with a body shot.
Barbarossa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yung back to the cage. Barbarossa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick by Yung misses
and Barbarossa counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Yung misses.
Yung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbarossa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Barbarossa drops Yung with a beautiful combination! Yung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbarossa is looking for the KO!

Yung is rocked!
Yung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbarossa comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Yung stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Barbarossa is on him like rabid pit bull! Yung slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederick Barbarossa!
Frederick Barbarossa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.