PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Izturis
vs
Barcos

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcos tries to clinch there but Izturis circles away.
Barcos fails with the takedown.
Izturis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barcos moves away.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Izturis circles away easily

so Izturis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Izturis passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Izturis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barcos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Izturis is controlling him well.
Barcos manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izturis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barcos!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos is desperately trying to improve his position but Izturis has a good base and remains in mount.
Barcos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Izturis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barcos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Izturis controlling from the full mount.
Barcos is bucking up trying to escape but Izturis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos tries to reverse the position but Izturis maintains control.
Izturis content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barcos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Izturis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Izturis landing shots from mount.
Izturis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Izturis'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.
Barcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Izturis controlling the position easily from mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barcos shoots and misses

and Izturis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barcos won't be happy with that.
Emilio Izturis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
Barcos is trying to get back to half guard.
Izturis advances to full mount.
Izturis landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izturis raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barcos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barcos looks winded!
BOOM! Izturis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Izturis content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Izturis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barcos!
Izturis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barcos tries to reverse the position but Izturis maintains control.
Barcos really wants to buck Izturis off and get back to his feet.
Izturis cracks Barcos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Izturis controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izturis throws an overhand right that lands on Barcos's shoulder, as Barcos tries to avoid the shot.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Izturis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barcos!
Izturis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barcos is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barcos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half 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!
Izturis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Emilio Izturis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izturis landing strikes from the mount.
Izturis 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis with the ground and pound from mount.
Izturis controlling from mount.
Izturis breaks from Barcos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Izturis controlling the position easily from mount.
Izturis breaks from Barcos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barcos takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Izturis's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
A victorious Emilio Izturis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.