PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Barbosa
vs
Garrick

170 cm
32
149 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

163 cm
28
130 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Garrick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garrick is defended easily by Barbosa.

Barbosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Garrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbosa scores with punches from side control.
Garrick tries to improve position but can't.
Barbosa landing strikes.
Garrick tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa cracks Garrick with a big elbow.
Garrick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barbosa's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrick trying to get back to full guard but Barbosa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Garrick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barbosa lands a heavy elbow.

Garrick is rocked!
BOOM! Barbosa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garrick is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barbosa postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Garrick in real trouble here! The ref calls for Garrick to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.