PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gwan Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Di might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Legend of Gwan Di. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Di
vs
Barr

173 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
31
164 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwan Di!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Barr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barr misses with a body kick.
Barr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barr misses with a body kick.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barr scores with a push kick.
Barr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Di back to the ropes. Barr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di lands a leg kick that knocks Barr off balance momentarily.
Di avoids the head kick by Barr.

Barr lands a head kick that bluckles Di and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Barr no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Di uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barr.
Di tries to score with a low kick but Barr moves his leg out of the way.
Di scores with a head kick.
Di throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barr throws a sloppy head kick and Di moves out of range easily.
Barr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Di has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Di and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr scores with a push kick.
Barr misses with a body kick.
Barr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di can pounce on him.
Barr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Di instigates a clinch.
Di tries to stall but Barr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
Barr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barr tries a body shot but Di blocks it.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
Di blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Di creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Di lands with a light punch inside.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Felix Barr has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barr.
Di stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barr blocks it with crossed arms.
Di pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr misses with some punches.
Barr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barr lands a body shot.
Barr has a couple of punches blocked by Di.
Barr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barr.
Barr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Di backwards.
Barr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Di connects with a knee to the head.
Di holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Barr blocks a body shot from Di.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di tries to stall but Barr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barr fails to land.
Barr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Di tries to work over Barr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Di.
Barr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
Di looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Di comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Di is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barr is keeping busy.
Di goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barr can't find room to land a body shot as Di controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr swings wildly with an uppercut but Di uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barr misses with a punch to the body.
Barr tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Di backwards.
Nice body punch from Di.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barr misses with some punches.
Barr managing to block the knees to the body from Di.
A knee to the head by Di.
Di blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di's elbow.
Barr lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Di blocks a body shot from Barr.
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Felix Barr should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Felix Barr'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.

A head kick by Di misses
and Barr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felix Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barr swats away the attempt to clinch by Di.
Barr moves out of range of the body kick.
Di avoids the body shot from Barr.
Di avoids a kick to the body.
Barr throws a combination that misses
and Di counters with a head kick. That will keep Barr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barr tries to land a leg kick but Di saw it coming and moves away.
Barr misses with the combination.
Di tries to clinch up.
Di tries to clinch up.
Di throws a head kick but Barr moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Di.
Barr throws a leg kick which misses Di's front leg but catches the back leg as Di tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Di forces Barr back against the ropes and clinches.
Barr tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barr misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Di just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barr's brow.
Barr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di trying to land knees to the body.
Felix Barr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barr can't find room to land a body shot as Di controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Di.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
Barr misses with a body punch.
Di throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barr misses with a body punch.
Di taking a breather.
Barr tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Di throws an elbow that misses.
Di pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Barr on the inside.
Di utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Di prevents a body shot from Barr.
Di misses with a knee to the head.
Di throws an elbow that misses.
Barr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but Barr blocks with his arms.
Di blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Di on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.
Barr working aggressively here.
Barr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Di looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di.
Di throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barr pushes Di back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barr misses with some punches.
Barr can't find room to land a body shot as Di controls the action.
Di lands a good knee to the midsection. Barr won't want to take too many of those.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barr scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barr tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barr as Di tries to tie him up.
Di creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Di on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barr.
Barr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Di backwards.
A hook to the body from Barr.
Di throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Di.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barr blocks it with crossed arms.
Barr tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di swings wildly with an uppercut but Barr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barr managing to block the knees to the body from Di.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Barr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Barr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Di blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Di checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Barr blocks the low kick.
Di takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Barr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Di scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barr. That's going to slow Di down.
A big right from Barr misses.
Di tries a low kick but Barr avoids it.
Di lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Di.
Barr throws a sloppy head kick and Di moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Di.
Barr throws the kick towards the body but Di avoids it.
Di takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barr checks the leg kick.
Barr throws a lazy right hand but Di sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felix Barr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Di is looking to clinch but Barr is avoiding it.
Barr throws a body kick that misses.
Di avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Di takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Di chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Barr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barr throws a series of punches but Di moves out of range.
A jab from Di finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barr throws a body kick that misses.
Barr connects with an inside leg kick.
Barr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Di there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barr lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Di.
Barr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Di chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di ducks right into an uppercut from Barr.
Barr misses with a kick to the body
and Di counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Di.
Barr throws a half hearted mid kick.

Di clinches.
Di lands an elbow just above Barr 's eye.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Di backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Di just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barr's brow.
Di tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barr's elbow.
Barr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Di working Barr over with knees to the body.
Di's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
Di looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a body punch.
Di tries to stall but Barr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di dodges an elbow strike from Barr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Di avoids it.
Barr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di stalls.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di is looking to control Barr's arms but Barr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Di has his back to the ropes.
Barr throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Barr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Felix Barr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Felix Barr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barr. Di does a little dance to reset his feet.
Di tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Barr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch but Barr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barr lands a lovely overhand right.
Di throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barr scores with a push kick.
Barr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Di moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barr avoids the head kick by Di.
Di connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Di checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barr walks into a straight right hand from Di.
Di checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr misses with a body kick.
Barr throws a leg kick that misses.
Barr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barr misses with a low kick.
Barr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Di darts in trying to clinch
and Barr counters with a good, hard body kick but Di shrugs it off.
The crowd cheers as Di lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Felix Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di wants to clinch up but Barr keeps it at a distance.
Di scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di lands a head kick. Barr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barr throws a series of punches but Di moves out of range.
Di tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Di steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr fails to land with a series of punches.
Di misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Di scores with a head kick.
Di tries to clinch up
and Barr counters with a head kick. That will keep Di thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Di misses with a body shot.
Barr circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Di scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Di throws a head kick that misses.
Barr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barr misses with a series of wild punches.
Di throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr avoids the head kick by Di.
Di takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Di misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barr throws a series of punches but Di avoids them all with ease.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Di takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Di.
Di cracks the inside of Barr's front leg.
Barr misses with a low kick.
Barr throws a sloppy head kick and Di moves out of range easily.
Di pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di moves out of range of the body kick from Barr.
Di throws a jab but it's blocked by Barr.
Di connects with a leg kick. Barr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barr looks to land a left hand but Di moved out of range nicely.
Barr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Di tries a head kick but it misses.
Di fails in his attempt to clinch.
Di throws a head kick that misses.
Barr just misses with a punch to the body.
Di will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
Di tries to clinch but Barr is having none of it.
Di swings for the body but Barr moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barr looks to land a body kick but Di moved away.
Barr connects with a leg kick. Di looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Felix Barr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Barr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barr moves out of range as Di throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di.
Di throws a head kick that Barr semi-blocks.
Di swings for the body but Barr moves out of range.
Barr misses with a few strikes there.
Di fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Barr tries to keep at a distance but Di has taken the fight into the clinch.
Di misses with an elbow strike.
Di avoiding damage as Barr throws knees to the body.
Di pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barr working aggressively here.
Di tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barr avoids it.
Barr misses with a body punch.
Di blocks an elbow strike from Barr.
Di is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barr is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Di.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Di.
Nice body punch from Barr.
Di misses with an elbow strike.
Di throws an elbow that misses.
Barr is working Di over against the ropes.
Di trying to stall but Barr improves his position.
Barr has a couple of punches blocked by Di.
Di throws an elbow but it misses.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barr misses with some punches.
Di stalling in the clinch.
Barr struggles to land a body shot inside as Di controls his hands.
Di blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barr scores with a shoulder strike.
Barr lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Di gets through Barr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Di blocking some punches.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Di.
Di trying to land knees to the body.
Di is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barr is defending well for now.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di.
A right hand to the body from Barr.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di lands an elbow just above Barr 's eye.
Good body shot from Barr.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Di stalling in the clinch but Barr improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di.
A short right from Barr on the inside.
Di tries to land knees in the clinch but Barr avoids the damage to the body.
Barr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di blocks a body shot from Barr.
Barr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di's elbow.
Barr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barr pushes off an throws an elbow but Di leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short left from Barr.
Barr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di is leaning against Barr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barr misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Di.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Di.
Barr scores with a shot to the side of Di's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di misses with an elbow over the top.
Di dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barr fails to land.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gwan Di has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barr lands a left hand.
Barr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Di takes a shot to the head.
Barr misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Di is looking to control Barr's arms but Barr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Di has his back to the ropes.
Di lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Di landing knees to the head.
Barr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Di avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Barr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Barr!