PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I like to move it. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Barbosa
vs
Murt

165 cm
24
144 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
144 lbs
10 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Murt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murt connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Murt's legs.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murt throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Murt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Murt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murt down.
Murt throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murt.
Barbosa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Murt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murt down.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses with a takedown
and Murt counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbosa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murt to the ground. Barbosa is now in Murt's guard.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murt is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murt trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
Barbosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbosa's guard.
Murt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa dodges the ground and pound from Murt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barbosa is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murt.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murt.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murt.
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!
Murt wants to control for a moment but Barbosa uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Murt wants to stand up but Barbosa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murt is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Murt keeps him under control.
Murt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Murt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barbosa defends it well.
Murt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Barbosa.
Barbosa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Murt.
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barbosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Murt is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murt regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murt throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Murt.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murt connects with a high kick.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Murt throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Matthew Murt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Murt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Murt can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Murt.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but Murt blocks it.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.

Murt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Murt.
Murt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Murt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Murt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murt. Murt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murt trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
Barbosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murt is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa stays in close to Murt's body and controls the position.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbosa works over Murt with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa won't allow Murt to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt is trying to keep Barbosa in close.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa looking to sit in guard and control but Murt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murt is one step ahead there.
Murt trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Murt pushes him off.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murt stuffs the takedown.
Murt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murt taking some punishment here, with Barbosa in his half guard.
Barbosa tries to pass to full mount but Murt defends it.
Murt manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barbosa won't allow Murt to sweep him here.
Barbosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Murt keeps moving.
Barbosa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hector Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
A head kick misses from Murt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Murt throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murt throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matthew Murt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murt has hold of Barbosa's hands but Barbosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barbosa in particular looking to stall.

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barbosa winds up and cracks Murt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Barbosa there.
Murt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murt has hold of Barbosa's hands but Barbosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murt is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa working the head and body with strikes.
Murt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
Our winner, Hector Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.