PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwetwara Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwetwara Low acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barbosa
vs
Low

170 cm
34
149 lbs
11 - 14 - 1

166 cm
20
151 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gwetwara Low!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.

Barbosa scores with a takedown into Low's guard.
Low tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Low blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Low escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low looking to control.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Low.
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Low had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbosa postures up.
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Low is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa cracks Low with a solid left hand.
Low is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Low has wrist control.
Low trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Low looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barbosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Low has control of Barbosa's left arm, preventing Barbosa from doing any damage.
Low is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbosa connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Low utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Low controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
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 throwing strikes from guard but Low blocks nicely.
Low is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barbosa postures up in Low's guard and throws a big left but Low blocks it.
Low doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Low tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low is still trying to improve position.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Low escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Low's head.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Low's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low controlling Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Barbosa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Low's guard.
Barbosa wants to stand but Low has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Low controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa postures up and lands a big shot to Low's brow.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Low has wrist control.
Low is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa lands a couple of elbows.
Low utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbosa preventing the sweep.
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbosa.
Low wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Low's head.
Barbosa works over Low with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa distracts Low with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa is in close to Low's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Low has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
Barbosa stands up over Low, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Low wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Low looking to control.
Barbosa won't allow Low to sweep him here.
Barbosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Low's guard.
Low is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Barbosa has gone for a leg lock! Low slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Low must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but instead Low has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Low is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Low wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Low isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low preventing the sweep.
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!

Low shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Low controlling him for the moment.
Low's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low tries to reverse the position but Barbosa maintains control.
Barbosa lands a big shot there that rocks Low but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Low swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barbosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbosa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barbosa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Low is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Barbosa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Low defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barbosa.
Low keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Low is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Low?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low taking shots to the head.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Low is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Low working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa dominating with strikes here.
Low takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa looking to finish Low with some ground and pound. This is bad for Low!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Low regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa is looking for a kimura but Low is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbosa to get the leverage.

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Low is defending well.

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Low is defending well.
Low gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Low not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa landing with the ground and pound.
Gwetwara Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Low throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.