PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barrera
vs
ORourke

177 cm
29
155 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

180 cm
36
143 lbs
33 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Barrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ORourke checks a low kick from Barrera.
Barrera missing with a left hand there. ORourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

ORourke clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
ORourke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ORourke lands a left hand.
Barrera wants a takedown.
Barrera blocks an elbow strike.
We've been hearing reports that Barrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barrera wants to break free but ORourke has control.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barrera is trying to drag ORourke to the mat but ORourke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke misses with a body punch.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
ORourke lands a body shot.
A short right from ORourke.

Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but ORourke keeps working.

Barrera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ORourke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barrera.
ORourke tries to get to full guard but Barrera has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrera prevents ORourke from improving his position.
ORourke trying to control from the bottom.

ORourke is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrera.
Barrera is looking to advance position but ORourke won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barrera is looking for a kimura here.

Barrera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, ORourke has managed to free his arm - good work.

Barrera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
ORourke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke trying to hold on to Barrera's head to control him but Barrera postures up.

Barrera is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera trying to control the action but ORourke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
ORourke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
ORourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Barrera walks into a jab.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera throws a jab when ORourke was well out of range.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORourke.
ORourke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrera swats away the attempt to clinch by ORourke.
Barrera misses with a straight left.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. ORourke moves away and avoids it.
ORourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ORourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luis Barrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ORourke circles away quickly and effectively.
ORourke throws a solid leg kick but Barrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORourke.
Barrera looks to throw the jab but ORourke is out of range.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and ORourke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Barrera there.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Barrera takes an elbow to the temple.
ORourke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera is looking to break free of the clinch but ORourke has double underhooks.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera blocks an elbow strike.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.

Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Barrera is keen to just control but ORourke is a slippery customer.
ORourke tries to get to full guard but Barrera has control of the leg.

Barrera seems to be looking for submissions.

Barrera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Barrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barrera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barrera is stalling here. ORourke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and ORourke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Barrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barrera tries to regain full guard. Instead though, ORourke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera working to try and regain half guard.
ORourke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera tries to lock up and control but ORourke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Barrera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Barrera misses.
ORourke staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as ORourke checks a leg kick.
Barrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORourke is able to avoid easily.
Barrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
Barrera misses with a hook.
ORourke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
ORourke thumps Barrera with a low kick.
Barrera wants to slow ORourke down by chopping away at his legs.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera misses with an uppercut

and ORourke counters by clinching up.
Barrera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORourke cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Barrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces ORourke back to the cage. Barrera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ORourke scoring well with a low kick there.
ORourke slips under a jab from Barrera.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera throws a low kick but ORourke avoids it.
A punch combination from Barrera misses.
Barrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
Barrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrera throws an ugly left hook that misses

so ORourke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORourke won't allow Barrera to sweep him here.

ORourke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ORourke has managed to get both his arms back between Barrera's legs - danger averted.
Barrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Barrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ORourke defends it easily.
Barrera has ORourke pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ORourke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barrera, up you get!
Barrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ORourke but ORourke pushes him off and we're back to square one.

ORourke rushes Barrera and presses him up against the cage.

Barrera is trying to trip ORourke. He has hold of a leg but ORourke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
ORourke managing to control the position.
Luis Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barrera has gone for a leg lock! ORourke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barrera's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke sitting in guard here, content to control.
ORourke stopping the sweep attempt from Barrera.
Barrera is looking to sweep but instead, ORourke has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera tries to get to full guard but ORourke has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ivan ORourke just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

ORourke moves away from the strike by Barrera.
Barrera connects with a body shot that sends ORourke's belly button to the back.
Barrera throws a right and a left that ORourke avoids nicely.
ORourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand

and ORourke moves into the clinch.
Barrera blocks a body shot from ORourke.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
ORourke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barrera.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke misses with the head strike.

Barrera breaks from the clinch.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ORourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Barrera does no damage.
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORourke.
A lazy left from Barrera finds it's target.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Barrera circles away.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORourke counters with a leg kick.
ORourke moves out of range as Barrera strikes.
Barrera tries to land a leg kick but ORourke saw it coming and moves away.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but ORourke moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Barrera tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Barrera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Barrera is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and ORourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke cracks Barrera with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Barrera falls to his knees and ORourke doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke! Ivan ORourke retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Ivan ORourke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.