PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin Roman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicolas Barcos's chin.

Roman
vs
Barcos

190 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karelin Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman shoots in for a double leg but Barcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Barcos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roman to the ground. Barcos is now in Roman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barcos is controlling him.
Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Barcos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barcos throwing strikes but missing.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.

Roman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos cracks Roman with a solid left hand.
Barcos lands a couple of elbows.
Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barcos on the ground.

Roman looking for a guillotine here but Barcos defends easily.
Barcos is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roman tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barcos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Roman's brow.

Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barcos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barcos throws a big right hand that misses.

Barcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Barcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barcos stands up over Roman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Roman is looking for a triangle but Barcos pushes his legs off easily.
Roman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos.
Barcos is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barcos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roman dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos throwing short punches from the bottom.
Barcos being controlled here, momentarily.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Roman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barcos trying to control the position.
Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Roman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barcos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barcos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roman on his heels. He'll look to pass Roman's guard now, I'm sure.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nicolas Barcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Barcos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barcos has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Barcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barcos cracks Roman with a solid left hand.
Barcos looking to pass the guard.
Barcos stands up over Roman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Barcos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roman has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Barcos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Barcos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Barcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barcos prevents Roman from improving position.
Roman trying to control the position but Barcos is working away.
Barcos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barcos struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Roman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Barcos!
Barcos regains half guard.
Roman wants to take a breather but Barcos is having none of it.
Roman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barcos is staying active underneath Roman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barcos is looking to control Roman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barcos avoid being mounted?
Barcos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roman is staying active.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Karelin Roman just wasn't active enough.
Barcos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roman defends well and Barcos ends up having to push Roman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Barcos avoids the elbow strike from Roman, against the cage.

Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Roman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barcos on his heels. He'll look to pass Barcos's guard now, I'm sure.
Barcos wants to sweep but no luck.
Barcos is still trying to improve position.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman passes into half guard.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Barcos is defending well.
Barcos wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barcos tries to roll over but Roman keeps him under control.
Barcos wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to control the action but Barcos is working from the bottom.
Roman trying to mount his opponent but Barcos defends it.
Barcos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roman is working away from the top position though.
Barcos punching from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roman pulls his head out easily.
Barcos landing rabbit punches to the side of Roman's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Barcos is refusing to be controlled, as Roman sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barcos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barcos wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
Roman is trying to control the action in half guard but Barcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nicolas Barcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barcos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roman as he jumps to the side.

Roman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barcos sprawls well initially but Roman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barcos gets back to full guard.

Barcos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barcos pulls Roman in to control the position.
Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
Barcos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Karelin Roman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Roman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Roman controlling the action here.
Barcos trying to control but Roman postures up.
Barcos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barcos is refusing to be controlled, as Roman sits in half guard.
Roman is taking a breather. Barcos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roman is keen to just control but Barcos is a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Karelin Roman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily

and Roman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karelin Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
Roman is pressing down on Barcos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barcos is holding on for now.
Nicolas Barcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barcos is trying to control but can't.
Roman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barcos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barcos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Roman stalling.
Roman is thwarting Barcos's attempts to control the position.
Roman moves into full mount! Barcos won't be happy about that!
Roman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roman controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos wants to control but Roman is having none of it.
Roman looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barcos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Roman looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roman avoids the attempt from Barcos to control.
Roman controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to control but Barcos wriggling away.
Roman controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Karelin Roman just wasn't active enough.
Barcos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roman pinned against the cage. Roman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman looks for a takedown but Barcos sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barcos shoots and misses

and Roman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Karelin Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barcos is trying to control the position but Roman postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barcos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Barcos!
Our winner, Nicolas Barcos, 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.