PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Rowland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rowland
vs
Barton

175 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Rowland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Barton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton tries to clinch but Rowland moves out of range.
Barton tries to clinch up.
Rowland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barton pinned against the cage. Barton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barton tries to clinch but Rowland moves out of range.
Barton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rowland.

Barton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rowland throws a strike but Barton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barton trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowland drops an elbow to the side of Barton's head.
Barton tries to roll over but Rowland keeps him under control.
Barton trying to control here.
Rowland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barton is trying to maintain the position but Rowland is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barton defending well though.

Rowland is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Barton to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rowland lands a couple of elbows.
Rowland tries to free his leg and advance position but Barton is retaining full guard.
Rowland postures up in Barton's guard and throws a big left but Barton blocks it.
Barton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowland throws an elbow that misses. Barton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rowland's guard. Nice move by Barton!
Rowland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barton is controlling him.
Barton wants to get up but he can't break Rowland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Barton stands up from Rowland's guard - Barton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rowland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barton moves away.

Rowland closes the distance and clinches.

Barton drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rowland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Barton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barton looks winded!
Barton is looking to stand up but Rowland isn't so interested in that idea.
Rowland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rowland working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rowland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rowland looks for a takedown but Barton sprawls well.
Rowland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Barton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rowland stalls.
Barton trying to land knees to the body.
Barton struggles to land a body shot inside as Rowland controls his hands.

Rowland manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rowland throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton leaves Rowland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Rowland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rowland shoots in looking for a takedown but Barton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rowland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rowland misses with a head kick.
Rowland fails with the takedown
and Barton counters with a body kick that stops Rowland in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rowland.
Rowland throws a sloppy head kick and Barton moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but Rowland shows good takedown defense.
Rowland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rowland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rowland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barton.
Nice sprawl there from Rowland as Barton shoots in.
Barton misses with a two punch combination.
Rowland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barton tries to avoid it but Rowland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barton to the ground. Barton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton shoots for a takedown but Rowland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Rowland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rowland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rowland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton wants to sweep but no luck.
Rowland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rowland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barton is trying to keep Rowland in close.
Barton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rowland's guard.
Rowland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rowland, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Barton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Barton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rowland but Rowland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barton shoots in for a double leg but Rowland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Rowland has taken the fight to the clinch.

Barton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Barton tries to sprawl but Rowland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barton wants to control but Rowland passes into side.

Rowland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barton, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rowland is trying to get an arm triangle but Barton is defending well.
The ground and pound from Rowland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barton wants to control but Rowland postures up.
Barton taking a bit of punishment here - Rowland scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton can't do much from the bottom here.
Rowland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rowland is chipping away with strikes.
Rowland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barton is avoiding damage well.
Barton is trying to improve his position.
Rowland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Rowland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Barton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barton is looking to reverse the position.
Rowland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rowland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barton is trying to control Rowland's posture but Rowland avoids it.
Rowland connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barton some visible discomfort.
Rowland throws a strike aimed at the side of Barton's head but Barton avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Rowland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barton wants to get back to his feet but Rowland drags him back down.

Rowland goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rowland but great work by Barton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Rowland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rowland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Rowland!