PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Kick In the Door as his entrance music. Hector Barbosa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Yamamoto
vs
Barbosa

188 cm
29
206 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
A leg kick checked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Yamamoto only half commits.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Yamamoto scores with a leg kick.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Barbosa thumps Yamamoto with a low kick.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamamoto walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Yamamoto lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.

Barbosa gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Barbosa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamamoto's defenses.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
A knee to the head by Barbosa.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Barbosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yuki Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barbosa obliges.
Barbosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa connects with a knee to the head.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barbosa dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Barbosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa scores with a knee to the head.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa connects with a knee to the head.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Barbosa.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barbosa has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Yamamoto is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barbosa - that's hurt Yamamoto badly! Oh, another knee lands and Yamamoto is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Yamamoto doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.