PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Barbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Begly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Martin Begly enters the cage!

Barbery
vs
Begly

180 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zach Barbery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Begly!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begly tries to clinch but Barbery moves away
and Barbery counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbery misses the target.
Begly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Begly wants to clinch up but Barbery keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Barbery misses.
Begly moves in looking to clinch but Barbery pushes him off.
Begly goes for a double leg but Barbery avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barbery continues to drive forward.
Barbery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Begly throws a head punch that misses.
Begly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Begly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Begly looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begly is trying to push Barbery away but Barbery has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Begly swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbery is trying to force a seperation but Begly has the dominant position.
Barbery prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Begly.
Begly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Begly leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Begly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbery's brow.
Begly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Begly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begly wants to stall.
Begly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbery has had enough of the clinch but Begly keeps him there for the moment.
Begly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbery working hard to break the clinch.
Begly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Begly wants to stall.
Barbery wants to get back to striking at distance but Begly won't allow it.
Begly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Begly fails to land.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
Begly looks to clinch
and Barbery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Begly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Begly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Begly looks winded!
A left lands for Barbery.
Barbery's jab looks to have found its range, popping Begly under the eye.

It looks like Martin Begly has been cut.
Begly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zach Barbery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Barbery.
Barbery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Barbery finds it's way through Begly's defenses.

Begly is rocked!
Barbery circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Begly tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Barbery wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zach Barbery!
Zach Barbery retains his lightweight title!
Zach Barbery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.