PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myoto Lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeremy Barrett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barrett
vs
Lachida

194 cm
28
245 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

215 cm
27
293 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

Perkele!

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myoto Lachida!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barrett gets caught napping as Lachida dives in and scores a takedown. Barrett manages to retain guard.
Lachida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrett keeping full guard, as Lachida tries to pass.
Barrett wants to sweep but no luck.
Lachida throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrett is trying to keep Lachida in close.
Lachida is in close to Barrett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrett looking to control.
Lachida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lachida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lachida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lachida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lachida connects with a couple of short punches.
Lachida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lachida stands up over Barrett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lachida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lachida lands a couple of digs.
Lachida postures up.
Lachida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lachida is working Barrett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lachida is looking to work some ground and pound but Barrett has wrist control.

Lachida drops back looking for a leg! Barrett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barrett manages to kick Lachida off! Lachida jumps back into Barrett's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lachida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lachida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lachida postures up and lands a big shot to Barrett's brow.
Lachida lands a couple of elbows.
Lachida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lachida won't allow Barrett to sweep him here.
Lachida throws a big elbow that misses.
Lachida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lachida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barrett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lachida on the ground.
Lachida passes Barrett's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lachida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Lachida seems to be working for a kimura but Barrett defends the submission attempt.

Lachida is working for a kimura but Barrett is defending it quite comfortably.
Barrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lachida.

Lachida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barrett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barrett is trying to maintain the position but Lachida is very close to passing his half guard.

Barrett is defending against the submission attempts here by Lachida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachida misses with a head shot. Barrett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrett controlling the position.
Lachida is pushing down on Barrett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barrett is fighting to maintain full guard but Lachida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lachida uses his free foot to push down on Barrett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barrett.
Lachida lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachida unloading with bombs!
Lachida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barrett hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lachida with a couple of short strikes.
Lachida unloading with bombs!

Barrett is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myoto Lachida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.

It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Lachida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lachida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lachida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrett lands with a straight right. Lachida didn't see that one coming.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Lachida moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lachida or perhaps it was just good defense by Barrett, which made it look bad.
Jeremy Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myoto Lachida.
Nice takedown defense from Barrett. No joy for Lachida on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lachida.
Lachida fails with the takedown
and Barrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrett avoids it really well and circles away.
Lachida is breathing heavily.
Lachida dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Barrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrett throws an overhand right that lands on Lachida's shoulder, as Lachida tries to avoid the shot.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lachida manages to avoid it.
Barrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Barrett instigates a clinch.
Lachida is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Barrett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrett.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrett.
A hook to the body from Barrett.
A nice left hand lands by Barrett.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lachida backwards.
Barrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lachida backwards.
Barrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrett lands a nice uppercut.
Barrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lachida backwards.

Lachida is rocked!
Barrett throws a big uppercut that drops Lachida! More strikes from Barrett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lachida lies dazed against the cage as Barrett celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Barrett!
Jeremy Barrett is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Jeremy Barrett, 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.