PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guseppe Carliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carliano
vs
Barca

185 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
17
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing + 10% laundry

The Knot

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guseppe Carliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca takes one on the button.
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Barca moves into range and clinches up with Carliano.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Carliano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carliano backwards.
Carliano tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Barca.
Carliano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carliano blocking some punches.
Carliano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Carliano tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Barca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Carliano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carliano blocking some punches.
Barca scores with a shot to the side of Carliano's head.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from Carliano.
Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Carliano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carliano backwards.
Barca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barca works on Carliano's body with a couple of short punches.
Carliano slowing the pace effectively.
Carliano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carliano tries to land knees in the clinch but Barca avoids the damage to the body.
Carliano misses with a knee to the head.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Carliano is rocked!
Barca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Carliano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Carliano's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Carliano drops to his knees and Barca pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.