PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eight Twentythree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Barbosa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eight Twentythree enters the cage!

Barbosa
vs
Twentythree

177 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eight Twentythree!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Twentythree
and Barbosa counters with a low kick, right behind Twentythree 's knee.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Twentythree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Twentythree throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Twentythree digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Twentythree sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Twentythree is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Twentythree misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Twentythree avoids the punch easily.
Twentythree looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Twentythree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Twentythree needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Twentythree lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa stuns Twentythree with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Twentythree cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Twentythree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eight Twentythree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twentythree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Twentythree lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Twentythree moves into the clinch.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Twentythree.
Twentythree lands a jab to the nose.
Twentythree's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Twentythree's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Twentythree checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa throws a jab when Twentythree was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Twentythree is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Eight Twentythree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twentythree is looking to land body kicks.
Twentythree misses with a looping right.
Twentythree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Twentythree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Twentythree throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Twentythree throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Twentythree.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Twentythree.
Twentythree throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Twentythree.
Twentythree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Twentythree motions for Barbosa to come forward. Twentythree throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Twentythree bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Twentythree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Twentythree.
Twentythree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Twentythree takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Twentythree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Twentythree had a free shot at his head there.
Twentythree doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Twentythree keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Twentythree dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Twentythree misses the jab.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Twentythree manages to avoid it.
Twentythree fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Twentythree digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Twentythree 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.
Twentythree moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Twentythree.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Twentythree avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Twentythree. That one must have hurt.
Twentythree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Twentythree misses with a low kick.
Twentythree lands a nice looking body shot.
Twentythree throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Twentythree. Twentythree obviously looking to wear him down.
Twentythree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Twentythree takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twentythree manages to avoid it.
And Twentythree responds with a good body kick, but Barbosa manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Twentythree counters with a body kick that stops Barbosa in his tracks momentarily.
Twentythree pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Twentythree settles back down.
Twentythree is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Twentythree checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Twentythree delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eight Twentythree dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Twentythree swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Twentythree digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Twentythree avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Twentythree throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Twentythree scores with a nice right hand.
Twentythree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Twentythree connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Twentythree blocks the leg kick.
Twentythree scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Twentythree.
Twentythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Twentythree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Twentythree.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Twentythree checks it.
Twentythree scores with a spinning back kick!
Twentythree throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twentythree scores with a nice body kick.
Twentythree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Twentythree moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Twentythree lands a front kick.
Twentythree delivers a nice body kick.
Twentythree tries a head kick but it misses.
Twentythree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Twentythree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Twentythree just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Twentythree, which made it look bad.
Twentythree wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Twentythree connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Twentythree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twentythree checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twentythree feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.

Twentythree gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Eight Twentythree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Twentythree lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbosa scores with a one two! Twentythree had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Twentythree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
A shot to the liver by Twentythree. Beautiful body shot.
Twentythree feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Twentythree manages to avoid it.
Twentythree lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Twentythree throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Twentythree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Twentythree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Twentythree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Twentythree punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Twentythree throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Twentythree.
Nice body punch from Twentythree.
Twentythree stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Twentythree blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Barbosa with that takedown attempt.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa swings for the body but Twentythree moves out of range.
Twentythree is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Twentythree moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Twentythree counters with a nice kick to the body.

Twentythree has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Twentythree throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Twentythree scores with a shoulder strike.
Twentythree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Twentythree's elbow.
Twentythree lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twentythree tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Twentythree back against the cage.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Twentythree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eight Twentythree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Twentythree misses with a looping left.
Twentythree just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Twentythree fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Twentythree.
A solid body kick from Twentythree.
Twentythree swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Twentythree.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twentythree lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbosa will feel that in the morning.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Twentythree.
Twentythree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Twentythree is out of range.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twentythree connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Twentythree swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Twentythree connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa moves out of range as Twentythree throws a body kick.
Twentythree scores with a jab to the body.
Twentythree throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Twentythree misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Twentythree rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Twentythree - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Twentythree. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Twentythree connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Twentythree ducked under it nicely.
Twentythree scores with a leg kick.
Twentythree lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Twentythree moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Twentythree looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Twentythree lands a jab to the nose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Twentythree.
Twentythree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Twentythree is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Twentythree moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Twentythree connects with a crisp jab.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Twentythree moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Twentythree lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Twentythree.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Twentythree delivers a nice body kick.
Twentythree jabs at Barbosa's body.
Jab, jab by Twentythree - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Twentythree.
Twentythree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Twentythree moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Twentythree counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Twentythree.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Twentythree doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Twentythree. That one must have hurt.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Twentythree lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Twentythree - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Twentythree. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Twentythree feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Twentythree thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Twentythree scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Twentythree.
Twentythree thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twentythree checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Twentythree. Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eight Twentythree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twentythree has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eight Twentythree!