PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is Aerials. A fine choice. Milosz Barchandao acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

James
vs
Barchandao

178 cm
38
184 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

185 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barchandao jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barchandao.
James misses with a hook
and Barchandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barchandao throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a body shot.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barchandao.
Barchandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barchandao in his tracks.
James misses with a body shot.
Barchandao lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barchandao.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clube dos Canalhas in the buildup to the fight.
James lands with an overhand left.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James slips under a jab.
Barchandao avoids the body shot from James.
Barchandao misses the shot to the body.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Barchandao ducks under a wild hook from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James misses with a hook.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barchandao scores with a nice strike.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barchandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Barchandao down.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barchandao.
James throws a head kick but Barchandao moves out of range.
Barchandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barchandao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barchandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barchandao lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barchandao throws out the jab.
James avoids the body shot from Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a double jab
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holden James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barchandao.
A leg kick checked by Barchandao.
Barchandao throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James throwing a counter right hand but Barchandao manages to avoid it.
Barchandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barchandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

James closes the distance and pushes Barchandao back into the ropes.
Barchandao can't break the clinch.

Barchandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barchandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Barchandao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barchandao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Barchandao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James lands a right hook to the body.
Barchandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barchandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
James staying out of range there.
James tries to counter by clinching up but Barchandao breaks away and moves out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Barchandao.
Barchandao lands with a shot to the body.
Barchandao swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Barchandao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barchandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Barchandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Barchandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barchandao to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barchandao controlling from the top position.
James wants to sweep here but Barchandao controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Milosz Barchandao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

James lands a jab.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James jabs Barchandao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barchandao misses with a body shot.
James throws a counter high kick but Barchandao was just alert enough to avoid it.
A good leg kick by James.
Barchandao throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Barchandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barchandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a wild body kick that Barchandao sees coming a mile off.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barchandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barchandao lands a nice looking body shot.
Barchandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
James lands a leg kick that knocks Barchandao off balance momentarily.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Barchandao controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Barchandao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a jab when Barchandao was well out of range.
Barchandao throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Barchandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James feints and then cracks Barchandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barchandao down.
Barchandao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barchandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James throws a one two combo.

Barchandao is rocked!
Barchandao throws a predictable looking body shot
and James scores with a counter punch that sends Barchandao to the canvas! James smells blood - he's punishing Barchandao with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Barchandao has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden James!
Holden James retains his welterweight title!
Holden James 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.