PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costea Dinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barca
vs
Dinescu

185 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Costea Dinescu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca looks to land a right hand but Dinescu moved out of range.
Barca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Barca.
Dinescu's coach down at Ironfist MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dinescu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dinescu throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Barca misses
and Dinescu counters with a one-two to the body.
Barca throws a nice inside leg kick.

Barca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dinescu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dinescu trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Dinescu passes into half guard.
Barca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control here.
Dinescu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dinescu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dinescu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barca's head.
Dinescu drops an elbow to the side of Barca's head.
Barca wants to control but Dinescu is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Barca is defending against the submission attempts here by Dinescu.
Dinescu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dinescu trying to control from half guard but Barca is working away.
Barca is looking to improve his position.
Barca wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Barca misses
and Dinescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barca thumps Dinescu with a low kick.
Dinescu scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barca lands with a kick to the temple. Dinescu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Costea Dinescu has been cut.
No joy there for Dinescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dinescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinescu connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Dinescu.
Dinescu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hannibal Barca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinescu is looking to score with low kicks.
Dinescu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barca eats them both and turns towards Dinescu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dinescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dinescu if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dinescu on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinescu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barca connects with a solid leg kick.
Barca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Dinescu.
A big right from Dinescu misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinescu feints the counter takedown.
Dinescu misses with a low kick as Barca jumps back.
As Dinescu backs away, Barca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dinescu throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barca throws a front kick that sends Dinescu stumbling back into the ropes.
Barca clobbers Dinescu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinescu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barca as he jumps to the side.
Dinescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Barca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dinescu misses with a hook
and Barca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dinescu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dinescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Barca.
Barca misses with a head kick.
Barca cracks Dinescu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Costea Dinescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barca is looking to slow Dinescu down with leg kicks.
Barca is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Barca.
Barca drops his hands momentarily and Dinescu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick from Barca lands but Dinescu takes it in his stride.
Dinescu looks for a takedown but Barca sprawls well.
Dinescu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barca scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinescu should have avoided that one.
Dinescu fails to land the takedown.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Costea Dinescu.
Dinescu looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Barca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barca misses with a body kick.
Hannibal Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinescu lands with an uppercut that bounces Barca off the ropes and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinescu throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Barca half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinescu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Dinescu misses
and Barca counters with a body kick that stops Dinescu in his tracks momentarily.
Barca misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Dinescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dinescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dinescu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barca tried to score with a low kick but Dinescu checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barca.
Dinescu 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.
Dinescu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinescu avoids a kick to the body.
Dinescu misses with a leg kick
and Barca counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinescu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu digs a good body shot into Barca's ribs.
Barca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Barca as Dinescu shoots in.
Barca looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dinescu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dinescu checks a leg kick.
Barca lands a high kick!
Dinescu cracks Barca with a good jab.
Dinescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinescu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barca tries to avoid it but Dinescu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barca to the ground. Barca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Costea Dinescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinescu misses with the combination.
It appears Barca was looking to counter with a kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barca blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dinescu. Those never looked like landing.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinescu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu misses with a straight left.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Barca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dinescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinescu throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Dinescu shoots in for a takedown but Barca shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Barca.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dinescu checks a leg kick.
Dinescu dodges the punch combination from Barca.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dinescu.
Dinescu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Barca.
Barca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dinescu momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca stuffs the takedown attempt from Dinescu. Dinescu gets slowly back to his feet.
Barca looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dinescu throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dinescu misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Barca lunges at Dinescu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dinescu's hand.
Barca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barca thows a body kick. Dinescu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dinescu connects with a body shot that sends Barca's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barca walks into a stiff left hand from Dinescu.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Barca throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dinescu blocks the leg kick.
Barca throws a lazy head kick
and Dinescu counters with a straight right hand.
Barca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barca walks into a straight right hand from Dinescu.
Dinescu feints and then cracks Barca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barca down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinescu misses the target.
Barca misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barca wants it to stay on the feet.
Dinescu blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca connects with a body shot that sends Dinescu's belly button to the back.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Dinescu backs away, Barca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinescu misses with a double jab.
Dinescu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dinescu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinescu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinescu at a distance.
Barca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dinescu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dinescu misses with the combination.
Dinescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dinescu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dinescu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinescu.
Barca pushes Dinescu away with a front kick.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dinescu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca scores with a leg kick.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dinescu misses with a low kick.
Dinescu misses with the combination.
Barca with a jab.
Dinescu walks into a stiff left hand from Barca.
Dinescu tests Barca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dinescu slips a straight right by Barca.
Dinescu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dinescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barca counters with a straight right hand.
Barca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dinescu's head.
Dinescu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dinescu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a head kick but Dinescu moves out of range.
Dinescu tries to counter with a clinch but Barca shakes him off and moves away.
Dinescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinescu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dinescu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barca pushes Dinescu away with a front kick.

Barca gets caught napping as Dinescu dives in and scores a takedown. Barca manages to retain guard.
Barca is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barca lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barca wants to control from the top but Dinescu keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dinescu trying to keep a closed guard but Barca is proving a slippery customer.

Barca avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dinescu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hannibal Barca did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barca sizes up Dinescu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barca slips under a jab.
Barca is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dinescu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barca scores with a push kick.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinescu throws a leg kick which misses Barca's front leg but catches the back leg as Barca tries to avoid it.
Dinescu takes one to the chin there.
Barca avoids the head kick by Dinescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Dinescu does no damage.
Barca misses with a head kick.
Barca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinescu manages to avoid it.
Dinescu shoots in looking for a takedown but Barca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dinescu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a head kick.
Barca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinescu throws a lazy uppercut
and Barca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinescu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barca circles away.
Dinescu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dinescu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barca - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barca.
Dinescu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dinescu slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
Dinescu blocks a head kick by Barca.
Dinescu feints the counter takedown.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinescu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barca. That did some damage!
Dinescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Dinescu.
Dinescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Dinescu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dinescu misses with a takedown
enabling Barca to counter with a crisp jab.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Costea Dinescu.
Dinescu throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barca misses with a two punch combination.
Dinescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Dinescu's ribs.
Dinescu scores with a decent looking hook.
Dinescu misses with a double jab
and Barca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinescu shoots in for a double leg but Barca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Barca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barca with a hook.
Barca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barca. Dinescu shrugs it off though.
Dinescu misses with a low kick as Barca jumps back.
Barca walks into a jab.
Dinescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinescu throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca tried to counter with a leg kick but Dinescu avoided it.
Dinescu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Barca as he connects with a hook.
Barca connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinescu misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dinescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Dinescu has the dominant position.
Dinescu tries to stall but Barca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dinescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dinescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinescu avoiding damage.
Dinescu is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dinescu fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca had his way with Costea Dinescu in that round.
The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barca lands a head kick. Dinescu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barca misses with a head kick.
Dinescu scores with a leg kick.
Dinescu looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Dinescu misses with a few strikes there.

Dinescu moves into the clinch.
Dinescu lands with a light punch inside.
Dinescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dinescu tries to stall but Barca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barca.
Dinescu misses with the head strike.
Dinescu misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking to control Dinescu's arms but Dinescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barca has his back to the ropes.
Dinescu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A hook to the body from Dinescu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dinescu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dinescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dinescu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Dinescu fails to land.
Dinescu taking a breather.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from Dinescu, against the ropes.
Barca digs a right hand underneath Dinescu's ribcage. Dinescu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barca lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinescu.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinescu throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Dinescu tries to tie him up.
Barca blocks an elbow strike from Dinescu.
Dinescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinescu or not.
Dinescu has a couple of punches blocked by Barca.

Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dinescu shoots in and bounces Barca off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinescu tries to free his leg and advance position but Barca is retaining full guard.
Dinescu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dinescu defends well.
Dinescu throwing strikes from guard but Barca blocks nicely.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Dinescu from controlling successfully.
Dinescu throws an elbow that misses. Barca uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dinescu's guard. Nice move by Barca!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dinescu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Costea Dinescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barca slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dinescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dinescu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dinescu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Costea Dinescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.