PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zimbardo
vs
Barnett

220 cm
25
283 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
243 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimbardo lands a high kick!
Zimbardo scores with a leg kick.
Zimbardo feints and then cracks Barnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnett down.
Barnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo scores with a hook.
Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zimbardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Zimbardo.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimbardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zimbardo throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
Zimbardo connects with a right hand. Barnett shakes it off.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barnett looks to land a combination. Zimbardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zimbardo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimbardo lands a jab.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Zimbardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnett should have avoided that one.

It looks like Gregor Barnett has been cut.
Zimbardo cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zimbardo dips to his left and cracks Barnett with an uppercut!
Zimbardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimbardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnett throws a series of strikes that have Zimbardo backpedaling.

It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut.
The fighters circling - Zimbardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Zimbardo lands but Barnett takes it in his stride.
Zimbardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zimbardo duly obliges.
Zimbardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnett wants to clinch but Zimbardo slips to the side
and Zimbardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barnett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnett scores with a shot to the body.
Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnett.
Gregor Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett looks winded!
Barnett wants to clinch but Zimbardo slips to the side
and Zimbardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Zimbardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnett eats them both and turns towards Zimbardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Gregor Barnett's cut even more.
Zimbardo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zimbardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zimbardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Barnett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloppy strikes from Barnett. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zimbardo!
Barnett avoids the body shot from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo pushes Barnett away with a front kick.
Barnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo lands with a kick to the temple. Barnett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zimbardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zimbardo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett walks into a stiff left hand from Zimbardo.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Zimbardo.
Barnett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zimbardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Zimbardo circles away.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zimbardo works Barnett's body with a nice hook.
Zimbardo lands with a hook. Barnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Zimbardo.
Barnett takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zimbardo with a nice cross.
Zimbardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Barnett is rocked!

The cut above Gregor Barnett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Zimbardo.
Barnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimbardo finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Zimbardo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Zimbardo!