PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Barat
vs
De Houtman

225 cm
18
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Barat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Houtman pushes Barat up against the cage in a clinch.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Houtman tries to work over Barat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.
De Houtman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Houtman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Barat avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
Barat working aggressively here.
De Houtman tries a body shot but Barat blocks it.
De Houtman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Barat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Houtman.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.
A short right from De Houtman.
A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.
De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman is leaning against Barat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barat prevents a body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands with a left to the head.
De Houtman lands a left hand.
De Houtman tries to work over Barat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barat takes a shot to the head.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman pushes Barat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from De Houtman.
Barat blocks a body shot from De Houtman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Houtman's elbow.
De Houtman scores with a shoulder strike.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.
A right hook to the body lands for De Houtman.
De Houtman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barat up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from De Houtman.
De Houtman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Houtman cracks Barat with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from De Houtman.
De Houtman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barats head.
A right hand to the body from De Houtman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Houtman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Houtman digs a right hand into Barat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barat's gas tank.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Houtman scores with a hook to the body.
De Houtman lands with a left to the head.
De Houtman is working Barat over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Houtman is leaning against Barat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman pushes Barat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Houtman.
Barat is breathing heavily.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman lands a nice shot to the body.
Barat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on De Houtman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Houtman is working Barat over against the cage.
A short right from De Houtman.
Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Houtman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Houtman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wybrant De Houtman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from De Houtman.
Barat throws a nice looking combination but De Houtman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Houtman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barat throws a jab but it's blocked by De Houtman.
De Houtman takes one to the side of the head.
Barat misses with a body punch

and De Houtman moves into the clinch.
De Houtman pushes Barat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barat misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman misses with a body punch.
De Houtman can't find room to land a body shot as Barat controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman works on Barat's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman tries to work over Barat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barat's elbow.
Barat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Barat avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
De Houtman stalling in the clinch.
De Houtman is working Barat over against the cage.
De Houtman lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Houtman.
De Houtman scores with a hook to the body.
Barat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Houtman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barats head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Houtman is working Barat over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Houtman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Barat misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman lands a nice shot to the body.
De Houtman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Houtman gets through Barat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from De Houtman.
De Houtman is working Barat over against the cage.
De Houtman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands a nice shot to the body.
De Houtman lands with a light punch inside.
De Houtman pushes Barat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Houtman misses with a body punch.
De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Houtman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
De Houtman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
De Houtman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Barat is rocked!
De Houtman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Oh Barat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman presses Barat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Houtman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
De Houtman pushes Barat against the cage. De Houtman is working some dirty boxing. De Houtman pushes off with a quick right hook! Barat goes down! Barat tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! De Houtman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wybrant De Houtman!