PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrance Barnett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnett
vs
Rosa

173 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terrance Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matheus Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosa.
Rosa throws a right and a left that Barnett avoids nicely.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnett but Barnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnett defends well and Rosa ends up having to push Barnett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rosa tries to clinch but Barnett is having none of it.
Rosa tries to clinch there but Barnett circles away.
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terrance Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Rosa.

Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosa misses with some punches.

Barnett breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rosa.

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Rosa looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.

Barnett instigates a clinch.
Rosa looking to stall.
Rosa looking to slow down the pace here.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.

Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barnett gets a double leg takedown into Rosa's guard.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet but Barnett passes into half guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.

Barnett seems to be looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Rosa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rosa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the pace.
Rosa trying to control here.
Barnett slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosa is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Barnett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnett is fending him off so far but Rosa persists. Nope, Barnett circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosa throws a nice looking combination but Barnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosa closes the distance and clinches up with Barnett, looking for a takedown. Rosa pushes Barnett against the cage but Barnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terrance Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Rosa.

Rosa gets tackled into the cage by Barnett. Barnett maintains the clinch.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnett darts in and clinches Rosa up against the cage.

Barnett breaks from the clinch.

Barnett moves into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Barnett darts in and clinches Rosa up against the cage.
Rosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matheus Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnett sprawls well. Barnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.

Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosa can do to turn this around?

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa darts in looking for a takedown but Barnett gets double underhooks and turns Rosa into the cage.

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Terrance Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Rosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnett is looking for a counter combo.
Rosa is breathing heavily.
Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.

Barnett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barnett not doing much here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosa sees it coming and defends easily.

Barnett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rosa wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Rosa wants to control the action here but instead Barnett manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosa wants to hold on but Barnett pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Barnett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rosa wants to control but Barnett postures up.
Rosa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnett is staying active.

Barnett stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosa shoots in for a double leg but Barnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa goes for a double leg but Barnett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnett continues to drive forward.
Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Barnett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Barnett shoots in and bounces Rosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rosa is wriggling around but Barnett manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnett escapes and gets back to his feet.
Barnett dodges the punch combination from Rosa.
It looked like Barnett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosa fails with the takedown.
Barnett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Terrance Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Rosa.

Barnett clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett pushes Rosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Barnett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rosa slips a jab and a cross from Barnett.

Rosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matheus Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Barnett stands up from Rosa's guard - Barnett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett connects with a leg kick. Rosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Barnett gets caught flat footed, as Rosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Barnett pushes Rosa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett is looking to counter with head kicks.

Barnett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Terrance Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Barnett!