PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babadou Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sor Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barry
vs
Jaime Lannister

190 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Babadou Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sor Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
A combination from Lannister does no damage.
Good exchange - Barry coming out on top.
Barry throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lannister slips a jab from Barry.
Lannister has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
Lannister is looking to clinch.

Lannister moves into the clinch.

Barry breaks from the clinch.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister throws a series of strikes that have Barry backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Lannister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Barry.
Sor Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Barry moves out of range.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry stuns Lannister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Barry coming out on top.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barry.

Lannister clinches up against the cage.

Lannister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Lannister moved away.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Barry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barry misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by Barry's head coaches at Chain Gang Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lannister checks it well.
Barry scores with the left hand. Lannister knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lannister moves into the clinch.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lannister manages to break the clinch.
Lannister closes the distance but Barry moves to the side

and Barry counters with a takedown into side control.
Lannister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Barry decides to stand back up. Barry steps back and let's Lannister get back to his feet.
Barry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Lannister misses with a straight left.
Barry feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Lannister feints the counter takedown.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lannister manages to circle out of the way.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Barry throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.
Barry connects with a body shot that sends Lannister's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barry wants to land a leg kick but Lannister is out of range.
Barry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lannister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lannister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lannister clinches.

Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry lands with a good body shot.
Barry jabs at Lannister's body.
Lannister darts in trying to clinch
and Barry counters with a three punch combo that has Lannister backing up. Lannister nods at Barry to acknowledge the strikes.
Barry scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Sor Jaime Lannister has been cut.
Jab from Barry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
It looked like Barry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lannister.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.

Lannister moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barry throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Barry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Barry.
Lannister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister tries to move into range but Barry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
Barry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lannister tries to clinch up.

Lannister clinches with his opponent.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Barry's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister missing with knees to the body.

Lannister breaks the clinch.
Barry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lannister backs up against the cage.
Lannister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry lands a slapping body shot.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Lannister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry throws a series of punches but Lannister avoids them all with ease.
Babadou Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lannister misses with a double jab
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Lannister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lannister blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Barry jabs Lannister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Barry.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Barry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barry is looking to wear down Lannister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Barry is looking to counter the offense by Lannister and move into the clinch.
Barry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Lannister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barry finds it's way round the side to connect with Lannister's head.
A jab from Barry does it's job there.
Lannister throws a right hand that Barry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barry also avoids with ease.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Barry avoids nicely.
Barry lands a body shot.
Barry lands a jab to Lannister's midsection.
Lannister checks a leg kick nicely.
Barry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
Lannister blocks the body kick.
Barry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barry keeps the fight on the outside.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Barry misses its target.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Barry counters with a quick kick to the body but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Barry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Barry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lannister throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lannister.
An attempted straight right counter from Barry misses the target.
Lannister with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barry to score with a decent uppercut.
Babadou Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lannister instigates a clinch.

Barry manages to break the clinch.
Barry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lannister.
Barry keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barry misses with a body kick.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Lannister throws a counter combo.
Barry lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Babadou Barry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sor Jaime Lannister's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lannister tries to clinch up.
Barry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lannister moves out of range of the body kick.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Barry.
Barry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Barry.
Barry dodges the punch combination from Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Lannister tries to get set, Barry tries to push him back and clinch up but Lannister manages to avoid the attempt.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barry throws a head kick that misses.
Lannister wants to counter the offense by Barry and move into the clinch position.
Lannister misses with a combination

and Barry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
Lannister tries to work over Barry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister blocks a body shot from Barry.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barry.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Barry scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head.

Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barry is looking for a counter combo.
Barry with a nice cross.
Lannister tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
Lannister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barry throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Sor Jaime Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Barry.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Lannister tries to get set, Barry tries to push him back and clinch up but Lannister manages to avoid the attempt.

Lannister has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barry.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Barry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sor Jaime Lannister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barry is looking to break free of the clinch but Lannister has double underhooks.

Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Barry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barry jabs Lannister right on the nose. Lannister blinks but takes it well.
Barry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Barry both land. Nice combination.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lannister.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Lannister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
Babadou Barry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.

Lannister moves into the clinch successfully.
Lannister missing with knees to the body.
Lannister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barry is defending well for now.
Barry wants to get back to striking at distance but Lannister won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
Lannister is looking to clinch but Barry is avoiding it.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry scores with a nice head shot.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
Barry attempts a counter takedown but Lannister avoids it well and moves away.
Lannister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Barry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lannister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry throws a leg kick but Lannister checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lannister blocks the leg kick.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Barry avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Babadou Barry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babadou Barry!
A very excited looking Babadou Barry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.