PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the ring accompanied by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Barnes
vs
Ricard

175 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes stuns Ricard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Ricard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Uriah Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a low kick but Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ricard dives into side control.
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!

Barnes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ricard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ricard on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricard has hold of Barnes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Barnes seems comfortable defending it but Ricard has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Barnes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Barnes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ricard couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saul Ricard!