PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tseng
vs
Barca

205 cm
33
255 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

193 cm
31
218 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tseng. Beautiful body shot.
Tseng will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tseng cracks Barca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Tseng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tseng misses with a lunging right hand
and Barca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tseng's knee momentarily.
Tseng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tseng shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
Barca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tseng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tseng drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barca pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tseng tries to move into range but Barca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barca throws a right hand that misses
letting Tseng counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barca wants it to stay on the feet.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tseng.
Barca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tseng has his takedown stuffed
enabling Barca to counter with a crisp jab.
Tseng misses with a hook
and Barca counters with a nice body shot.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Tseng ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tseng.
Barca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barca's coach down at Wolves Den $200 Elite Circuits was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tseng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
A combination from Barca does no damage.
Tseng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barca.
Tseng misses with a body punch
and Barca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barca scores with a nice strike.

Tseng fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barca to the ground. Tseng is now in Barca's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tseng postures up in Barca's guard and throws a big left but Barca blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng stops Barca from standing up.
Barca looking for a sweep. Not yet Barca, not yet.
Tseng throws a big elbow that misses.
Tseng trying to move into half guard but instead Barca has managed to sweep!

Tseng is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tseng has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tseng will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tseng is working hard here to advance position.
Barca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tseng is proving hard to escape from.
Tseng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barca manages to get himself to full guard.

Barca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng throws a strike but Barca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tseng is on top in guard.

Tseng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tseng throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tseng is looking to work some ground and pound but Barca has wrist control.
Tseng postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tseng is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tseng trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tseng looking to sit in guard and control but Barca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tseng is pulling down on Barca's head. It's preventing any offense from Barca, at least for the moment.
Tseng wants to sweep here but Barca controlling him for the moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Tseng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tseng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tseng lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tseng lands a couple of elbows.
Tseng lands a couple of elbows.
Tseng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tseng looking to sit in guard and control but Barca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tseng is trying to control the position but Barca postures up.
Barca won't allow Tseng to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tseng is on top in guard.

The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tseng prevents Barca from getting back to his feet.
Tseng connects with a couple of short punches.
Tseng with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tseng with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tseng trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Tseng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tseng is in close to Barca's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tseng trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Tseng scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barca controls Tseng momentarily but Tseng frees himself.
Tseng wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Tseng throws a strike but Barca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tseng is trying to keep Barca in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barca won't allow Tseng to sweep him here.
Barca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tseng is looking for a sweep.
Tseng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tseng trying to control from the bottom.
Tseng is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tseng goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vaan Tseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tseng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That has opened up Hannibal Barca's cut even more.
Barca leaves Tseng with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Tseng.
Barca staying out of range there.
Barca lands with an overhand left.
Tseng throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
No joy there for Barca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tseng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Tseng.
Good standup being displayed there by Tseng as he connects with a hook.

Barca is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca misses with a jab to the body
and Tseng scores with a counter punch that sends Barca to the canvas! Tseng smells blood - he's punishing Barca with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Barca has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaan Tseng!
Vaan Tseng retains his super heavyweight title!