PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maguire has chosen Big L - M.V.P. as his entrance music. Daniel Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barbosa
vs
Maguire

175 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses the jab.

Maguire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.

Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Maguire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maguire wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Maguire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maguire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Maguire follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maguire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Maguire slips under a jab.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maguire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maguire wants to counter with a clinch but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Maguire's head but Maguire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maguire tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maguire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Maguire moved away.
Maguire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Maguire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maguire wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maguire tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.

Maguire clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maguire's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maguire lands a knee to the body.
Maguire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.

It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Maguire has him pinned against the cage.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Maguire lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Barbosa tries to stall but Maguire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maguire lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maguire.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Maguire looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maguire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa wants to break free but Maguire has control.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maguire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Maguire lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa is working Maguire over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Maguire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbosa's defenses.
Maguire lands an elbow inside.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Maguire has him pinned against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maguire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Maguire.
Maguire misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Maguire looks winded!
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Maguire avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
A short right from Barbosa.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Maguire blocks it.
Maguire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maguire can turn it around.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Maguire controls the action.
Maguire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barbosa throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maguire.
Maguire defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa sets himself, and Maguire steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maguire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maguire moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maguire prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Maguire creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maguire lands a knee to the body.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Maguire has the dominant position.
Maguire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maguire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Maguire lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maguire is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Tim Maguire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maguire misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Maguire avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Maguire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Maguire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab when Maguire was well out of range.
Barbosa sizes up Maguire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Tim Maguire has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maguire connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
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!
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maguire.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maguire.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Maguire to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Maguire moves out of range easily.
Maguire is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Maguire lands a high kick!
Maguire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.

Maguire clinches.
Maguire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Maguire tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Maguire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maguire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Barbosa.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maguire misses with an elbow over the top.
Maguire misses with an elbow strike.
Barbosa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maguire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Maguire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maguire misses with a knee to the head.
Maguire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maguire.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Maguire's ribcage. Maguire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Maguire is controlling the position.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa tries to work over Maguire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.

Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa sets himself, and Maguire steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbosa avoids it this time.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Barbosa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Maguire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maguire ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.

Maguire is rocked!
Maguire wants to clinch.
As Maguire backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Barbosa motions for Maguire to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws a push kick but Maguire slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maguire checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Tim Maguire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maguire wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maguire is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maguire is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Maguire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maguire is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Maguire! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Daniel Barbosa!