PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Walrus. Melo has chosen Max Webster- Toronto Tontos as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barclay
vs
Melo

187 cm
33
184 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

182 cm
30
174 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Barclay avoids it.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Barclay looks to land a left hand but Melo moved out of range nicely.
Barclay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melo! But no joy.
Barclay thumps Melo with a low kick.
We've been told by Barclay's head coaches at 5 Star OFC Spar Bazaar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Melo cracks Barclay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barclay's corner calls for a 1-2. Barclay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barclay jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Barclay.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
It looked like Barclay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barclay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo tries a quick counter leg kick but Barclay is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Melo blocks the body kick.
Barclay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melo on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barclay pushes Melo up against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Barclay breaks from the clinch.
Melo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barclay throws a lazy body kick
and Melo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barclay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Melo throws a low kick but Barclay avoids it.
Barclay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barclay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to score with low kicks.
Melo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barclay gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Barclay.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Barclay misses with the head strike.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barclay misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Barclay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barclay blocking some punches.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Barclay fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
Melo pushes Barclay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
Melo lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Melo.
Melo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melo blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Melo tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Melo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barclay.
Melo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barclay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Melo throws a chopping leg kick but Barclay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It appears Barclay was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barclay throws a leg kick but Melo moved away.
Barclay tries to land a leg kick but Melo saw it coming and moves away.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melo throws a body kick that misses.
Barclay doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Barclay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melo misses with a few strikes there.
Melo tests Barclay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barclay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Melo avoids it.
Barclay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barclay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barclay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Barclay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay connects with a looping right hand.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Melo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barclay doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Melo misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Melo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Melo throws a solid leg kick but Barclay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melo.
Melo lands a nice shot that snaps Barclay's head back.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Melo blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Barclay looks to land a right hand but Melo moved out of range.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barclay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barclay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Barclay throws a sloppy body shot
and Melo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Melo avoids it.
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
Barclay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Melo both land. Nice combination.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Barclay is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Melo avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to slow Melo down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Melo checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay throws a push kick but Melo slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Barclay blocks the leg kick.
Melo lands with an overhand left.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barclay moves away from the strike by Melo.
Barclay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barclay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melo throws out a leg kick but Barclay moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Barclay moves out of range of the strikes.
Barclay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melo manages to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Barclay wants to clinch.
Melo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barclay 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Melo throws a leg kick but Barclay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Barclay avoids it.
Melo throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barclay.
Barclay checks a leg kick nicely.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barclay counters with a good, hard body kick but Melo shrugs it off.
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!
Melo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barclays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eddie Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melo connects with a high kick.
Melo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Barclay keeps Melo at a distance using the push kick.
Barclay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Melo blocks a jab.
Barclay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo thumps Barclay with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.
Barclay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Barclay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barclay throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Barclay.
Melo lands with a right hand.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melo flicks out a counter leg kick but Barclay steps away.
Barclay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Melo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barclay staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay takes one to the chin there.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Melo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a series of punches but Barclay moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Melo throws a low kick, looking for Barclay's leg but Barclay calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
Melo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barclay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barclay walks into a straight right hand from Melo.
Barclay delivers a nice body kick.
Barclay lands a nice looking body shot.
Melo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barclay moves forwards but Melo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Melo ducks right into an uppercut from Barclay.
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
Melo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barclay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barclay swings for the body but Melo moves out of range.
Barclay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Melo throws a low kick but Barclay moves out of range easily.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Barclay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barclay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Barclay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barclay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Melo avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Melo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo throws a low kick, looking for Barclay's leg but Barclay calmly moves out of range.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Melo feints a counter leg kick.
Melo throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
Melo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Melo.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Barclay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Melo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melo throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Barclay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
Good work by Barclay as he checks the leg kick.
Barclay catches Melo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Barclay catches Melo right on the button with a cross.
Barclay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Barclay wants to slow Melo down by chopping away at his legs.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
Melo scores with a jab to the head.
Andy Barclay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay blocks the body kick.
Barclay cracks Melo with an open hand slap.
Melo checks a leg kick nicely.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Melo checks it well.
Melo misses with an uppercut. Barclay saw that one coming.
Melo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melo.
Melo misses with an uppercut
and Barclay counters with a body kick.
Melo throws a nice head kick!
Melo throws a lazy right hand but Barclay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Barclay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melo, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Barclay avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Barclay.
Barclay presses Melo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Barclay.
Melo throws a punch but it's blocked by Barclay.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo is looking to control Barclay's arms but Barclay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barclay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Melo can turn it around.
Melo blocks an uppercut.
Melo tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Barclay controls his hands.
Eddie Melo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barclay tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Barclay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melo blocking some punches.
Barclay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melo.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but Melo blocks it.
Melo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo scores with a hook to the body.
Melo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Barclay avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.
Melo avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Barclay.
I think Melo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Melo!
After winning the bout, Eddie Melo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Andy Barclay had this to say: 'I shoulda stayed with the band...'.