PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Barber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Bizmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carmelo Barber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barber
vs
Bizmark

165 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmelo Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Bizmark!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizmark stuffs the takedown attempt from Barber. Barber gets slowly back to his feet.
Bizmark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barber sprawls well. Barber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bizmark gets slowly back to his feet.
Barber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bizmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bizmark gets the takedown into side control.
Bizmark staying calm.
Barber really is a fat lump.
Barber wants to control but Bizmark postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber prevents Bizmark from improving position.
Barber struggling a bit here.
Barber takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Bizmark landing a few strikes.
Barber struggling a bit here.
Bizmark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barber trying his best to control but Bizmark has mounted him.
Bizmark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bizmark is landing with some decent strikes but Barber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bizmark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barber wants to control but Bizmark is having none of it.
Bizmark blocks Barber's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bizmark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barber is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Barber tries to lock up and control but Bizmark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barber is working to get back to half guard.
Bizmark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bizmark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bizmark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bizmark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizmark lands a big shot there that rocks Barber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee warns Barber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bizmark controlling the pace for now.
Barber manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bizmark controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber wants to get back to his feet.
Bizmark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barber bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bizmark looking for a sweep. Not yet Bizmark, not yet.
Bizmark is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizmark is looking to stand up but Barber isn't so interested in that idea.

Barber has gone for a leg lock! Bizmark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barber's guard.

Bizmark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bizmark slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Barber looking for submissions off his back.
Bizmark controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bizmark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bizmark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bizmark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ray Bizmark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barber working a defensive guard here.

Bizmark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bizmark has managed to get both his arms back between Barber's legs - danger averted.
Bizmark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barber trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizmark passes into half guard.
Bizmark controlling the action here.
Barber wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizmark is controlling the pace.
Barber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bizmark blocks the strikes from Barber.
Barber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bizmark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barber is trying to control but can't.
Bizmark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barber punching from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barber tries to clinch but Bizmark is having none of it.

Barber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two 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.

Barber jumps guard.
Bizmark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bizmark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Barber's face as Bizmark controls the position.
Bizmark's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barber wants to control but Bizmark postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Barber sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bizmark not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Bizmark.
Bizmark prevents Barber from improving his position.
Bizmark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bizmark prevents Barber from improving his position.
Barber punching from the bottom.
Bizmark prevents Barber from standing back up.
Barber is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Barber looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bizmark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Barber. No joy for Bizmark on that attempt.
Barber tries to clinch up.
Bizmark drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barber defends it well.

Bizmark dives in and scores a takedown into Barber's guard.
Bizmark controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bizmark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bizmark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizmark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizmark tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carmelo Barber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bizmark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barber is trying to defend but Bizmark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barber tries to kick Bizmark off in order to stand up. Bizmark Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bizmark controlling the position from side mount.
Bizmark avoids the strikes from the bottom by Barber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber is trying to escape the position but Bizmark is controlling the position.
Barber throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bizmark controlling the position from side mount.
Barber taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bizmark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barber!
Bizmark controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Bizmark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Barber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bizmark controlling his opponent.
Bizmark avoids the attempt from Barber to control.
Bizmark looking to finish Barber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barber!
Bizmark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizmark content just to control the position here.
Bizmark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bizmark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bizmark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bizmark looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barber wants to control but Bizmark is having none of it.
Barber swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bizmark controlling from mount.
Barber regains half guard.
Bizmark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barber looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bizmark wants to free his trapped foot but Barber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bizmark is taking a breather. Barber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Barber looking for submissions off his back.
Bizmark is taking a breather. Barber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bizmark passes to side control.
Bizmark is staying tight to Barber's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Barber throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bizmark moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barber is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barber is trying to strike from the bottom but Bizmark has passed into full mount.
Barber throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bizmark. What's that going to do exactly?
Carmelo Barber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Bizmark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barber is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bizmark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bizmark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bizmark!
An out of breath Ray Bizmark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.