PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lary Divers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbosa
vs
Divers

166 cm
23
134 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lary Divers!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Divers throws a big shot that misses.
Divers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Divers manages to circle out of the way.

Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Divers. Divers maintains the clinch.
Divers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Divers effectively controlling the action here.
Divers wants to break free but Barbosa has control.

Divers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barbosa pushes Divers off but Divers dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Divers prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
Barbosa is looking to control Divers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Divers controlling the pace.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Divers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Divers wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbosa gets full guard.
Divers looking to pass the guard.
Divers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Divers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Divers misses with a wild combination.

Barbosa rushes Divers and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Divers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lary Divers.
Divers is working for takedown but Barbosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Divers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Divers is working for takedown but Barbosa is calmly controlling the position for now.

Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Divers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Divers as he avoids it easily.
Divers tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Divers scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Divers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Divers looks winded!
Divers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lary Divers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Divers closes the distance and clinches up with Barbosa, looking for a takedown. Divers pushes Barbosa against the cage but Barbosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Barbosa with that takedown attempt.
Divers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Divers persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Divers has a takedown stuffed.
Paulo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lary Divers.
Divers throws a lazy body kick

and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa slips a nice elbow through Divers's hands, connecting with Divers's forehead.
Divers is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers trying to control here.

Divers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Divers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Divers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paulo Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa stops Divers from standing up.

That's two 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.

Divers looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Divers had control of the position.

Barbosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Divers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barbosa has managed to get both his arms back between Divers's legs - danger averted.
Divers controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Divers to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barbosa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Divers pulls down on the head and he's put Barbosa to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lary Divers!