PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Blaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blaster
vs
Barrera

190 cm
26
217 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

190 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera connects with a single shot there.
Blaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrera.
A low kick from Blaster is predictable there
and Barrera counters with a straight right hand.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Blaster throws a looping overhand right but Barrera ducks down to avoid it.
Barrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Barrera throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster digs a good body shot into Barrera's ribs.
Blaster misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Blaster looks to land a right hand but Barrera moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaster.
Barrera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Barrera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blaster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrera's head.
Blaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Blaster is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Barrera defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand.
Blaster works Barrera's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster connects with a body shot that sends Barrera's belly button to the back.
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaster.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Blaster.
Barrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaster takes one to the chin there.
Barrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaster. That did some damage!
Blaster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaster.
Blaster checks a leg kick.
Blaster throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Barrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera tests Blaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Blaster misses.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Blaster.
Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Barrera avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Barrera throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaster throws a sloppy body shot

and Barrera counters by clinching up.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrera lands with a left to the head.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrera.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Blaster has a couple of punches blocked by Barrera.
Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barrera.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barrera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barrera is working Blaster over against the cage.
Barrera blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barrera prevents Blaster from breaking the clinch.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Blaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barrera misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera tries to work over Blaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaster lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster is trying to break the clinch but Barrera has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaster.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrera.

Blaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster throws a low kick, looking for Barrera's leg but Barrera calmly moves out of range.
Barrera throws a chopping leg kick but Blaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaster stuns Barrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaster checks it well.
Blaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaster. Blaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaster lands a head kick. Barrera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaster.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
That kick from Barrera tenderised Blaster's leg. Blaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barrera takes one to the chin there.
Blaster swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Barrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera thinks about the counter body kick.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Blaster takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Barrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blaster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Blaster misses with a body shot
and Barrera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaster is looking to wear down Barrera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Barrera's shoulder, as Barrera tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
Barrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Barrera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrera.
Blaster throws out a leg kick but Barrera moves out of range and Blaster only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaster. That snapped Barrera's head back.
Barrera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
Blaster misses the jab.
Blaster scores with a jab. Barrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Blaster misses with a kick to the body
and Barrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrera looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
Barrera digs a good hook to Blaster's body.
Blaster throws out a leg kick but Barrera moves out of range and Blaster only half commits.
Blaster drops his hands momentarily and Barrera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barrera is out of range and Blaster settles back down.
Barrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Blaster motions for Barrera to come forward. Blaster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Barrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaster momentarily.
Barrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaster's head.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Blaster is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Blaster misses.
Barrera throws the kick towards the body but Blaster avoids it.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Blaster.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
Barrera avoids a kick to the body.
Blaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barrera!
Barrera works Blaster's body with a nice hook.
Barrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaster is out of range.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrera moves away.
Barrera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaster with a body shot.
Barrera scores with a jab. Blaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Master Blaster's cut is getting worse.
Barrera scores with a nice strike.
Blaster scores with a jab to the jaw.

Barrera moves into the clinch.

Blaster breaks from the clinch.
Blaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrera.
Nice straight punches there by Barrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrera.
Barrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barrera staying out of range there.
Barrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blaster misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Blaster backing away here, and Barrera unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Blaster swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Mario Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blaster does it's job there.
Blaster takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Barrera misses with an uppercut.
Blaster looks to land a combination but Barrera avoids it well.
Barrera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaster with a body shot.
Barrera slips a straight right by Blaster.
Barrera misses with a looping left.
Blaster misses with an uppercut.
Barrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barrera slips a jab from Blaster.
Blaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaster is looking to counter punch.
Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera slips a jab and a cross from Blaster.
Blaster throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Blaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Blaster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaster slips a jab from Barrera.
Blaster throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
Barrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Blaster blocks the low kick.
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Barrera slips a jab and a cross from Blaster.
Blaster connects with a body shot.
Blaster wants to land a leg kick but Barrera is out of range.
Blaster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaster misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrera staying out of range there.
Barrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Blaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster misses with a few strikes there.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Barrera slips a jab and a cross from Blaster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blaster.
Barrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Barrera scores with a body shot.
Barrera moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.

Blaster instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blaster breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Barrera throws a low kick but Blaster moves out of range easily.
Barrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaster is out of range.
Blaster is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Blaster.
Blaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Barrera takes a swing at Blaster's ribcage but misses.
Blaster throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrera throws out a leg kick but Blaster moves out of range and Barrera only half commits.
Barrera lands with a nice body punch.
Blaster looks to land a left hand but Barrera moved out of range nicely.
Barrera connects with a leg kick. Blaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaster thumps Barrera with a low kick.
Barrera cracks Blaster with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster cracks Barrera with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Barrera.
Barrera wants to land a leg kick but Blaster is out of range.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Blaster.
Barrera throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster misses the jab.
Barrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Blaster.
Blaster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaster.
Blaster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaster is looking to chop away at Barrera's legs.
Barrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaster throws a hook but Barrera avoids it easily.
Barrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster blocks the body kick.
Barrera takes a swing at Blaster's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
A shot to the liver by Barrera. Beautiful body shot.
Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blaster misses the jab.
Blaster tries to land a leg kick but Barrera saw it coming and moves away.
Blaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrera thuds a left hand into Blaster's body.
Barrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrera.
Barrera lands a jab.
Barrera tests Blaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mario Barrera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrera checks a leg kick.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Barrera.
Well Barrera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Barrera!
The defeated Master Blaster had this to say: 'It was that little dude on my shoulder that done fucked me up. God he's got an annoying voice. He's kinda heavy too.'.