PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 852 p4p, 94 weight class) and Bluto Braun (ranked 702 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbossa
vs
Braun

170 cm
33
162 lbs
25 - 6 - 3

168 cm
30
166 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bluto Braun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braun lands with a nice body punch.
Barbossa throws a low kick but Braun avoids it.
Braun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Braun walks into a jab.
Braun throws a leg kick which misses Barbossa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbossa tries to avoid it.
Braun throws a low kick but Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Braun misses with an uppercut.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Braun is out of range.
Braun looks for the body kick but Barbossa saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbossa, right into the meat.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbossa.
Braun lands a nice looking body shot.
Braun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbossa.
Braun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbossa manages to avoid it.
Barbossa throwing a counter right hand but Braun manages to avoid it.
Barbossa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbossa slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Barbossa.
Braun 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.
Braun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braun lands a lovely overhand right.
Braun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbossa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Braun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Braun feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barbossa sprawling to the canvas! Barbossa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Braun finish him?!

Barbossa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa cracks a nice hook into Braun's ribs.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbossa finds it's way round the side to connect with Braun's head.
Barbossa swings for the body but Braun moves out of range.
A slow jab from Barbossa misses its intended target.
Braun flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbossa steps away.
Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbossa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Braun.
Braun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braun jabs Barbossa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braun misses the shot to the body.
Barbossa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbossa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun throws a push kick but Barbossa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbossa misses with a leg kick.
Braun looks to land a body kick but Barbossa moved away.
A good leg kick by Barbossa.
Braun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braun.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Braun.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braun wants to slow Barbossa down by chopping away at his legs.

Braun lands a big right hand that sends Barbossa crashing to the mat! Braun stays standing though and waves Barbossa back to his feet!
Barbossa connects with a single shot there.
Barbossa blocks a jab.
Barbossa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braun.
Barbossa throws a leg kick which misses Braun's front leg but catches the back leg as Braun tries to avoid it.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braun with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa misses the jab.
Braun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braun.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Braun slips the punch.
Barbossa swings for the body but Braun moves out of range.
Barbossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Braun checks a low kick from Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Braun walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
A jab lands there for Barbossa.
Braun lands a body shot.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa lunges at Braun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braun's hand.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa avoids the head kick by Braun.
A little feinted left hand from Barbossa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbossa.
Barbossa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Braun.
Barbossa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braun connects with a leg kick. Barbossa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbossa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbossa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbossa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braun stuns Barbossa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braun misses with a low kick.
Braun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbossa. Barbossa obviously looking to wear him down.

Braun cracks Barbossa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Braun has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barbossa to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bluto Braun dominated that round.
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.

Braun lands a body shot.
Bluto Braun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Braun.
Barbossa defending well as Braun loads up on a big left hand.
Braun throws a leg kick but Barbossa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbossa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbossa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Braun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Braun lands a big uppercut and Barbossa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barbossa looks OK. Braun waves Barbossa back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Braun misses
and Barbossa counters with a one-two to the body.
Braun closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Barbossa out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bluto Braun!
A very excited looking Bluto Braun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.