PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew De Barros (ranked 6720 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Brinkwater (ranked 5758 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Barros
vs
Brinkwater

197 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Brinkwater!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros swings away with a body shot that misses

and Brinkwater holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Barros jumps guard but Brinkwater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brinkwater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brinkwater is pressed up against the cage. De Barros has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brinkwater down to the mat. Brinkwater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Barros slaps away a takedown attempt from Brinkwater, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Barros throws a head kick that misses
and Brinkwater counters with a three punch combo that has De Barros backing up. De Barros nods at Brinkwater to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by De Barros there.

It looks like Simon Brinkwater has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brinkwater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Barros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Barros connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brinkwater momentarily.
De Barros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brinkwater tries to counter by closing the distance.
De Barros punishes Brinkwater's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros tries to bum rush Brinkwater with a series of wild strikes but Brinkwater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

De Barros cracks Brinkwater with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brinkwater looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can De Barros finish him?

Brinkwater is rocked!

Brinkwater rushes De Barros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Barros wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Brinkwater.
De Barros tries to pull guard but Brinkwater holds him up against the cage and eventually De Barros drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros is looking to break free of the clinch but Brinkwater has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on De Barros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De Barros's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brinkwater displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Barros up against the cage.
Brinkwater misses with a body punch.
De Barros can't get the takedown.
Brinkwater has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Barros seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brinkwater can turn it around.

Brinkwater drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros stays in close to Brinkwater's body and controls the position.
De Barros wants to stand but Brinkwater has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Barros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brinkwater holds on and takes a little breather.
De Barros advances to half guard.
De Barros tries to stand and escape but Brinkwater is controlling the position.
Brinkwater manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brinkwater pulls De Barros in to control the position.
De Barros wanted to stand there but Brinkwater had control of the position.
Brinkwater pulls De Barros in close to his closed guard and prevents De Barros from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from De Barros! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matthew De Barros!