PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 4606 p4p, 470 weight class) and Matthew De Barros (ranked 7445 p4p, 636 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fujimoto
vs
De Barros

192 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
273 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
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, Matthew De Barros!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Barros throws a sloppy head kick and Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - De Barros circles away.
Fujimoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Barros.
Fujimoto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Barros misses with the body kick
and Fujimoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Barros throws a sloppy head kick and Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto punishes De Barros's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fujimoto.
De Barros misses with an uppercut. Fujimoto saw that one coming.
As De Barros tries to get set, Fujimoto tries to push him back and clinch up but De Barros manages to avoid the attempt.
Fujimoto scores with a head kick. De Barros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Matthew De Barros has been cut.
De Barros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Barros throws a series of punches but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Matthew De Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but De Barros is having none of it.
De Barros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto is looking to counter the offense by De Barros and move into the clinch.
De Barros tries a head kick but it misses.

Fujimoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fujimoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Barros tries to circle away but Fujimoto has him pinned against the cage.
Fujimoto gets through De Barros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Barros jumps guard but Fujimoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fujimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Barros backwards.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto lands a right hand.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto lands a left hand.
Fujimoto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Barros controls his hands.
De Barros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujimoto digs a right hand into De Barros's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Barros's gas tank.
Fujimoto scores with a shot to the side of De Barros's head.
A short body shot lands from Fujimoto as the two fighters clinch.
De Barros looks winded!
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Fujimoto lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimoto stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimoto.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimoto.
Still in the clinch, Fujimoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Barros is trying to pull guard but Fujimoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Fujimoto has De Barros pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Fujimoto on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Barros backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a right hand.
De Barros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto works on De Barros's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Fujimoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Fujimoto on the inside.
Fujimoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Barros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fujimoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gyukosho Fujimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew De Barros.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fujimoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fujimoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto cracks De Barros with a nice body shot.
Fujimoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.

De Barros is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Fujimoto.
De Barros is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimoto finish him?
Fujimoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends De Barros's eyes rolling into the back of his head! De Barros drops to his knees and Fujimoto pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.