PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 555 p4p, 68 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 613 p4p, 75 weight class). Barbados has chosen What's It All For as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dutroux
vs
Barbados

165 cm
25
140 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

177 cm
36
155 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados just misses with a punch to the body.
Dutroux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dutroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbados.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbados.
Barbados scores with a hook to the body. Dutroux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbados throws a lazy uppercut
and Dutroux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutroux. That's going to slow Barbados down.
Barbados's coach down at Area Six FC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barbados's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barbados throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Dutroux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbados doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbados lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dutroux circles away quickly and effectively.
Dutroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbados swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dutroux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados scores with a nice head shot.
Barbados dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Barbados looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Dutroux lands.
Dutroux throws a leg kick but Barbados sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dutroux connects with a looping right hand.
Dutroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Barbados on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Dutroux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws a combination that misses
letting Dutroux counter with a right hand.
Dutroux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbados.

Barbados drops Dutroux with a beautiful combination! Dutroux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbados is looking for the KO!

Dutroux is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbados throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dutroux colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Barbados as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dutroux is left battered and dazed whilst Barbados and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados!
A relieved looking Aldo Barbados thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.