PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 409 p4p, 66 weight class) and Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 1983 p4p, 296 weight class). Nicomachus has chosen Drake - Trophies as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Barrera
vs
Nicomachus

190 cm
32
205 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

190 cm
33
215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera lands a slapping body shot.
Barrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicomachus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nicomachus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrera. That did some damage!
Barrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicomachus at a distance.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicomachus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nicomachus slips a jab from Barrera.
Nicomachus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nicomachus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicomachus lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Nicomachus misses
and Barrera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut
and Barrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Nicomachus.
Barrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicomachus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicomachus lands with an overhand left.
Nicomachus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicomachus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nicomachus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrera moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrera at a distance.
Barrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrera lands a jab to the head.
Nicomachus throws a hook but Barrera avoids it easily.
Nicomachus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nicomachus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicomachus.
Barrera throws a body punch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Nicomachus.
Barrera looks to land a right hand but Nicomachus moved out of range.
Nicomachus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicomachus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrera moves away.
Nicomachus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicomachus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick as Barrera jumps back.
Nicomachus cracks a nice hook into Barrera's ribs.
Barrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicomachus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nicomachus throws an off balance right hand
and Nicomachus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicomachus connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrera throws a body punch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nicomachus misses with a body kick.
Nicomachus misses with a looping right.
Barrera blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Barrera. Beautiful body shot.
Barrera scores with a body shot.
Barrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicomachus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrera misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicomachus! But no joy.
Nicomachus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicomachus.
An attempted straight right counter from Barrera misses the target.
Barrera takes one to the side of the head.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Nicomachus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nicomachus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barrera swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Nicomachus.
Nicomachus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nicomachus punishes Barrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Barrera lands a body shot.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicomachus.
Barrera lands a jab to Nicomachus's midsection.
Nicomachus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicomachus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Nicomachus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Nicomachus misses
and Barrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nicomachus throws a series of punches but Barrera moves out of range.
Nicomachus throws a solid leg kick but Barrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicomachus.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicomachus manages to avoid it.
Barrera throws a body punch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Barrera is looking to wear down Nicomachus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicomachus.
A shot to the liver by Nicomachus. Beautiful body shot.
Barrera tries to move into range but Nicomachus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Nicomachus misses its intended target.
Barrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Nicomachus fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrera throws a quick counter head kick but Nicomachus was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristotle Nicomachus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrera lands a nice hook to Nicomachus's body. Nicomachus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicomachus scores with a kick to the body.
Nicomachus throws a right hand that Barrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Barrera also avoids with ease.
Barrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Nicomachus throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicomachus misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera misses with a looping right.
Nicomachus lands a right hook to the body.
Nicomachus scores with a punch to the head.
Nicomachus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera jabs Nicomachus to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nicomachus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barrera is able to avoid easily.
Nicomachus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barrera throws a hook to the side of Nicomachus's head but Nicomachus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicomachus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrera.
Nicomachus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barrera.
Nicomachus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Nicomachus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicomachus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrera moves away.
Barrera throws a body punch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicomachus. That's going to slow Barrera down.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicomachus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera connects with a looping right hand.
Nicomachus lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicomachus takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Barrera misses the target.
Nicomachus misses with a straight right.
Nicomachus fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicomachus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nicomachus tries to work over Barrera's front leg with a kick but Barrera checks it.
Barrera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Aristotle Nicomachus has been cut.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicomachus works the jab nicely.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicomachus was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Nicomachus moves out of range as Barrera strikes.
Nicomachus misses with a left hand
and Barrera counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right from Barrera misses.
Nicomachus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicomachus misses with a leg kick.
Nicomachus throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Nicomachus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicomachus misses the shot to the body.
Barrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nicomachus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barrera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrera checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Nice jab there from Barrera.
Nicomachus misses with a two punch combination.
Barrera throwing a counter right hand but Nicomachus manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrera misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicomachus.
Barrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrera staying out of range there.
A jab from Barrera misses.
Barrera throws a hook but Nicomachus blocks it.
Nicomachus throws out a counter right but Barrera avoids it with no problem.
Nicomachus throws a good cross that connects.
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
Nicomachus takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Nicomachus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aristotle Nicomachus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aristotle Nicomachus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Nicomachus.
Barrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicomachus can pounce on him.
Barrera takes one to the chin there.
Barrera slips a straight right by Nicomachus.
A quick step to the side and Barrera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicomachus throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Nicomachus should have avoided that one.
Barrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Nicomachus scores with a four punch combination!
Barrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Nicomachus should have avoided that one.
Nicomachus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Nicomachus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrera. That did some damage!
Nicomachus lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicomachus slips under a jab from Barrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera staying out of range there.
Nicomachus tries to bum rush Barrera with a series of wild strikes but Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicomachus 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.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
A little feinted left hand from Barrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicomachus slips under a jab from Barrera.
Nicomachus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicomachus misses with a straight left.
As Nicomachus backs away, Barrera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicomachus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicomachus throws an overhand right that lands on Barrera's shoulder, as Barrera tries to avoid the shot.
Barrera lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Nicomachus misses
and Barrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicomachus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicomachus throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera counters with a straight right hand.
Nicomachus misses with a jab to the body
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Barrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicomachus can pounce on him.
Nicomachus throws a hook but Barrera avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicomachus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Nicomachus moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nicomachus connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and Nicomachus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut.
Nicomachus lands a really nice looking cross but Barrera seems unphased.
Barrera swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
Nicomachus is looking to score with low kicks.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicomachus swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a good, hard body kick but Nicomachus shrugs it off.
Nicomachus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicomachus looks to land a left hand but Barrera moved out of range nicely.
Nicomachus scores with a nice strike.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barrera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Barrera blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicomachus, as that shot connected.
Barrera swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nicomachus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicomachus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrera as he connects with a hook.
Nicomachus cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nicomachus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicomachus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicomachus is just out of range.
Barrera throws a body punch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Barrera throws a head kick but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nicomachus tests Barrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicomachus is just out of range.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicomachus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicomachus defending well as Barrera loads up on a big left hand.
Nicomachus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicomachus scores with a jab to the head.
Barrera checks a leg kick.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aristotle Nicomachus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nicomachus 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristotle Nicomachus!
Aristotle Nicomachus thanked the fans post fight for their support.