PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 7926 p4p, 464 weight class) and Wang Qiang (ranked 2447 p4p, 235 weight class). Wang Qiang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barca
vs
Qiang

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

175 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wang Qiang!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Qiang is predictable there

and Barca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Qiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qiang.
Qiang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Qiang blocks a body shot from Barca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca pushes Qiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Barca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Qiang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Qiang.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
Qiang wants to break free but Barca has control.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang can't get the takedown.
Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a left hand.
Barca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wang Qiang.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barca lands a left hand.
Qiang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barca prevents it.
Qiang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Qiang trying to land knees to the body.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barca has Qiang pressed against the cage, preventing Qiang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qiang.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Barca.
Qiang is trying to break free.
Qiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Barca.
Barca prevents the takedown attempt.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a nice uppercut.
Qiang wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qiang tries to score a body lock takedown but Barca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barca as the two fighters clinch.
Barca working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qiang looking to slow down the pace here.

Qiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca lands a jab.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Qiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca catches Qiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Qiang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barca connects with a jab.
Barca throws a lazy head kick
and Qiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Qiang misses.
Barca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qiang.
A quick step to the side and Barca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Barca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barca tries to clinch there but Qiang circles away.
Qiang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Qiang wants to land a leg kick but Barca is out of range.
Barca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Qiang closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barca lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca misses with a body punch.
Barca lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barca after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Qiang tries to tie him up.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Barca.

Qiang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps Qiang's head back.
Qiang tried to score with a low kick but Barca checks it.
Barca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hannibal Barca is winning the standup battle so far.

Qiang gets tackled into the cage by Barca. Barca maintains the clinch.
Qiang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qiang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barca smiles and moves away.
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Barca staying out of range there.
Barca is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
Barca lands with a good body shot.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Qiang off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qiang throws a leg kick but Barca moved away.
Barca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barca checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
Barca lands a body shot.
Qiang throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Qiang walks into a jab.
Barca stuns Qiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barca lands a jab.
Qiang scores with a nice strike.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca tries to counter by clinching up but Qiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qiang swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to bum rush Qiang with a series of wild strikes but Qiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Qiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Barca tenderised Qiang's leg. Qiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qiang misses with a kick to the body.
Barca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barca, right into the meat.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qiang 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.
Barca lands a leg kick that knocks Qiang off balance momentarily.
Barca lands a nice hook to Qiang's body. Qiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barca stuns Qiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qiang misses with a body kick.
Qiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qiang throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Barca seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barca takes a swing at Qiang's ribcage but misses.
Barca misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca throws a hook but Qiang avoids it easily.
Good work by Barca as he checks the leg kick.
Qiang wants to slow Barca down by chopping away at his legs.
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qiang's calf.
Barca lands a leg kick that knocks Qiang off balance momentarily.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Qiang checks a leg kick.
Barca avoids the head kick by Qiang.
Qiang slips a straight right by Barca.
Qiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barca throws a head kick but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Barca's head but Barca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Barca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Qiang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
That's time! Barca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab from Barca.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca wants to clinch.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qiang moves away.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barca connects with a jab.
Barca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Qiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Qiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qiang can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick there by Barca.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Qiang misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Qiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barca scores with a shot to the body.
Barca lands an overhand right.
Barca lands with a cross.
Barca lands a front kick.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Barca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Qiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barca punishes Qiang's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barca.
Barca digs a good hook to Qiang's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barca!
Qiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wang Qiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Barca.
Barca jabs at Qiang's body.
Barca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Qiang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barca with a body shot.
Qiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Qiang walks into a stiff left hand from Barca.
Barca avoids the head kick by Qiang.
Barca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Qiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Qiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Qiang misses.
Qiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
Qiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca tried to counter with a leg kick but Qiang avoided it.
Barca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barca has managed to clinch.
Qiang tries to throw a body punch but Barca avoids it by throwing Qiang back against the cage.
Barca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Barca misses with some punches.
Hannibal Barca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barca gets underhooks to prevent Qiang's takedown attempt.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barca.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Qiang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.

Barca breaks from the clinch.
Qiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Qiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qiang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barca lands with a good body shot.

Barca moves into the clinch successfully.

Qiang gets control of Barca's arms and successfully pulls guard. Qiang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Qiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barca passes Qiang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Barca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Barca is working for a kimura but Qiang is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
An out of breath Hannibal Barca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.