PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Barreto Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barreto Neto
vs
Masters

200 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Barreto Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Barreto Neto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barreto Neto stuffs the takedown attempt from Masters. Masters gets slowly back to his feet.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up with Barreto Neto, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes Barreto Neto against the cage but Barreto Neto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ricardo Barreto Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Masters.
Barreto Neto lands a jab-cross combination.

Barreto Neto pushes Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Barreto Neto just leaning against Masters, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barreto Neto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreto Neto stalling against the cage.

Masters pulls guard effortlessly.
Barreto Neto wants to stand but Masters has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Masters is working an open guard so Barreto Neto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Masters blocks a head kick by Barreto Neto.

Barreto Neto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Barreto Neto manages to break the clinch.
Barreto Neto clinches but Masters breaks the clinch

and Masters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barreto Neto!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto wants to get back to his feet.
Barreto Neto is in a horrible position here. Masters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barreto Neto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Masters controlling the position easily from mount.
Barreto Neto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Barreto Neto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Barreto Neto is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masters trying to control but Barreto Neto is having none of it.
Masters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barreto Neto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Masters breaks from Barreto Neto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Masters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barreto Neto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto is squirming around, avoiding Masters's attempts to control the action.
Barreto Neto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Masters breaks from Barreto Neto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barreto Neto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barreto Neto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Masters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Masters with shots to the head and body - Barreto Neto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barreto Neto is trying to stand.

Masters with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreto Neto wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Barreto Neto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Barreto Neto. No joy for Masters on that attempt.
Barreto Neto tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barreto Neto throws a head kick that misses.
Barreto Neto doesn't manage to clinch there - Masters circles away.
Masters tries to clinch up.

Masters tries to keep at a distance but Barreto Neto has taken the fight into the clinch.

Barreto Neto breaks from the clinch.
Barreto Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masters swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Barreto Neto darts in and clinches Masters up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barreto Neto avoiding damage.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barreto Neto stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barreto Neto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barreto Neto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barreto Neto manages to break the clinch.
Barreto Neto misses with a head kick.
Masters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barreto Neto wants to clinch

and Masters counters with a shoot takedown. Barreto Neto fights it but they end up in guard.
Barreto Neto keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.

Barreto Neto pushes Masters off and gets back to his feet.
Ricardo Barreto Neto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Barreto Neto gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barreto Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown. Barreto Neto tries to sprawl out of it but Masters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barreto Neto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barreto Neto lands with a kick to the temple. Masters shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Masters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barreto Neto as he avoids it easily.
Ricardo Barreto Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Masters.

Barreto Neto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barreto Neto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barreto Neto scores with a knee to the head.
Masters fails to pull guard.
Barreto Neto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The is referee keeping an eye on Barreto Neto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Barreto Neto breaks from the clinch.
Barreto Neto wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto misses with a double jab.
Masters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barreto Neto but Barreto Neto pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Barreto Neto clinches up with Masters and pushes him back against the cage.

Barreto Neto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barreto Neto wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
Barreto Neto doesn't manage to clinch there - Masters circles away.
Barreto Neto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Barreto Neto.
Masters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barreto Neto throws a head kick that misses.
Barreto Neto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barreto Neto is fending him off so far but Masters persists. Nope, Barreto Neto circles away and we're back to standing.
Barreto Neto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Barreto Neto closes the distance and clinches.
Barreto Neto stalling in the clinch.
Masters wants to stall.
Barreto Neto landing knees to the body.

Barreto Neto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barreto Neto but Barreto Neto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barreto Neto throws a sloppy head kick

and Masters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Barreto Neto breaks from the clinch.
Ricardo Barreto Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreto Neto fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters shoots for a double leg takedown but Barreto Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Masters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barreto Neto misses with a wild combination.
Barreto Neto tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Barreto Neto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barreto Neto pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Barreto Neto moves into the clinch.

Masters ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Masters no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Barreto Neto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masters, up you get!
Barreto Neto throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barreto Neto tries a head kick but it misses.

Masters scores a takedown into full mount!
Barreto Neto wants to try and get back to his feet.

Masters has control of Barreto Neto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barreto Neto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barreto Neto wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masters throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Barreto Neto has his hands clasped together but Masters breaks the hold and Barreto Neto is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Masters!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Masters!