PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Barreto Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Katana
vs
Barreto Neto

188 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Katana !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Barreto Neto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barreto Neto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Katana is breathing heavily.
Barreto Neto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barreto Neto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Katana tries to get out of the position.
Barreto Neto winds up and cracks Katana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barreto Neto is looking to take a break and control but Katana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barreto Neto lands with a punch from half guard.
Barreto Neto wants to get back to his feet.

Barreto Neto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Katana is just riding it out for now. Barreto Neto eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katana trying to hold on to Barreto Neto's head to control him but Barreto Neto postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto lands with a punch from half guard.
Barreto Neto scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Barreto Neto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Katana to stand up.

Barreto Neto feints and as Katana raises his hands in defense, Barreto Neto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barreto Neto trying to control but Katana is working from the bottom.
Barreto Neto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barreto Neto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katana 's head.

Barreto Neto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barreto Neto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katana circles away.
Katana throws a hook but Barreto Neto avoids it easily.
Katana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto shoots in looking for a takedown. Katana tries to sprawl out of it but Barreto Neto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronnie Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Barreto Neto.

Barreto Neto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Katana to the mat! Katana manages to get full guard.
Katana tries to strike from the bottom.
Barreto Neto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barreto Neto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barreto Neto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barreto Neto stands up over Katana , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barreto Neto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Barreto Neto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Katana , up you get!
Barreto Neto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katana as he jumps to the side.

Katana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Katana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barreto Neto on the ground.

Barreto Neto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katana 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barreto Neto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Katana thows a big elbow that misses.

Barreto Neto pushes Katana off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No joy there for Katana , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a takedown attempt

and Barreto Neto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katana 's guard now.
Katana tries to strike from the bottom.
Katana is pulling down on Barreto Neto's head. It's preventing any offense from Barreto Neto, at least for the moment.
Barreto Neto landing with the ground and pound.
Barreto Neto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreto Neto wants to control from the top but Katana keeps moving.
Katana pulls Barreto Neto in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Barreto Neto dominated that round.
That's time! Katana 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barreto Neto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barreto Neto.
Barreto Neto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barreto Neto misses with a takedown attempt

and Katana counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barreto Neto!
Barreto Neto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barreto Neto is trying to stand up.
Barreto Neto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barreto Neto is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katana landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barreto Neto regains half guard.
Katana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vitor Barreto Neto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barreto Neto is trying to stand back up but Katana is controlling him
Barreto Neto is not content to let Katana control the position.
Katana is thwarting Barreto Neto's attempts to control the position.
Barreto Neto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Katana kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barreto Neto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barreto Neto taking some punishment here, with Katana in his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Katana . No joy for Barreto Neto on that attempt.
Barreto Neto fails with the takedown.
Ronnie Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Barreto Neto.
Nice sprawl there from Katana as Barreto Neto shoots in.
Katana misses with a combination

and Barreto Neto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Katana 's guard.

Barreto Neto stands up and waves to Katana to follow him.
Katana fails with the takedown

and Barreto Neto counters with a single leg into guard. Katana didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana keeping moving, preventing Barreto Neto from controlling successfully.
Katana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barreto Neto lands a couple of digs.
Katana trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Katana keeping moving, preventing Barreto Neto from controlling successfully.
Katana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barreto Neto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Katana has control of Barreto Neto's left arm, preventing Barreto Neto from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barreto Neto ducks under a wild hook from Katana .
Ronnie Katana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barreto Neto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Katana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barreto Neto won't be happy with that.
Barreto Neto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Katana is controlling him well.

Barreto Neto throws Katana to one side and escapes!

Barreto Neto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Katana is not content to let Barreto Neto control the position.
Katana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barreto Neto connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katana is trying to control Barreto Neto's posture but Barreto Neto avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Barreto Neto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Barreto Neto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katana tries to avoid it but Barreto Neto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katana to the ground. Katana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barreto Neto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katana doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Barreto Neto counters with a takedown into side control.
Barreto Neto working the body and head with strikes.
Barreto Neto cracks Katana with a big elbow.
Katana is trying to control Barreto Neto's posture but Barreto Neto avoids it.
Barreto Neto lands a few punches from side control.
Katana takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto lands a few punches from side control.
Barreto Neto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Katana scores with a shot to the body.
Barreto Neto working the ground and pound from side control.
Katana wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Katana is trying to get back to half guard.
Katana is trying to work for a sweep but Barreto Neto has mounted him!
Barreto Neto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Katana ?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barreto Neto cracks Katana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Katana is desperately trying to improve his position but Barreto Neto has a good base and remains in mount.
Katana is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barreto Neto looking to finish Katana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Katana !
Katana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barreto Neto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Katana is trying to maintain the position but Barreto Neto is very close to passing his half guard.
Katana has hold of Barreto Neto's hands but Barreto Neto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barreto Neto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Katana defending well though.
Barreto Neto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barreto Neto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barreto Neto working over Katana with some ground and pound. Katana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Katana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barreto Neto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana is trying to get back to his feet.
Barreto Neto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barreto Neto is working Katana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vitor Barreto Neto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barreto Neto is looking to take a break and control but Katana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katana is looking for a sweep.
Barreto Neto blocks the strikes from Katana .
Barreto Neto lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barreto Neto working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katana fails with the takedown

and Barreto Neto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Barreto Neto manages to pull guard.
Katana thows a big elbow that misses.

Barreto Neto pushes Katana off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barreto Neto shoots in looking for a takedown. Katana tries to sprawl out of it but Barreto Neto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronnie Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Barreto Neto.

Barreto Neto gets a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Barreto Neto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barreto Neto 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Barreto Neto!