PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 923 p4p, 106 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 921 p4p, 105 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
26
140 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

177 cm
37
155 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux walks into a left hand.
Barbados misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Dutroux. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Barbados as he checks the leg kick.

Dutroux has closed the distance and engaged Barbados in a clinch.
Dutroux tries to throw a body punch but Barbados avoids it by throwing Dutroux back against the cage.
Barbados blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Barbados manages to break the clinch.

Dutroux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dutroux misses with a body punch.

Barbados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Barbados as he checks the leg kick.
Barbados misses with a hook. Dutroux ducked under it nicely.

Dutroux takes the fight into the clinch.
Dutroux misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Barbados's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbados.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dutroux.

Barbados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dutroux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Barbados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbados's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dutroux under the eye.
A low kick from Dutroux is predictable there
and Barbados counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dutroux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbados counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dutroux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick from Barbados lands but Dutroux takes it in his stride.

Dutroux is rocked!
Barbados throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Dutroux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marc Dutroux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutroux lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutroux seems to have got his legs back now.
Dutroux misses with a looping right.
Dutroux tries a low kick but Barbados avoids it.
Barbados lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dutroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbados throws out a counter right but Dutroux avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbados! But no joy.
Dutroux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dutroux throws a right hand that Barbados ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbados also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Dutroux.

Dutroux pushes Barbados up against the cage in a clinch.
Dutroux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dutroux.
Dutroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dutroux breaks from the clinch.
Barbados lands with a nice body punch.
Barbados slips a straight right by Dutroux.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutroux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbados replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dutroux blocks it well.
Barbados misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a few strikes there.
Dutroux doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbados circles away.
Barbados lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dutroux misses with a body shot
and Dutroux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbados dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Barbados scores with a hook to the body. Dutroux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dutroux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbados takes a swing at Dutroux's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dutroux misses the target.
Dutroux throws a low kick but Barbados avoids it.
Barbados replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dutroux blocks it well.
Barbados tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbados.
Dutroux doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbados circles away.
Barbados looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutroux misses with a double jab.
Barbados has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbados misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with the combination.
Dutroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutroux scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbados should have avoided that one.
Dutroux throws a body punch but Barbados moves out of range.
It seemed like Barbados was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dutroux moves in looking to clinch but Barbados pushes him off.
Dutroux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbados pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dutroux tries to clinch but Barbados moves away
and Barbados counters with a three punch combo that has Dutroux backing up. Dutroux nods at Barbados to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbados misses with a body shot.
Dutroux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dutroux defending well as Barbados loads up on a big left hand.
Dutroux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutroux misses with a low kick as Barbados jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Barbados. Those never looked like landing.
Barbados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aldo Barbados will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dutroux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbados throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dutroux misses with a two punch combination.
As Dutroux backs off Barbados throws a huge counter combo but Dutroux manages to avoid it all.
Dutroux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbados thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dutroux if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbados throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dutroux on the side of the head.
Dutroux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutroux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Barbados misses.
Dutroux tries to bum rush Barbados with a series of wild strikes but Barbados uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbados gets in close and tags Dutroux with a short punch that almost sends Dutroux to the mat! Oh Dutroux is in big trouble! He turns his back on Barbados, trying to create some distance but Barbados rushes him, striking wildly and Dutroux goes down! The referee tackles Barbados into the cage to end the fight! Barbados is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados!
An out of breath Aldo Barbados thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.