PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 1755 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mack Mythos (ranked 2218 p4p, 246 weight class). Daniel Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barbosa
vs
Mythos

175 cm
29
175 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

185 cm
36
180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Mythos!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.
Mythos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mythos throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa 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.
Mythos lands with a shot to the body.
Mythos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mythos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Mythos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mythos.
Barbosa takes a swing at Mythos's ribcage but misses.

Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Barbosa stalls.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Mythos is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mythos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Mythos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Barbosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mythos manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barbosa keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mythos after a bit of a struggle.
Mythos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mythos lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mythos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Mythos.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mythos.
Mythos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mythos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mythos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mythos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Mythos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. Mythos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Mythos throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mythos lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mythos slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Mythos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Mythos catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Mythos scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Mythos.
Mack Mythos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mythos was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Mythos looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Mythos misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Mythos manages to avoid it.
Mythos loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves forwards but Mythos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Mythos is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mythos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mythos circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mythos counter with a right hand.
Mythos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Mythos finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mythos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Mythos moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mythos's head backwards.
Mythos missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa cracks Mythos with a good jab.
Mythos throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Mythos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Mythos is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mythos looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mythos finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.

Mythos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mythos wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa controlling from the top position.

Mythos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Mythos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mythos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Mack Mythos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mythos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Mythos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Mythos moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Mythos as Barbosa shoots in.
A jab from Mythos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Mythos counters with a straight right hand.

Barbosa is rocked!
Mythos cracks Barbosa with a left hook right on the temple and Barbosa goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Mythos lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Barbosa is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mack Mythos!
Mack Mythos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Daniel Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.