PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 545 p4p, 71 weight class) and Kevin Coburn (ranked 926 p4p, 116 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Barros
vs
Coburn

173 cm
23
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros ducks under a wild hook from Coburn.
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Coburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Barros darts in looking for a takedown but Coburn gets double underhooks and turns De Barros into the cage.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

De Barros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coburn just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Barros 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.
Coburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Coburn manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Coburn lands.

It looks like Bernardo De Barros has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Barros with a poor takedown
letting Coburn counter with a right hand.
Coburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Coburn.
De Barros tries for a takedown but Coburn circles away easily
and Coburn counters with a right hand to the body.

Coburn gets caught napping as De Barros dives in and scores a takedown. Coburn manages to retain guard.
Coburn pulls De Barros in close to prevent any damage.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Barros prevents Coburn from getting back to his feet.
De Barros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coburn is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coburn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Coburn keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coburn avoids it really well and circles away.
De Barros tries to clinch but Coburn moves away
and Coburn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coburn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Barros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Barros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coburn was covering up waiting for the punch and De Barros finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Barros manages to get himself to full guard.

De Barros working for submissions but it's allowed Coburn to get to half guard.
De Barros is staying active underneath Coburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Barros trying to control but Coburn postures up.
De Barros is looking for a sweep. Coburn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Barros with the active half guard here but Coburn passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coburn working away.
Coburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Barros can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on De Barros's face as Coburn controls the position.
Coburn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Barros to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on De Barros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Barros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo De Barros's cut.
That's time! De Barros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Barros tries to clinch there but Coburn circles away.
Coburn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Barros with a body shot.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
letting Coburn counter with a right hand.
De Barros misses with a takedown
and Coburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

De Barros is rocked!
De Barros tries for a takedown but Coburn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coburn throws out a counter right but De Barros avoids it with no problem.
Coburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Barros shoots for a takedown but Coburn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt - Coburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Coburn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coburn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Barros looks to clinch
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros wants to clinch but Coburn slips to the side
and Coburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Barros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

De Barros shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coburn is trying to defend but De Barros finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Coburn is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
Coburn is pressing down on De Barros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Barros is pushing down on Coburn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coburn is fighting to maintain full guard but De Barros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Barros won't allow Coburn to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn working a defensive guard here.
De Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Coburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coburn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Barros's guard.

Coburn wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.

De Barros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coburn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Coburn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coburn has passed into side control.
De Barros prevents Coburn from moving into mount.
Coburn taking a breather here.
Coburn gets to mount! De Barros was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Coburn controlling the pace for now.
De Barros is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros is working hard here to advance position.
De Barros regains half guard.
Kevin Coburn has got the better of the ground game so far.

De Barros looking for submissions off his back.

De Barros is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coburn pulls his head out easily.
Coburn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coburn is keen to just control but De Barros is a slippery customer.
Coburn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernardo De Barros's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De Barros with a poor takedown
and De Barros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Barros shoots in and drives through. Coburn sprawls well.
Coburn throws out a counter right but De Barros avoids it with no problem.
De Barros goes for a double leg but Coburn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coburn continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Coburn counters with a left to the body.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
and Coburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Coburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Coburn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros fails with the takedown.
Coburn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coburn slaps away a takedown attempt from De Barros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Coburn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coburn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Barros is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros misses with a takedown
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt - Coburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coburn as he avoids it easily.
Coburn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Barros tries to pull guard but Coburn holds him up against the cage and eventually De Barros drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Coburn.
Coburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Barros takes a shot to the head.
De Barros is trying to pull guard but Coburn has him pressed against the cage.
De Barros is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coburn to keep the fight standing.
De Barros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coburn smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros misses with a hook
and Coburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh De Barros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Barros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Barros seems to have got his legs back now.
De Barros has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Coburn lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Barros. De Barros tries to recover but Coburn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Barros lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Coburn!