PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Barbedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibson comes to the cage accompanied by St Anger- Metallica. Barbedo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can Your Pussy Do The Dog. Ryan Gibson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gibson
vs
Barbedo

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Barbedo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbedo moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Barbedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibson. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.
Barbedo stuffs the takedown.

Barbedo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barbedo wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.

Gibson looking for a guillotine here but Barbedo defends easily.
Barbedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Barbedo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson being controlled here, momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gibson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Barbedo is having none of it.
Barbedo is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barbedo wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbedo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barbedo.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Barbedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barbedo throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson shoots and misses
and Barbedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbedo tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.

Barbedo has managed to clinch.
Barbedo avoiding damage.
Barbedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is working for takedown but Barbedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barbedo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Barbedo jumps guard and drags Gibson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him.
Barbedo looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbedo, not yet.
Barbedo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Barbedo uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Barbedo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Barbedo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barbedo tries for a takedown but Gibson circles away easily

and Gibson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbedo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gibson manages to pass to mount!
Barbedo is trying desperately to improve position.
Barbedo holds on for dear life.

Gibson looking to secure an arm triangle but Barbedo defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbedo tries to reverse the position but Gibson maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbedo wants to control but Gibson is having none of it.

Gibson goes for an armbar but Barbedo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barbedo.
Barbedo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gibson wants to control but Barbedo passes easily into half guard.
Barbedo tries to pass to full mount but Gibson defends it.
Gibson is looking to get back to full guard here but Barbedo has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barbedo looking to control but Gibson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbedo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gibson tries to lock up and control but Barbedo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbedo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gibson's face.
Barbedo landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo scoring with strikes but Gibson is staying in there.
Barbedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barbedo with shots to the head and body - Gibson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Gibson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Gibson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barbedo is landing with some decent strikes but Gibson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbedo landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Barbedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barbedo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gibson is trying to improve his position.

Barbedo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gibson is not content to let Barbedo control the position.
Fernando Barbedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson dodges the ground and pound from Barbedo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to reverse the position.
Barbedo scoring with punches and elbows.
Gibson is trying to improve his position.
Barbedo scores with punches from side control.
Gibson is trying to control Barbedo's posture but Barbedo avoids it.
Barbedo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Barbedo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barbedo lands a nice forearm strike.
Barbedo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gibson some visible discomfort.
Barbedo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gibson is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo wants to control but Gibson is keeping him busy.
Gibson is looking to reverse the position.

Barbedo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gibson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gibson wants to control but Barbedo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gibson tries to buck Barbedo off but Barbedo is having none of it.
Barbedo landing strikes.
Gibson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Barbedo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Barbedo wants to control the pace but Gibson is squirming around nicely.
Ryan Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Barbedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbedo controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Barbedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbedo 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... Fernando Barbedo!