PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 2631 p4p, 240 weight class) and Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 2537 p4p, 233 weight class). Island King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

King
vs
Rocha Barros

160 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

174 cm
26
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Barros throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Rocha Barros keeps the fight on the outside.
King slips under a jab.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Rocha Barros breaks away and moves out of range.
Rocha Barros misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.

Rocha Barros looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
King is trying to stand.
Rocha Barros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rocha Barros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rocha Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

King actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Rocha Barros has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
King wants to improve his position but Rocha Barros is controlling well.
Rocha Barros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rocha Barros pulls his head out easily.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rocha Barros winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
Rocha Barros is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rocha Barros. What's that going to do exactly?
Rocha Barros landing strikes, looking to finish!

Rocha Barros is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but King is surviving well by controlling Rocha Barros's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rocha Barros looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha Barros looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Rocha Barros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha Barros prevents King from getting the reversal.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rocha Barros is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that King really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Rocha Barros is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.

Rocha Barros working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
We've been informed that Rocha Barros has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rocha Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rocha Barros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rocha Barros connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rocha Barros working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rocha Barros unloading with bombs!
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rocha Barros is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rocha Barros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
King tries to buck Rocha Barros off but he can't manage it.
King gets back to half guard.
Rocha Barros uses his free foot to push down on King's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for King.
King can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rocha Barros dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rocha Barros.
A slow jab from Rocha Barros misses its intended target.
Rocha Barros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha Barros. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha Barros misses with a looping left.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha Barros misses with a straight right.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocha Barros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocha Barros.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocha Barros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocha Barros throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha Barros. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha Barros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rocha Barros shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rocha Barros scoring with some ground and pound.
Rocha Barros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pedro Rocha Barros has got the better of the ground game so far.
King throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rocha Barros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King tries to strike from the bottom.
Rocha Barros is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha Barros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Rocha Barros scoring with strikes.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha Barros lands some shots froms side control.
Rocha Barros lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Rocha Barros scoring with strikes.
King prevents Rocha Barros from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros in side control lands a decent elbow.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rocha Barros trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Rocha Barros working the ground and pound.
King tries to bench press Rocha Barros off him but Rocha Barros keeps the position.
Rocha Barros works to advance to full mount. King defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
King's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Rocha Barros has hold of King's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and King manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rocha Barros lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rocha Barros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha Barros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rocha Barros works his way into side control.
Rocha Barros advances nicely into full mount.
Rocha Barros scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish King?
Rocha Barros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

King is rocked!
Rocha Barros with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You get the feeling that King really doesn't like being in this position too much.

King tries to improve his position but Rocha Barros has taken his back! Rocha Barros has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will King tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Rocha Barros pushes King away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pedro Rocha Barros!
Our winner, Pedro Rocha Barros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.