PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1580 p4p, 209 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 934 p4p, 129 weight class). Barnett has chosen Move as his entrance music. Julio Regueiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Regueiro
vs
Barnett

174 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Regueiro.
We've been told by Regueiro's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnett blocks the leg kick.

Barnett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Regueiro did well to prevent Barnett getting side control.

Regueiro looking for submissions off his back.
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnett working the head and body with strikes.
Regueiro wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
Barnett throwing shots but Regueiro is blocking nicely.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Regueiro is working away.
Regueiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regueiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnett.
Regueiro is not content to let Barnett control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnett wants to control but Regueiro is keeping him busy.
Barnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regueiro defending well though.
Barnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Regueiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Regueiro's head.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnett prevents Regueiro from improving his position.
Barnett with the ground and pound but Regueiro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Regueiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Regueiro working for a triangle but Barnett defends it easily.
Barnett with a nice head shot there.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett postures up in Regueiro's guard and throws a big left but Regueiro blocks it.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Barnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
Barnett postures up and lands a big shot to Regueiro's brow.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Regueiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Regueiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett distracts Regueiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Regueiro is keeping the position for now.
Regueiro keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett postures up in Regueiro's guard and throws a big left but Regueiro blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett stands up over Regueiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Regueiro controls Barnett momentarily but Barnett frees himself.

Regueiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnett throws a hook to the side of Regueiro's head but Regueiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Regueiro.
Regueiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnett walks into a jab.
Regueiro scores with a nice head shot.

Barnett moves into range and clinches up with Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Regueiro holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Barnett avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the ropes.
Barnett blocking some punches.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett jumps guard but Regueiro turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Regueiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Julio Regueiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnett.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
A short right from Regueiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Barnett jumps guard but Regueiro stands there with Barnett around his waist. Barnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Regueiro walks away with a smile on his face. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regueiro as he jumps to the side.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Barnett avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Regueiro misses.
And Barnett tries to counter it with a takedown but Regueiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Regueiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnett's head backwards.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Regueiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Regueiro there.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Regueiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnett.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Regueiro is avoiding it.

Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regueiro, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnett jumps guard but Regueiro turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnett is trying to drag Regueiro to the mat but Regueiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Regueiro pushes Barnett back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barnett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Regueiro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnett can turn it around.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Regueiro as the two fighters clinch.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Regueiro just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Barnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Julio Regueiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnett has Regueiro pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Regueiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Regueiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett jumps guard but Regueiro stands there with Barnett around his waist. Barnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Regueiro.
Barnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regueiro smiles and moves away.
Regueiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro lands with a good body shot.
Regueiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Regueiro circles away.
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Barnett tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Barnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Regueiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnett darts in trying to clinch
and Regueiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Barnett ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett slips under a jab from Regueiro.
Barnett slips a jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnett.
Regueiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnett's head.
Barnett slips under a jab.
Barnett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Regueiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.

Barnett drives through and clinches with Regueiro against the ropes.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnett blocking some punches.
Regueiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regueiro smiles and moves away.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.

Barnett clinches up with Regueiro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Regueiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Regueiro just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Regueiro holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Regueiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regueiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Regueiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnett moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
Barnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Regueiro can pounce on him.
Regueiro lands with a hook. Barnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Regueiro circles away.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Regueiro.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regueiro leaves Barnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnett shoots in for a double leg but Regueiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Regueiro keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Regueiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Regueiro misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnett with a nice cross.
Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Regueiro is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Regueiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Julio Regueiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnett moves away.
A jab lands there for Regueiro.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro cracks Barnett with an open hand slap.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett moves forwards but Regueiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regueiro lands with a good body shot.
Regueiro cracks the inside of Barnett's front leg.

Regueiro gets tackled into the ropes by Barnett. Barnett maintains the clinch.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Regueiro is pressed up against the ropes. Barnett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Regueiro down to the mat. Regueiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Regueiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Regueiro punishes Barnett's body with a nice straight punch.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Barnett looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnett.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Barnett is out of range.
Barnett throws a lazy right hand but Regueiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Regueiro cracks Barnett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett scores with a sloppy right hand. Regueiro should have avoided that one.
Barnett tries to clinch up
enabling Regueiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Regueiro.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown. Regueiro tries to sprawl out of it but Barnett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Regueiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Regueiro misses the shot to the body.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Regueiro circles away.
Regueiro scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Barnett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Regueiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnett misses the jab.
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses the jab.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Barnett moves into the clinch.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Regueiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Regueiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Regueiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Regueiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Regueiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnett jumps guard but Regueiro stands there with Barnett around his waist. Barnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Julio Regueiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.

Barnett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Regueiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnett is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Buddy Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regueiro stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnett is on top in guard.

Regueiro is trying to keep Barnett in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Regueiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Julio Regueiro!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Julio Regueiro!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Julio Regueiro!

Julio Regueiro wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Julio Regueiro, 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.