PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 184 p4p, 24 weight class) and Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 677 p4p, 87 weight class). Martin Eugen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Eugen
vs
Rocha Barros

179 cm
27
154 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

174 cm
27
149 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eugen rushes Rocha Barros and presses him up against the cage.
Rocha Barros swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eugen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eugen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocha Barros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eugen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rocha Barros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
Rocha Barros is trying to drag Eugen to the mat but Eugen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eugen working aggressively here.
Rocha Barros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eugen working aggressively here.
Rocha Barros lands a right hand.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha Barros is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eugen is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocha Barros lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocha Barros struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugen controls his hands.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Rocha Barros.
Eugen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocha Barros is trying to pull guard but Eugen has him pressed against the cage.
Rocha Barros has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eugen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha Barros.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha Barros.
Eugen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugen lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
A short right from Eugen.
Eugen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocha Barros backwards.
Rocha Barros lands with a right to the head.
Rocha Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rocha Barros jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eugen walks away with a smile on his face. Rocha Barros gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eugen looks to throw the jab but Rocha Barros is out of range.
Eugen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocha Barros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha Barros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eugen scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rocha Barros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros doesn't manage to clinch there - Eugen circles away.

Eugen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rocha Barros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rocha Barros throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugen.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha Barros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eugen smiles and moves away.

Rocha Barros gets tackled into the cage by Eugen. Eugen maintains the clinch.
Eugen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eugen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eugen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Rocha Barros's head.
Eugen lands with a right to the head.
Eugen misses with the head strike.
Rocha Barros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eugen backwards.
Rocha Barros lands a right hand.
Eugen working aggressively here.
Rocha Barros has a couple of punches blocked by Eugen.
Rocha Barros gets through Eugen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eugen scores with a shoulder strike.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Eugen lands a left hand.
Eugen blocks an uppercut.
Eugen misses with a punch to the body.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rocha Barros manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Rocha Barros looking for a guillotine here but Eugen defends easily.
Eugen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha Barros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Rocha Barros has an active guard here but Eugen has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha Barros wants to get back to full guard.
Rocha Barros is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eugen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eugen's back!

Rocha Barros is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Eugen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Eugen fending off the submission attempt from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros avoiding Eugen 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eugen dominated that round.
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.

Eugen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Eugen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha Barros fails to land.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eugen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha Barros backwards.
Rocha Barros can't find room to land a body shot as Eugen controls the action.
Rocha Barros tries to break the clinch but Eugen is controlling the position.
Rocha Barros is trying to pull guard but Eugen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rocha Barros tries to pull guard but Eugen won't allow it.
Eugen lands a body shot.
Eugen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rocha Barros has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Eugen uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocha Barros swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Eugen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rocha Barros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eugen has managed to get both his arms back between Rocha Barros's legs - danger averted.
Eugen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rocha Barros on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rocha Barros has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Eugen doesn't defend quickly enough and Rocha Barros has managed to lock this one up! Can Eugen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rocha Barros on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedro Rocha Barros!
Pedro Rocha Barros is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Pedro Rocha Barros thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Martin Eugen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.