PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samart Yudthagarngamtorn (ranked 25248 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeronimo Barcelos (ranked 2123 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yudthagarngamtorn
vs
Barcelos

180 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samart Yudthagarngamtorn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeronimo Barcelos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to clinch up.

Barcelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barcelos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yudthagarngamtorn jumps guard but Barcelos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barcelos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barcelos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Barcelos breaks from the clinch.
Barcelos tries to clinch up but Yudthagarngamtorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Barcelos throws a head kick but Yudthagarngamtorn moves out of range.
Yudthagarngamtorn moves in looking to clinch but Barcelos pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcelos stuffs the takedown.
Barcelos throws a big counter head kick but Yudthagarngamtorn avoids it with no problem.
Barcelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Barcelos darts in and clinches Yudthagarngamtorn up against the cage.

Barcelos breaks the clinch.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yudthagarngamtorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to counter with a takedown but Barcelos is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudthagarngamtorn thuds his shin into the meat of Barcelos's side.

Barcelos has taken the fight to the clinch.

Yudthagarngamtorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barcelos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barcelos avoids the head kick by Yudthagarngamtorn .
Yudthagarngamtorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barcelos tries to avoid it but Yudthagarngamtorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barcelos to the ground. Barcelos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samart Yudthagarngamtorn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Barcelos misses with a head kick.
Yudthagarngamtorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barcelos tries to avoid it but Yudthagarngamtorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barcelos to the ground. Barcelos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barcelos throws a sloppy head kick and Yudthagarngamtorn moves out of range easily.
Barcelos is looking to clinch.

Barcelos clinches with his opponent.
Barcelos is trying to push Yudthagarngamtorn away but Yudthagarngamtorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yudthagarngamtorn is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to pull guard but Barcelos holds him up against the cage and eventually Yudthagarngamtorn drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Barcelos fails to land.
A short right from Yudthagarngamtorn on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barcelos.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Barcelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barcelos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barcelos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barcelos is trying to force a seperation but Yudthagarngamtorn has the dominant position.
Barcelos is trying to force a seperation but Yudthagarngamtorn has the dominant position.
A short right from Yudthagarngamtorn .
Yudthagarngamtorn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barcelos gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Barcelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Barcelos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yudthagarngamtorn fails to land the takedown.

Barcelos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yudthagarngamtorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barcelos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barcelos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barcelos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yudthagarngamtorn is defending well for now.
Yudthagarngamtorn is looking to break free of the clinch but Barcelos has double underhooks.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to pull guard but Barcelos holds him up against the cage and eventually Yudthagarngamtorn drops back down to his feet.

Yudthagarngamtorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barcelos is looking to clinch but Yudthagarngamtorn is avoiding it.

Yudthagarngamtorn tries to keep at a distance but Barcelos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Barcelos manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yudthagarngamtorn gets tackled into the cage by Barcelos. Barcelos maintains the clinch.
Yudthagarngamtorn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barcelos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yudthagarngamtorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barcelos misses with a head kick.
Barcelos keeps the fight on the outside.
Barcelos tries to clinch but Yudthagarngamtorn is having none of it.
Yudthagarngamtorn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barcelos avoids it.
Barcelos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yudthagarngamtorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yudthagarngamtorn clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barcelos keeps control of Yudthagarngamtorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Barcelos to work.
Barcelos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yudthagarngamtorn has Barcelos pressed against the cage, preventing Barcelos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Barcelos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Barcelos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeronimo Barcelos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Barcelos. No joy for Yudthagarngamtorn on that attempt.
Barcelos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yudthagarngamtorn in his tracks.
Barcelos throws a sloppy head kick and Yudthagarngamtorn moves out of range easily.
Samart Yudthagarngamtorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barcelos leaves Yudthagarngamtorn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barcelos looking to throw knees to the head but Yudthagarngamtorn is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barcelos trying to control the position but instead, Yudthagarngamtorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barcelos into the cage.
Yudthagarngamtorn is working for takedown but Barcelos is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samart Yudthagarngamtorn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcelos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barcelos trying to control the position but instead, Yudthagarngamtorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barcelos into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeronimo Barcelos.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to clinch but Barcelos moves out of range.
Barcelos throws a nice head kick!
Yudthagarngamtorn avoids the head kick by Barcelos.
Yudthagarngamtorn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barcelos throws a sloppy head kick and Yudthagarngamtorn moves out of range easily.
Yudthagarngamtorn works over Barcelos's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Jeronimo Barcelos has been cut.
Yudthagarngamtorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barcelos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Yudthagarngamtorn clinches up with Barcelos and pushes him back against the cage.

Yudthagarngamtorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yudthagarngamtorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yudthagarngamtorn avoids the head kick by Barcelos.
Yudthagarngamtorn wants to clinch up but Barcelos keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudthagarngamtorn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barcelos defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barcelos throws a head kick but Yudthagarngamtorn moves out of range.
It looked like Yudthagarngamtorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barcelos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yudthagarngamtorn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yudthagarngamtorn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Barcelos closes the distance and pushes Yudthagarngamtorn back into the cage.
Jeronimo Barcelos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yudthagarngamtorn jumps guard but Barcelos stands there with Yudthagarngamtorn around his waist. Yudthagarngamtorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Barcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barcelos throws a nice looking combination but Yudthagarngamtorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yudthagarngamtorn feinted with a counter takedown.
Yudthagarngamtorn dives in and grabs Barcelos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barcelos pushes down on Yudthagarngamtorn 's head and hops out.
Barcelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barcelos manages to circle out of the way.
Yudthagarngamtorn dives in for a single leg takedown but Barcelos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barcelos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yudthagarngamtorn staying out of range there.
Barcelos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yudthagarngamtorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yudthagarngamtorn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barcelos lands a head kick!
Barcelos is looking to clinch.
Barcelos wants to clinch
and Yudthagarngamtorn counters with a left and a right that stings Barcelos.
Barcelos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yudthagarngamtorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jeronimo Barcelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yudthagarngamtorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yudthagarngamtorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yudthagarngamtorn blocks a head kick by Barcelos.
Jeronimo Barcelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Yudthagarngamtorn tries to keep at a distance but Barcelos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Yudthagarngamtorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barcelos forces Yudthagarngamtorn back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barcelos taking a breather.
Yudthagarngamtorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barcelos to keep the fight standing.
Yudthagarngamtorn has Barcelos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barcelos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yudthagarngamtorn is looking to break free of the clinch but Barcelos has double underhooks.
Yudthagarngamtorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barcelos taking a breather.
Barcelos has Yudthagarngamtorn pressed against the cage, preventing Yudthagarngamtorn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barcelos looking to throw knees to the head but Yudthagarngamtorn is blocking nicely.
Barcelos stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barcelos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Barcelos misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeronimo Barcelos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeronimo Barcelos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Yudthagarngamtorn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yudthagarngamtorn fails with the takedown.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barcelos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Barcelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barcelos looking to slow down the pace here.
Barcelos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yudthagarngamtorn .
Barcelos tries to land a knee to the head but Yudthagarngamtorn blocks with his arms.
Barcelos swings wildly with an uppercut but Yudthagarngamtorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barcelos is pressed up against the cage. Yudthagarngamtorn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barcelos down to the mat. Barcelos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yudthagarngamtorn avoids the head kick by Barcelos.
Yudthagarngamtorn shoots in for a takedown but Barcelos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samart Yudthagarngamtorn . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barcelos rushes Yudthagarngamtorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barcelos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barcelos breaks the clinch.
Barcelos throws a lazy head kick
and Yudthagarngamtorn counters with a three punch combo that has Barcelos backing up. Barcelos nods at Yudthagarngamtorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Barcelos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barcelos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barcelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yudthagarngamtorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barcelos lands a head kick. Yudthagarngamtorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barcelos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Yudthagarngamtorn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yudthagarngamtorn half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barcelos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barcelos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yudthagarngamtorn is keeping busy.
Barcelos has had enough of the clinch but Yudthagarngamtorn keeps him there for the moment.

Barcelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yudthagarngamtorn shoots in and drives through. Barcelos sprawls well.
Yudthagarngamtorn shoots in but no luck this time.
Barcelos throws a series of punches but Yudthagarngamtorn avoids them all with ease.

Barcelos clinches.
Barcelos stalls.
Barcelos misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barcelos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yudthagarngamtorn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barcelos prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barcelos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barcelos working hard to break the clinch.
Barcelos is looking to control Yudthagarngamtorn 's arms but Yudthagarngamtorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barcelos has his back to the cage.
Yudthagarngamtorn tries to work over Barcelos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Barcelos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Barcelos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barcelos tries to land knees in the clinch but Yudthagarngamtorn avoids the damage to the body.

Barcelos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yudthagarngamtorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barcelos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barcelos drives through and clinches with Yudthagarngamtorn against the cage.
Barcelos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yudthagarngamtorn is keeping busy.
Yudthagarngamtorn is trying to pull guard but Barcelos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Barcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barcelos keeps the fight on the outside.
Barcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yudthagarngamtorn feinted with a counter takedown.
Yudthagarngamtorn lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yudthagarngamtorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Barcelos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barcelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Barcelos moves into the clinch.
Barcelos can't find room to land a body shot as Yudthagarngamtorn controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Barcelos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samart Yudthagarngamtorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeronimo Barcelos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yudthagarngamtorn is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeronimo Barcelos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barcelos 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeronimo Barcelos!