PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 109 p4p, 302 weight class) and Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 15 p4p, 42 weight class). Barbo comes to the cage accompanied by Nissim. On his way into the cage it seems that Sala Barbo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sala Barbo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Barbo
vs
De Andrade

172 cm
37
145
33 - 14 - 2

175 cm
28
150
18 - 9 - 0

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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 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbo slips a jab from De Andrade.
Barbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a left to the body.
De Andrade has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barbo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Andrade misses with a combination
and Barbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbo is looking to land body kicks.
De Andrade throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - De Andrade coming out on top.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body.
De Andrade wants to counter the offense by Barbo and move into the clinch position.

De Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Andrade.
Nice body punch from Barbo - that landed with a thud.

De Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Andrade is looking to clinch.
Barbo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!

De Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Barbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo presses De Andrade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

De Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from De Andrade misses.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Andrade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Andrade tries to clinch but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Andrade moves out of range as Barbo strikes.
De Andrade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Barbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Andrade really felt that one!
De Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade misses the body punch
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

De Andrade is rocked!
De Andrade misses with a body punch
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
De Andrade is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbo finish him?
Barbo slips a straight right by De Andrade.
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
De Andrade throws a right hand that Barbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbo also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbo misses its target.
Barbo clobbers De Andrade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Barbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
De Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from De Andrade tenderised Barbo's leg. Barbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Andrade ducks right into an uppercut from Barbo.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbo misses the jab.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
Barbo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
De Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops De Andrade! Barbo dives in looking to finish! De Andrade is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sala Barbo!
Our winner, Sala Barbo, 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.