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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dantas Barao (ranked 2329 p4p, 3983 weight class) and Willing Ness (ranked 132 p4p, 192 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.
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170 cm 20 148 6 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm 20 140 3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Solid Muay Thai Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dantas Barao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willing Ness! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it. Ness lands a body shot.
Ness misses with a looping left. Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness. Ness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Barao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Barao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Barao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ness throws out a loose jab but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it. Ness connects with a jab. Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it. As Ness looks to move away, Barao throws a big counter combo but Ness just gets out of the way. Ness looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range. Barao takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ness misses with a hook
and Barao counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab from Ness. Ness misses the shot to the body. Ness lands with a good body shot. Ness misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ness - just one landing. Barao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness. Barao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot. A big left from Ness misses. Barao slips a straight right by Ness. Ness digs a good body shot into Barao's ribs. Ness throws out a loose jab but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it. Barao throwing a counter right hand but Ness manages to avoid it. Barao avoids the body shot from Ness.
Barao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ness. Ness misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ness scores with a hook. Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Barao is just out of range. Ness lands a glancing blow to the side of Barao's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Barao. Barao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barao. Ness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ness lands with a good body shot. Barao slips a straight right by Ness. Barao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ness misses with an uppercut. Barao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ness swats him away and circles back towards the center. A countering left hand to the body from Ness misses. Barao throws a low kick but Ness avoids it. Ness throws a shot to the body.
Ness cracks Barao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barao moves out of range as Ness strikes. Ness connects with a single shot there. A swing and a miss from Ness. Barao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Ness misses with a looping left. Barao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Ness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Ness scores with a punch to the head. Ness lands with a hook. Barao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Barao looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barao's head backwards. Barao moves out of range of the strikes. Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Barao moves away from the strike by Ness. Ness misses with a straight left. Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Barao slips a jab from Ness. Ness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness. Barao throws a head kick that misses. A punch combination from Barao misses. Ness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ness moves into range and connects with a jab. Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Barao counters with a nice kick to the body. Barao throws a shot from downtown. Ness moves away and avoids it. Barao slips under a jab from Ness. As Ness backs away, Barao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Ness misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target. Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness. Barao is looking to counter punch. Ness thuds a left hand into Barao's body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willing Ness dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ness misses with a left hand and Barao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ness throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ness throws a looping overhand right but Barao ducks down to avoid it. Willing Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot. Ness misses with an uppercut
and Barao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ness scores with a body shot.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Barao counters with a nice body shot. Ness scores with a jab to the body. Ness thows a left - swing and a miss! Ness scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ness blocks a head kick by Barao.
Ness jabs Barao right on the nose. Barao blinks but takes it well. Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Barao tries to score with a low kick but Ness moves his leg out of the way. Barao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ness tests Barao's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away. Barao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ness throws a hook but Barao blocks it. Barao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ness avoids it. Barao slips a jab from Ness. Ness throws a hook but Barao avoids it easily. Willing Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barao slips under a jab from Ness. Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Barao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Ness stuns Barao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Barao blocks a jab. Dantas Barao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness misses with a looping right. Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Barao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Barao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Ness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jab by Ness. An inside leg kick from Barao misses. Ness lands a nice looking body shot.
Ness misses with a body shot
and Barao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ness misses the jab. Barao appears to be looking for a big counter. Barao defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand. Ness digs a good hook to Barao's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ness darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A left lands for Ness. Ness connects with a body shot. Ness throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao counters with a head kick. That will keep Ness thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barao closes the distance and pushes Ness back into the cage. Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ness. Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barao breaks the clinch.
Barao tries to clinch up. Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness. Barao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Ness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barao to the mat! Barao manages to get full guard. Barao keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully. Ness drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ness jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ness wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving. Ness slips nicely into half guard. Barao is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ness is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barao is defending against the submission attempts here by Ness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ness is trying to work for a kimura but Barao is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willing Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily. Ness throws out a counter right but Barao avoids it with no problem. Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness. Barao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A shot to the body from Ness misses and Barao counters with a three punch combo that has Ness backing up. Ness nods at Barao to acknowledge the strikes. Ness shoots in for a double leg but Barao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ness is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ness is rocked! Barao is looking to clinch but Ness is avoiding it.
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Barao finish him? Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barao throws a head kick but Ness moves out of range.
Barao wants to clinch. A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target. Barao just misses with a punch to the body.
Ness seems to have recovered his senses. Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily. 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! Ness looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely. Ness throws a hook but Barao blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Barao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ness looks to land a right hand but Barao moved out of range. Ness scores with a hook to the body. Barao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ness misses with an uppercut. Barao saw that one coming. Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
An attempted straight right counter from Barao misses the target. Ness digs a good hook to Barao's body.
Barao takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nice body punch from Ness. The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barao counters with a nice uppercut. Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Barao counter with a right hand. Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Barao counters with a crisp one two that drops Ness! Barao thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ness to his feet! Ness is in big trouble! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ness misses with the combination.
Willing Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Barao. Ness looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely. Ness scores with a punch to the head. Ness misses with a body punch
enabling Barao to counter with a crisp jab. Ness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barao is fending him off so far but Ness persists. Nope, Barao circles away and we're back to standing. Barao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Ness looking for submissions off his back. Ness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Barao wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ness is controlling Barao's trapped leg to prevent Barao from advancing to side control. Ness is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barao pulls his head out easily. Dantas Barao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ness is looking to control Barao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ness avoid being mounted? Barao wants to stand but Ness has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Ness tries to get to full guard but Barao has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Ness is trying to maintain the position but Barao is very close to passing his half guard. Ness controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Barao ducks under a wild hook from Ness. Barao is looking to counter punch. Ness misses with a right hand and Barao counters with an outside leg kick.
Ness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ness changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barao tries to avoid it but Ness manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barao to the ground. Barao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willing Ness. Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness. Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Barao is just out of range. Ness connects with a jab. Barao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Willing Ness. I've got Ness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willing Ness! The defeated Dantas Barao had this to say: 'I luhhh you myke'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
63% |
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