PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 440 p4p, 469 weight class) and Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 54 p4p, 60 weight class). Barbo comes into the arena with Nissim blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Barbo
vs
De Andrade

172 cm
39
145
35 - 16 - 3

175 cm
30
150
20 - 12 - 1

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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 35 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbo finds it's way round the side to connect with De Andrade's head.
De Andrade scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Andrade clobbers Barbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
Barbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Barbo throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Andrade avoids it.
Barbo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Andrade scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Andrade throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Andrade throws a good cross that connects.
Barbo throws a wild body kick that De Andrade sees coming a mile off.
De Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As De Andrade backs away, Barbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade scores with a head kick.
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
De Andrade throws an off balance right hand
and Barbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as De Andrade blocks the low kick.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
Barbo throws an overhand right that lands on De Andrade's shoulder, as De Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade misses with a hook
and Barbo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbo moves forwards but De Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Barbo moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbo has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Andrade throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Andrade lands a jab.
De Andrade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade lands with a hook. Barbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Andrade throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Andrade.
A swing and a miss from De Andrade.
De Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. De Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Andrade connects with a single shot there.
Barbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Andrade throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a low kick.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Andrade tries to land a leg kick but Barbo saw it coming and moves away.
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.
Barbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. De Andrade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbo misses with the body kick
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
De Andrade clobbers Barbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

De Andrade clinches up against the cage.
De Andrade scores with a shot to the side of Barbo's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Andrade.
De Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
De Andrade tries a body shot but Barbo blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Barbo as the two fighters clinch.
Barbo tries to work over De Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Andrade tries to throw a body punch but Barbo avoids it by throwing De Andrade back against the cage.
De Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barbo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as De Andrade controls the action.
Barbo working aggressively here.
De Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by De Andrade there.
De Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
De Andrade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Andrade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbo thows a body kick. De Andrade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Andrade lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbo is looking to counter punch.
De Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbo.
De Andrade lands a leg kick that knocks Barbo off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
De Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As De Andrade backs away, Barbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Andrade misses with a few strikes there.
De Andrade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Andrade throws a combination. Barbo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbo's sensitive parts.
De Andrade throws a one two combo.
Barbo slips a jab from De Andrade.
A low kick lands for De Andrade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Barbo fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Andrade just manages to avoid it.
De Andrade looks to land a body kick but Barbo moved away.
Barbo blocks a jab.
De Andrade checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Barbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Andrade stuns Barbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Andrade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Barbo moves out of range.
De Andrade throws a head kick that Barbo semi-blocks.
De Andrade throws a right hand that Barbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbo also avoids with ease.
Barbo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
De Andrade misses the body punch
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Andrade throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
De Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Andrade looks to land a body kick but Barbo moved away.
Barbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Barbo scores with the left hand. De Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
De Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Barbo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbo.
De Andrade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a looping left.
De Andrade misses with a hook
and Barbo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade misses with a combination
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

De Andrade is rocked!
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Andrade is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbo finish him?
De Andrade with the inside leg kick.
De Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters with a left to the body.
De Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbo. That's going to slow De Andrade down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Andrade misses with a combination
and Barbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Costa De Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
Barbo walks into a straight right hand from De Andrade.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbo lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
A head kick by De Andrade misses
and Barbo counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbo throws a leg kick but De Andrade moved away.
Barbo throws a head kick but De Andrade moves out of range.
Barbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a low kick.
Barbo with the inside leg kick.
De Andrade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Andrade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Andrade tries to clinch but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like De Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Andrade misses with a low kick.
Barbo takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbo.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters with a good, hard body kick but De Andrade shrugs it off.
De Andrade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Andrade scores with a nice head shot.
Sala Barbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbo.
De Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
De Andrade slips a straight right by Barbo.
De Andrade tries to clinch but Barbo moves away
and Barbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Barbo - just one landing.
Barbo scores with the left hand. De Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
De Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbo counters with a low kick, right behind De Andrade 's knee.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
De Andrade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade lands a leg kick that knocks Barbo off balance momentarily.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. De Andrade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Andrade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbo's hands.
De Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Andrade's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Barbo.
A jab lands there for Barbo.
De Andrade throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
It appears Barbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Andrade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Andrade lands a jab to the head.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but De Andrade moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Andrade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Andrade connects with a jab.
Barbo throws a sloppy head kick and De Andrade moves out of range easily.
De Andrade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbo lands a leg kick that knocks De Andrade off balance momentarily.
De Andrade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbo.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but De Andrade moved out of range.
Barbo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Andrade. That one must have hurt.
De Andrade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sala Barbo.
Well De Andrade 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).