PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 772 p4p, 751 weight class) and Hadr Bari (ranked 127 p4p, 124 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Paris
vs
Bari

183 cm
22
179
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadr Bari!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paris moves into the clinch successfully.
Bari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bari lands a nice shot to the body.
Bari takes a shot to the head.
Paris is looking for a takedown.
Bari tries a body shot but Paris blocks it.

Bari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paris misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bari counter with a right hand.
Paris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.

Paris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bari napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Bari parries the strikes from Paris easily there. Paris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bari to escape.
Paris grinds an elbow into Bari's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bari is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Paris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bari is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bari is trying to escape the position but Paris is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bari tries to buck Paris off but Paris is having none of it.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bari keeps working.
Bari tries to escape but Paris is in control.
Bari avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bari some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Paris.
Paris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bari taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
Paris grinds an elbow into Bari's temple.

Paris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bari is trying to get back to half guard.
Paris wants to control but Bari is keeping him busy.
Bari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari tries to get to full guard but Paris has control of the leg.
Bari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paris.
Bari is looking to improve his position.
Bari felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Bari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bari trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Bari trying to control here.
Paris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paris throwing shots but Bari is blocking nicely.

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.
Bari wants to get back to full guard.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Bari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paris uses his free foot to push down on Bari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bari.
We've been hearing that Paris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bari blocking the ground and pound.
Paris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paris misses with a head shot.
Bari wants to hold on but Paris pushes him away.
The referee warns Bari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paris postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bari bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Paris and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new welterweight champion!
Marco Paris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.