PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 1747 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Alex Gutierrez (ranked 251 p4p, 265 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with We Want The Funk blaring out of the sound system. Gutierrez has chosen Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Gutierrez

180 cm
23
178
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
29
184
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes catches Gutierrez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutierrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes .
Gutierrez feints a counter leg kick.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes works Gutierrez's body with a nice hook.
Gutierrez throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Gutierrez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Gutierrez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierrez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been hearing that Barnes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barnes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes .
An elbow from Barnes crashes against the mat.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Gutierrez is defending the strikes.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gutierrez some visible discomfort.
Barnes is working Gutierrez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barnes is trying to ground and pound but Gutierrez uses the momentary lack of control by Barnes to regain half guard.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gutierrez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gutierrez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gutierrez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Gutierrez's hands, connecting with Gutierrez's forehead.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Gutierrez uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gutierrez is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Gutierrez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes 's guard. Nice move by Gutierrez!

Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes , not yet.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Gutierrez has moved into half guard.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Gutierrez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes , not yet.
Gutierrez stands up over Barnes , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnes 's head.
Gutierrez is pushing down on Barnes 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Gutierrez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes trying to hold on to Gutierrez's head to control him but Gutierrez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes backing away here, and Gutierrez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gutierrez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gutierrez throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez feints a counter leg kick.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutierrez scores with a shot to the body.
Gutierrez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gutierrez jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Barnes .
Barnes avoids the body shot from Gutierrez.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutierrez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Gutierrez's body. Gutierrez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnes s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutierrez moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutierrez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gutierrez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Gutierrez fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes works over Gutierrez with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Gutierrez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutierrez is retaining full guard.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gutierrez working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes forces his way into half guard.

Gutierrez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes with the ground and pound but Gutierrez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gutierrez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Gutierrez is keeping the position.
Gutierrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Gutierrez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes being controlled here momentarily.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Gutierrez looking to control but Barnes passes into half guard.
Barnes trying to control the action but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Gutierrez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Gutierrez is trying to control but can't.
Barnes uses his free foot to push down on Gutierrez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gutierrez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A big right from Gutierrez misses.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gutierrez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutierrez misses with a lunging right hand

and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gutierrez!
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutierrez keeps working.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes cracks Gutierrez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.

Gutierrez is rocked!
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
Gutierrez is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gutierrez is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Barnes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Alex Gutierrez had this to say: 'Thanks to my opponent for a great fight, and sorry to my fans for the disappointing performance on my part. I'll get back to work and come back better.'.