PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 967 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Young Prodigy (ranked 135 p4p, 184 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Unfaithful. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbosa
vs
Prodigy

185 cm
26
186
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
23
174
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conquer
Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Prodigy !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prodigy .
Barbosa takes a swing at Prodigy 's ribcage but misses.
Prodigy misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Prodigy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Prodigy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Prodigy circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prodigy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa motions for Prodigy to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prodigy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Prodigy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prodigy moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prodigy clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prodigy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Prodigy scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prodigy . Barbosa shrugs it off though.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Prodigy off balance momentarily.
Prodigy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prodigy misses with the combination.
Prodigy moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Prodigy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prodigy misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Prodigy throws a nice head kick!
Prodigy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Prodigy 's ribs.

Barbosa clinches up with Prodigy and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.

Prodigy successfully pulls guard.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prodigy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Prodigy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Barbosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prodigy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barbosa has managed to get both his arms back between Prodigy 's legs - danger averted.
Prodigy looking to control.
Prodigy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barbosa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Prodigy regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Kung Pao inform us that Prodigy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Prodigy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barbosa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prodigy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Prodigy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Prodigy is retaining full guard.
Prodigy scores with a short punch from the bottom.

Prodigy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbosa defends it easily.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Prodigy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baldomir Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prodigy throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prodigy throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Prodigy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Prodigy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Prodigy throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Prodigy circles away.
Prodigy misses with a hook
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prodigy misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Prodigy misses.
Prodigy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prodigy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prodigy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prodigy fails with the takedown.
Baldomir Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Prodigy .
Prodigy lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Prodigy moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prodigy .
Prodigy misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Prodigy is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prodigy scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prodigy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prodigy looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Prodigy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Prodigy .
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Prodigy manages to avoid it.

Barbosa clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prodigy backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prodigy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Prodigy fails to land.
Prodigy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Prodigy controls the action.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Prodigy controls the action.
Prodigy struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Prodigy misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Prodigy .
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prodigy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Prodigy gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Prodigy controls his hands.
Prodigy prevents a body shot from Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barbosa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
Prodigy is trying to break free.

Prodigy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Prodigy catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Baldomir Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa throws a hook but Prodigy avoids it easily.
Prodigy scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Prodigy . Those never looked like landing.
Prodigy digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Prodigy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prodigy defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Prodigy moved out of range.
Prodigy looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prodigy .
Prodigy lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa wants to slow Prodigy down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a swing at Prodigy 's ribcage but misses.
Prodigy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Prodigy pushes him off.
Prodigy throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Prodigy counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Prodigy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prodigy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Prodigy .
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prodigy .
Prodigy misses with a straight right.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prodigy .
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prodigy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Baldomir Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Prodigy slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa defending well as Prodigy loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prodigy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Prodigy scores with a four punch combination!
Prodigy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prodigy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prodigy ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Prodigy saw that one coming.

Barbosa darts in and clinches Prodigy up against the cage.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Prodigy .
Barbosa is working Prodigy over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prodigy or not.
Baldomir Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prodigy .
Prodigy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Prodigy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Prodigy avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Prodigy .
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prodigy 's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prodigy backwards.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Prodigy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Prodigy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prodigy misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prodigy s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prodigy misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Prodigy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Prodigy .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa moves forwards but Prodigy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young Prodigy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prodigy misses with a straight right.
Prodigy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prodigy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prodigy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prodigy lands a head shot.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prodigy .
Prodigy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Prodigy .
Prodigy throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Prodigy lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Prodigy throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa cracks Prodigy with an open hand slap.
Prodigy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Prodigy moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa cracks Prodigy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prodigy jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prodigy moves away.

Barbosa gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Prodigy .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa is pressed up against the cage. Prodigy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barbosa down to the mat. Barbosa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barbosa throws a jab when Prodigy was well out of range.
Prodigy walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prodigy is defended easily by Barbosa.
Baldomir Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Prodigy .
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prodigy s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prodigy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prodigy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prodigy 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Prodigy duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Prodigy misses the target.
Prodigy 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prodigy scrambles back to his feet.
Prodigy swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Baldomir Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Prodigy moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Baldomir Barbosa!
In his post fight interview, Baldomir Barbosa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.