PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 2722 p4p, 3062 weight class) and James Bomb Jr (ranked 366 p4p, 410 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbosa
vs
Bomb Jr

181 cm
22
185
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
185
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bomb Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Bomb Jr avoids it.
Bomb Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James Bomb Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Bomb Jr misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Bomb Jr saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Bomb Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Bomb Jr.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Bomb Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Bomb Jr in the body.
Bomb Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Bomb Jr's head back.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Bomb Jr avoids the punch easily.
Bomb Jr misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Bomb Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bomb Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bomb Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Bomb Jr looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Bomb Jr's body.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomb Jr misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bomb Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bomb Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bomb Jr with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomb Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bomb Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Bomb Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb Jr throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Bomb Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Bomb Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb Jr. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bomb Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb Jr.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomb Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bomb Jr - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bomb Jr. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bomb Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Bomb Jr tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Bomb Jr throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bomb Jr really felt that one!
Bomb Jr jabs at Barbosa's body.
A low kick from Bomb Jr is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Bomb Jr was not able to check.
Bomb Jr looks winded!
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bomb Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Bomb Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bomb Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bomb Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomb Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bomb Jr.

Barbosa drops Bomb Jr with a beautiful combination! Bomb Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!

Bomb Jr is rocked!

It looks like James Bomb Jr has been cut.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bomb Jr.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bomb Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bomb Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomb Jr misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Bomb Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bomb Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bomb Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bomb Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Bomb Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb Jr. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bomb Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Bomb Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomb Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa throws a jab when Bomb Jr was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomb Jr can do to turn this around?
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Bomb Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Bomb Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bomb Jr misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy body kick from Bomb Jr
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomb Jr looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Bomb Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.
Bomb Jr is breathing heavily.
Bomb Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Barbosa! Bomb Jr is out on his feet! Barbosa rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bomb Jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bomb Jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.