PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Barbosa (ranked 5210 p4p, 6451 weight class) and Zachary Crawford (ranked 254 p4p, 284 weight class). Zachary Crawford has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barbosa
vs
Crawford

157 cm
18
121
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
135
2 - 8 - 1

Counter fighter
Good chin

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Crawford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawford looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Crawford.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawford feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.

Crawford has managed to clinch.

Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barbosa gets tackled into the ropes by Crawford. Crawford maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
As Crawford looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Crawford just gets out of the way.
Zachary Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Barbosa tries to counter by clinching up but Crawford breaks away and moves out of range.

Crawford closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the ropes.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Crawford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.

Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Crawford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford connects with a looping right hand.

Crawford pushes Barbosa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crawford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Barbosa has Crawford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.

Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Crawford blocks a body shot from Barbosa.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
As Barbosa backs off Crawford throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford misses with a kick to the body.

Crawford clinches with his opponent.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Zachary Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa letting Crawford take a breather here.
Barbosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Barbosa instigates a clinch.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Crawford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crawford scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.

Crawford closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the ropes.
Crawford is working Barbosa over against the ropes.
Crawford effectively controlling the action here.
Ricardo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Crawford.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Zachary Crawford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawford 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Crawford!