PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 316 p4p, 491 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 47 p4p, 70 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Vinogradov
vs
Barbosa

195 cm
31
220
18 - 9 - 0

178 cm
31
205
17 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

HELLBENT
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UNDEFEATED
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
Vinogradov takes one to the side of the head.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Vinogradov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Vinogradov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov connects with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws a hook but Vinogradov blocks it.
Barbosa defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Vinogradov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vinogradov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A cross from Vinogradov lands.
Lucas Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Vinogradov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Barbosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Vinogradov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Barbosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Vinogradov.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Vinogradov counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinogradov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinogradov cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Barbosa with the counter takedown but Vinogradov avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Vinogradov. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a wild combination.
Vinogradov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Vinogradov misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Vinogradov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinogradov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinogradov misses with a hook.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinogradov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Vinogradov. Those never looked like landing.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
Vinogradov throws a big counter combination but Barbosa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Vinogradov avoids nicely.
Vinogradov is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Vinogradov's shoulder, as Vinogradov tries to avoid the shot.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barbosa.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Vinogradov misses.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a hook.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Barbosa slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a combination
enabling Vinogradov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Vinogradov dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
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!
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Sergey Vinogradov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Lucas Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
Vinogradov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Vinogradov looks to land a combination. Barbosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot lands for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Vinogradov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook but Vinogradov blocks it.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Vinogradov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Vinogradov had a free shot at his head there.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Vinogradov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vinogradov has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice body punch from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinogradov thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinogradov misses the target.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Vinogradov lands a jab to the nose.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinogradov throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Vinogradov misses its intended target.
Vinogradov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Vinogradov with a series of wild strikes but Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinogradov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinogradov defends it well.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Vinogradov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinogradov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Vinogradov.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Sergey Vinogradov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Vinogradov finds it's target.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Vinogradov cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Vinogradov moves out of range.
It looks like Vinogradov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucas Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Vinogradov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinogradov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Vinogradov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.