PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 412 p4p, 446 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 48 p4p, 51 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Itchy Sinclair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Barbosa's chin.

Sinclair
vs
Barbosa

179 cm
33
182
20 - 8 - 3

180 cm
31
169
18 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️

NARCOS
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 20 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair sets himself, and Barbosa steps forward looking for the clinch! Sinclair avoids it this time.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.

Sinclair clinches.

Sinclair manages to pull guard.
Sinclair 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.
Sinclair wants to hit a sweep here but Barbosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sinclair there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair wants to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Sinclair is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Sinclair is trying desperately to improve position.
Sinclair is working hard here to advance position.
Barbosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Barbosa is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sinclair takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Antonio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinclair throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sinclair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sinclair to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Sinclair checks it.

Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Sinclair in a clinch.
Sinclair digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sinclair tightens his grip and picks Barbosa up, before dumping him to the ground. Barbosa manages to land in guard.
Barbosa wants to stand up but Sinclair is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair stops Barbosa from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinclair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinclair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.

Barbosa pushes Sinclair off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Sinclair seems unphased.
Sinclair keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Sinclair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.

Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
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!
Sinclair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sinclair trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
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 Itchy Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
That's time! Sinclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barbosa tries to move into range but Sinclair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinclair cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair tries to counter with a takedown but Barbosa is quick to defend against it.

Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Sinclair. Sinclair maintains the clinch.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Sinclair.
Sinclair lands with a nice body kick.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Sinclair's body. Sinclair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Itchy Sinclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a head kick. Sinclair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sinclair.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Sinclair.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Sinclair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinclair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barbosa jabs at Sinclair's body.
Barbosa moves out of range as Sinclair strikes.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sinclair if he has to take too many more of those.

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair pulls guard effortlessly.
Sinclair has control of Barbosa's left arm, preventing Barbosa from doing any damage.
Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sinclair wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Barbosa is now in half guard.
Sinclair trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Barbosa manages to pass to mount!
Sinclair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sinclair sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Barbosa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sinclair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Antonio Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sinclair controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinclair moves into full guard.
Sinclair wants to hit a sweep here but Barbosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sinclair there!
Barbosa prevents Sinclair from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa controlling the pace for now.
Sinclair is looking to get to half guard.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair'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 body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair feinted with a counter takedown.
Sinclair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.

Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sinclair is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sinclair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinclair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barbosa smiles and moves away.
Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Sinclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Sinclair lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair jumps guard but Barbosa stands there with Sinclair around his waist. Sinclair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sinclair seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Sinclair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sinclair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa lands a jab to Sinclair's midsection.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Sinclair scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Sinclair wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sinclair rather than just go for the knockout.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Sinclair scores with a nice right hand.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Sinclair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Sinclair changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looks like Sinclair has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa wants to slow Sinclair down by chopping away at his legs.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Sinclair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Barbosa leaves Sinclair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barbosa tries to counter with a clinch but Sinclair shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sinclair to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinclair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Barbosa scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair takes the fight into the clinch.

Sinclair ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sinclair no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa won't allow Sinclair to sweep him here.
Sinclair trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sinclair looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinclair, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinclair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Sinclair throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Itchy Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itchy Sinclair!
Itchy Sinclair decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.