PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Barber (ranked 1400 p4p, 1597 weight class) and Malcolm Young (ranked 131 p4p, 153 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barber
vs
Young

175 cm
26
145
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
149
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynaldo Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Young!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barber scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barber checks a low kick from Young.
Barber throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Barber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Barber is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barber throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Young tries to clinch there but Barber circles away.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young looks to throw a body kick
letting Barber counter with a right hand.
Barber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Barber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Barber pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Young's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barber taking a breather.
Barber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young blocking some punches.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Barber avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Barber.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barber.
Barber misses with the head strike.
Barber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Barber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barber misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber misses with some punches.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young tries a body shot but Barber blocks it.
Young tries to work over Barber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young working aggressively here.
Young misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Barber being controlled against the cage.
Barber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Barber controls his hands.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pushes Barber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barber scores with a shoulder strike.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber lands an overhand right.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Barber's head.
Barber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Barber appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young walks into a jab.
Barber moves to clinch but Young breaks away
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws out a loose jab but Barber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young slips a straight right by Barber.
Young is looking to clinch.
Barber slips under a jab.
Barber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barber with a nice cross.
Barber tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barber lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Barber counters with a nice uppercut.
Young lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Barber is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malcolm Young will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barber slips a straight right by Young.
Barber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Malcolm Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barber moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
A little feinted left hand from Barber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barber misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Barber throws a leg kick that misses.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Barber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barber seems to have got his legs back now.
Barber scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barber.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barber.
Barber throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Donk. Barber catches Young right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Barber.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barber.
Barber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Barber there.
Young takes one to the chin there.

Young is rocked!

Young has closed the distance and engaged Barber in a clinch.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Barber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Young in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Young blocks a body shot from Barber.
Barber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barber blocking some punches.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Barber.
Barber trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.

Barber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barber tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Barber counters with a good low kick that Young was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Barber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Reynaldo Barber is winning the standup battle so far.
Barber with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barber.
Barber jabs at Young's body.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barber.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Barber finish him?
Barber drops Young with a huge uppercut! Young drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barber is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reynaldo Barber!