PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Barber (ranked 815 p4p, 579 weight class) and Freaky Trevor (ranked 76 p4p, 56 weight class). Reynaldo Barber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barber
vs
Trevor

175 cm
26
145
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
150
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Trevor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor scores with a nice head shot.
Barber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trevor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trevor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Barber gets tackled into the cage by Trevor. Trevor maintains the clinch.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Trevor has the dominant position.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Barber has him pressed against the cage.
Trevor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trevor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Reynaldo Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freaky Trevor.
Barber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barber manages to break the clinch.
Trevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Barber circles away.
Trevor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trevor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barber missing with a left hand there. Trevor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trevor slips a jab from Barber.

Trevor takes the fight into the clinch.
Barber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor taking a breather.

Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trevor clinches up against the cage.
Trevor jumps guard but Barber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Barber breaks the clinch.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Barber scores with a nice head shot.
Trevor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trevor tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
Trevor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barber throws out the jab.
Trevor tries to clinch up.
Trevor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trevor.
Trevor wants to counter the offense by Barber and move into the clinch position.
Barber misses with a leg kick.

Barber gets tackled into the cage by Trevor. Trevor maintains the clinch.
Trevor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trevor has Barber pressed against the cage, preventing Barber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Barber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trevor tries to clinch up.

Trevor closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barber just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Barber.

Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barber misses.

Trevor moves into range and clinches up with Barber.

Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Trevor takes the fight into the clinch.
Barber throws a head punch that misses.
Barber is looking to break free of the clinch but Trevor has double underhooks.
Trevor controlling the action here for a moment.
Barber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trevor has Barber pressed against the cage, preventing Barber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trevor slows down the pace here.

Trevor drags the fight down to the ground.
Trevor has control of Barber's left arm, preventing Barber from doing any damage.
Barber trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Trevor is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Barber has his hands clasped together but Trevor extends and breaks Barber's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Trevor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Trevor!