PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Matielli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matielli's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvUiMEpZNSw. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barreto
vs
Matielli

188 cm
20
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
206 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Barreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Matielli!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreto wants to clinch up but Matielli keeps it at a distance.
Matielli looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Matielli blocks a head kick by Barreto.
Matielli clinches but Barreto breaks the clinch

and Barreto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matielli's guard now.

Matielli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barreto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matielli throws a left and a right that both miss

and Barreto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matielli won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barreto is staying tight to Matielli's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Barreto working the head and body with strikes.

Barreto stands up and beckons Matielli to his feet.
Barreto is looking to clinch.
Barreto shoots in but no luck this time.

Barreto clinches up with Matielli and pushes him back against the cage.
Barreto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matielli smiles and moves away.
Junior Matielli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matielli slaps away a takedown attempt from Barreto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Barreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto stalks Matielli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matielli's face. Matielli staggers backwards, shaken.
Barreto tries to clinch but Matielli is having none of it.
Barreto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barreto scores with a three punch combo!
Matielli keeps the fight on the outside.
Barreto dives in and grabs Matielli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matielli pushes down on Barreto's head and hops out.
Matielli checks the leg kick.
Matielli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matielli tries a head kick but it misses.
Barreto throws a sloppy head kick

and Matielli counters with a takedown into side control.

Matielli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barreto to his feet.

Barreto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matielli trying to keep a closed guard but Barreto is proving a slippery customer.
Barreto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barreto misses with the ground and pound.
Barreto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Barreto decides to stand back up. Barreto steps back and let's Matielli get back to his feet.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matielli paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Matielli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barreto sprawls well initially but Matielli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto trying to hold on to Matielli's head to control him but Matielli postures up.

Matielli decides to stand and escape the position.
Matielli tries to clinch up

so Barreto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barreto won't allow Matielli to get back to his feet.
Matielli throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Matielli wriggles free and stands up.
Matielli misses with a few strikes there.
Matielli is looking to clinch but Barreto is avoiding it.
Barreto tries to close the distance and clinch but Matielli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matielli throws the kick towards the body but Barreto avoids it.
Barreto has his takedown stuffed
and Matielli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matielli looks to clinch
and Barreto counters with a series of strikes. Matielli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matielli swinging wilding here.

Barreto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matielli's guard.
Barreto won't allow Matielli to sweep him here.

Matielli working for submissions but it's allowed Barreto to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Matielli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Barreto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barreto drives through and clinches with Matielli against the cage.
Matielli taking a breather.

Barreto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barreto with a poor takedown
and Matielli counters with a head kick.
Barreto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barreto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matielli counters with a thumping low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barreto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Barreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreto lands a right hook to the body.

Matielli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Matielli stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Matielli as he checks the leg kick.

Barreto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matielli was covering up waiting for the punch and Barreto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Matielli is trying to control the position but Barreto postures up.
Matielli is looking to stand up but Barreto isn't so interested in that idea.
Barreto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Barreto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matielli tries to clinch up

and Barreto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barreto trying to control but Matielli is working from the bottom.
Barreto wants to stand but Matielli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barreto trying to control but Matielli is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barreto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matielli looking to control.

Matielli has his foot on Barreto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barreto works his way back into a safe position though.

Matielli manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barreto with a lazy takedown attempt

and Matielli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barreto is trying to stand up here but Matielli is controlling him well.
Matielli wants to get back to his feet.
Barreto holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Roberto Barreto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is trying to get back to full guard.
Matielli trying to control the action but Barreto is working from the bottom.
Barreto pushes Matielli off looking to stand but Matielli dives back in and keeps control.
Barreto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matielli wants to stand up but Barreto has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matielli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barreto tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Barreto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barreto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barreto misses with a takedown
letting Matielli counter with a right hand.

Matielli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barreto keeping moving, preventing Matielli from controlling successfully.
Matielli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Barreto is working an open guard so Matielli takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matielli blocks a head kick by Barreto.
Matielli closes the distance and clinches up with Barreto, looking for a takedown. Matielli pushes Barreto against the cage but Barreto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matielli misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Barreto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Matielli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barreto's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Barreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreto wants to control but Matielli passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matielli is trying to control the action in half guard but Barreto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barreto is trying to control but can't.
Barreto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barreto is looking to control Matielli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barreto avoid being mounted?
Barreto is refusing to be controlled, as Matielli sits in half guard.

Matielli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto misses with a takedown
and Matielli counters with a stiff right hand.
Matielli tries to clinch up

and Barreto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barreto just leaning against Matielli, taking a breather.

Matielli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matielli darts in trying to clinch
and Barreto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Junior Matielli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barreto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barreto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is looking to clinch.
Barreto moves out of range as Matielli throws a body kick.
Barreto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matielli is fending him off so far but Barreto persists. Nope, Matielli circles away and we're back to standing.
Barreto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matielli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barreto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberto Barreto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matielli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matielli showed some decent athleticism there.
Barreto is looking to escape.
Barreto is trying to get back to full guard.
Barreto wants to control but Matielli is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreto is trying to get back to full guard.
Barreto is working hard here to advance position.
Matielli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barreto is not content to let Matielli control the position.
Barreto keeping hold of Matielli's head, controlling as best he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barreto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matielli avoids it really well and circles away.
Matielli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Matielli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barreto 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Barreto!