PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy Barandiaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barandiaran comes to the cage accompanied by Sanitarium by Metallica. Luiz Jose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Barandiaran
vs
Jose

173 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Barandiaran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Jose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose has a takedown stuffed.
Jose dodges the punch combination from Barandiaran.
Jose fails with the takedown.
Jose shoots in but no luck this time.
Guy Barandiaran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Jose.
Barandiaran lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Barandiaran.
Jose shoots in looking for a takedown. Barandiaran tries to sprawl out of it but Jose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barandiaran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barandiaran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Luiz Jose has been cut.
Barandiaran throws the left hand but Jose avoids the punch easily.
Barandiaran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy Barandiaran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barandiaran throws a jab when Jose was well out of range.
Barandiaran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose.
Jose dodges the punch combination from Barandiaran.
Guy Barandiaran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Barandiaran misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barandiaran throws a series of punches but Jose avoids them all with ease.
Jose shoots for a double leg takedown but Barandiaran sprawls well. He's pushed Jose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jose looks gassed!
Barandiaran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose was well out of range. Poor timing from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran misses with a looping left.
Barandiaran misses with a few strikes there.
Jose shoots in but Barandiaran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barandiaran throws a series of punches but Jose avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barandiaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose.
Barandiaran misses with a two punch combination.
Jose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barandiaran throws a right and a left that Jose avoids nicely.
Jose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jose shoots in looking for a takedown. Barandiaran tries to sprawl out of it but Jose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barandiaran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barandiaran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barandiaran throws a body punch but Jose moves out of range.
Barandiaran thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Barandiaran misses.
Barandiaran misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Barandiaran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Jose's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Barandiaran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jose slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barandiaran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jose tries for a takedown but Barandiaran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barandiaran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barandiaran lands with a nice body punch.
Barandiaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose.
Barandiaran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barandiaran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jose.
Barandiaran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jose shoots in for a takedown but Barandiaran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy Barandiaran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Jose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barandiaran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barandiaran tries to score with a low kick but Jose moves his leg out of the way.
Jose slips under a jab.
Barandiaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose.
Barandiaran thows a body shot but no joy.
Barandiaran lands a two punch combo.
Jose has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose dives in and grabs Barandiaran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barandiaran pushes down on Jose's head and hops out.
Jose shoots in and drives through. Barandiaran sprawls well.
Jose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose was well out of range. Poor timing from Barandiaran.
Jose slips under a jab from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran loads up on a big right hand but Jose slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jose moves out of range of the strikes.
Barandiaran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jose closes the distance and clinches up with Barandiaran, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes Barandiaran against the cage but Barandiaran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barandiaran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barandiaran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barandiaran misses with an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barandiaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Barandiaran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Jose's cut.
That's time! Barandiaran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barandiaran throws a hook but Jose blocks it.
Barandiaran lands the left hand.
Jose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barandiaran circles away.
Barandiaran tries to bum rush Jose with a series of wild strikes but Jose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barandiaran throws a right hand that Jose ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose also avoids with ease.
Guy Barandiaran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barandiaran misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barandiaran fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Barandiaran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose fails to land the takedown.
Guy Barandiaran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Jose.
Jose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy Barandiaran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barandiaran misses with a wild body shot.
Barandiaran misses with an uppercut. Jose saw that one coming.
Barandiaran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barandiaran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barandiaran tried to score with a low kick but Jose checks it.
Barandiaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barandiaran with a hook.
Jose is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barandiaran is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jose.
Nice takedown defense from Barandiaran. No joy for Jose on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barandiaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Barandiaran scores with a four punch combination!
Barandiaran with a nice cross.
Jose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barandiaran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barandiaran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barandiaran misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Barandiaran misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Barandiaran.
Barandiaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barandiaran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz Jose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barandiaran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Barandiaran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barandiaran 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Barandiaran!