PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Salt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barros has chosen Adoled by Planet Hemp as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salt
vs
Barros

187 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Salt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Barros!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barros manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barros holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Salt working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Barros's thigh. Barros counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Salt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barros holds on and takes a little breather.
Barros keeping full guard, as Salt tries to pass.
Salt preventing the sweep.
Barros can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salt controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salt throwing strikes but missing.
Salt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salt stopping the sweep attempt from Barros.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salt blocks a head kick by Barros.
Salt scores with a one two! Barros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Renato Barros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salt.
Salt misses with a wild combination.
Barros tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salt is able to avoid easily.
Salt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salt.
Salt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salt shoots for a takedown but Barros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Salt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salt is breathing heavily.
Salt avoids the head kick by Barros.
Salt tries to close the distance and clinch but Barros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barros swings for the body but Salt moves out of range.
Barros connects with a body shot.
Barros misses with a straight right.
Barros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salt.
Nice sprawl there from Barros as Salt shoots in.
Barros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salt.
Barros scores with a one two! Salt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barros throws a body punch but Salt moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros lands a jab to the head.
Barros thuds his right hand into Salt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick by Salt misses
and Barros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salt thinking.

Barros has Salt up against the cage in a clinch.

Barros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barros.
Barros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barros throws a nice head kick!

Salt is rocked!
Barros seems to be stalking Salt here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Salt drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renato Barros!