PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barral has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shields
vs
Barral

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooh a lovely combination from Shields sends Barral down but not out. Shields dives into side control looking to finish.

Barral is rocked!

It looks like Romulo Barral has been cut.
Barral looks gassed!
Shields wants to stand but Barral has his arm trapped.
Barral is still in real trouble! Can Shields finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shields working away.
Barral seems to have recovered his senses.
Shields wants to stand but Barral has his arm trapped.
Shields knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barral on the ground.
Barral tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shields wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shields wants to stand but Barral has his arm trapped.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shields throws a right hand that Barral ducks under and follows up with a left that Barral also avoids with ease.

Shields drops Barral with a nice combination! Shields dives into Barral's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields is looking to stand up but Barral won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shields defends it easily.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Shields from standing up.

Barral throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Shields.
Bob Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Shields does no damage.

That's two 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.

Barral shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barral showed some decent athleticism there.
Shields is trying to stand up here but Barral is controlling him well.
Barral passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shields!
Shields is trying to stand up.

Barral working for a guillotine from mount but Shields is in no mood to give up.
Shields is trying to stand.

Barral looking to isolate an arm here. Shields doesn't see it coming and as Barral extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Barral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romulo Barral!