PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbosa
vs
Wilder

176 cm
24
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucien Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilder circles away.
Barbosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Barbosa instigates a clinch.
Wilder lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.

Barbosa jumps into guard, dragging Wilder to the mat.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.

Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilder is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilder defends it easily.

Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wilder passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilder's best efforts.

Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilder prevents Barbosa from improving his position.

Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilder pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa wants to control but Wilder is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilder pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.

Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Wilder is very close to passing his half guard.

Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.

Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Barbosa drives through and clinches with Wilder against the cage.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Wilder, against the cage.
Wilder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa jumps guard but Wilder stands there with Barbosa around his waist. Barbosa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilder missing with knees to the body.
Barbosa slows down the pace here.
Barbosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilder walks away with a smile on his face. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa catches Wilder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilder circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilder doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Wilder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilder misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilder momentarily.
Wilder scores with a body shot.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilder lands an overhand right.
Wilder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilder circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Wilder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilder in his tracks.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Wilder.

Wilder rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.

Barbosa manages to pull guard.

Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Barbosa looking for a triangle here. Wilder is fighting it but it looks tight! Barbosa pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wilder is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thor Barbosa!