PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolles Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barral
vs
Rubio

161 cm
28
134 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

160 cm
28
134 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolles Rubio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rubio looking for submissions off his back.

Rubio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barral pulls his head out easily.

Rubio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Rubio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barral pulls his head out easily.

Rubio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Rubio actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio is trying to get back to full guard.

Rubio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Rubio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barral trying to control the pace.

Barral moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rubio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rubio's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rubio is looking for a sweep.
Rubio looks gassed!
Barral controls the position.
Rubio is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Barral is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barral doesn't have the hooks in and Rubio manages to turn into his guard.

Rubio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barral dives on top into guard.

Rubio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barral passes into side control.
Rubio is looking for a sweep.
Rubio tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Barral presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Barral takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barral.
Barral keeps control of the position as Rubio tries to break free.
Rubio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Barral controlling the positon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubio tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renato Barral will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barral fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rubio avoids it really well and circles away.
Barral displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rubio.
Rolles Rubio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barral tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barral sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Barral shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rubio's guard.

Rubio working for submissions but it's allowed Barral to get to half guard.
Barral looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rubio moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Rubio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barral stacks Rubio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barral!
Rubio is breathing heavily.
Barral works to advance to full mount. Rubio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barral manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rubio to take his back!
Rubio tries to escape but Barral has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rubio.
Barral has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rubio tries to break free.
Barral controls the position.
Rubio tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rubio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rubio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barral is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Barral seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rubio for as long as he can get away with.
Rubio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Barral's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Barral wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rubio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Barral counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Renato Barral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolles Rubio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rubio looking for submissions off his back.
Barral trying to mount his opponent but Rubio defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Renato Barral dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rubio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Barral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rubio!
Rubio tries to reverse the position but Barral maintains control.
Barral manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rubio to take his back!
Rubio rolls, trying to escape but Barral keeps control of the position.
Barral slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on Rubio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rubio tries to roll but Barral sticks to his back.
Rubio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renato Barral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
What can Rubio do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubio can't escape the position.
Barral really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rubio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio rolls, trying to escape but Barral keeps control of the position.
Rubio breaks Barral's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Rubio has gone for a leg lock! Barral slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rubio's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barral not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renato Barral.
Horrible takedown by Rubio or perhaps it was just good defense by Barral which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Barral shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rubio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Barral politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barral prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rubio is trying to work for a sweep but Barral has mounted him!
Barral controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Barral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barral 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Barral!