PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Rocco Barbella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Barbella and Steve Charriot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rocco Barbella
vs
Charriot

182 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

192 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

PRIME DESIGNS

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Cpl. Rocco Barbella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charriot misses with a wild combination.

Barbella rushes Charriot and presses him up against the cage.
Barbella struggles to land a body shot inside as Charriot controls his hands.
Barbella misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbella prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charriot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbella misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charriot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbella content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Charriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charriot controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbella throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbella misses with a punch to the body.
Barbella misses with a body punch.
Barbella tries to land knees in the clinch but Charriot avoids the damage to the body.

Charriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbella throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbella works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbella tries to clinch but Charriot is having none of it.
Barbella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charriot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbella thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbella throws a head kick that misses.
Charriot looks to land a right hand but Barbella moved out of range.
Charriot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbellas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbella moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charriot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Barbella finds it's way through Charriot's defenses.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charriot moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cpl. Rocco Barbella dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Charriot misses with the combination.
Barbella changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbella misses with a hook. Charriot ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Charriot misses.
Barbella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charriot misses with a takedown attempt - Barbella sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbella throws a combination. Charriot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charriot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbella counters with a leg kick.
Barbella throws a head kick but Charriot moves out of range.
Barbella throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbella throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbella scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charriot moves out of range of the strikes.
Charriot looks to land a combination but Barbella avoids it well.
Barbella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbella checks a low kick from Charriot.
Charriot throws a series of punches but Barbella moves out of range.
Charriot throws a shot from downtown. Barbella moves away and avoids it.
Barbella throws a lazy right hand but Charriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charriot needs to keep his hands up - Barbella had a free shot at his head there.
Charriot misses with a low kick.
Charriot tries to bum rush Barbella with a series of wild strikes but Barbella uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charriot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barbella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbella throws a leg kick which misses Charriot's front leg but catches the back leg as Charriot tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charriot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbella tries to land a leg kick but Charriot saw it coming and moves away.
Charriot misses with a body punch
and Barbella counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbella misses with a body kick.
Barbella scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbella connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cpl. Rocco Barbella dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barbella connects with a leg kick. Charriot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charriot throws a nice looking combination but Barbella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbella closes the distance but Charriot moves to the side
and Charriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbella.
Barbella tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charriot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barbella keeps Charriot at a distance using the push kick.
Barbella looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbella moves away.
Barbella misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Charriot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot avoids the head kick by Barbella.
Barbella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charriot.
Barbella lands a nice hook to Charriot's body. Charriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbella.
Barbella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbella lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charriot will feel that in the morning.
Charriot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charriot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbella can pounce on him.
Charriot blocks the body kick.
Barbella dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charriot. That did some damage!
Barbella wants to clinch up but Charriot keeps it at a distance.
Barbella misses with a body kick.
Barbella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charriot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbella counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Charriot is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charriot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Charriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbella scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barbella scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charriot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Barbella misses.
Charriot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbella.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cpl. Rocco Barbella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbella 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cpl. Rocco Barbella!
An out of breath Cpl. Rocco Barbella thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.