PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roshihiro Funkiunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bariles
vs
Funkiunga

170 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
134 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roshihiro Funkiunga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bariles stalks Funkiunga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Funkiunga's face. Funkiunga staggers backwards, shaken.
Bariles misses with a series of wild punches.
Funkiunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bariles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Funkiunga shoots for a takedown but Bariles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funkiunga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bariles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funkiunga under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Bariles.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bariles throws a series of punches but Funkiunga avoids them all with ease.
Bariles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bariles dodges the punch combination from Funkiunga.
Funkiunga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bariles scores with a three punch combo!
Bariles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bariles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands a jab to the head.
Funkiunga doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bariles to counter with a crisp jab.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roshihiro Funkiunga.
Bariles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bariles clobbers Funkiunga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bariles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bariles connects with a looping right hand.
Bariles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bariles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bariles throws a shot to the body.
Bariles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Funkiunga. Those never looked like landing.
Bariles throws a series of punches but Funkiunga avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bariles, as that shot connected.
Bariles lands a jab to Funkiunga's midsection.
Funkiunga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.
Bariles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Funkiunga backs up against the cage.
Funkiunga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bariles scores with a one two! Funkiunga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
Funkiunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bariles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkiunga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bariles jabs Funkiunga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkiunga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bariles to score with a decent uppercut.
Bariles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkiunga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bariles lands with a straight right. Funkiunga didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bariles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Funkiunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Bariles lands.
Funkiunga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bariles defends it nicely.
Bariles lands an overhand right.
Bariles connects with a right hand. Funkiunga shakes it off.
Bariles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bariles digs a good hook to Funkiunga's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkiunga is looking to clinch.
Funkiunga wants to clinch
and Bariles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bariles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funkiunga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bariles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Bariles does no damage.
A jab lands there for Bariles.
Funkiunga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkiunga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Funkiunga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bariles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funkiunga walks into a straight right hand from Bariles.
Erik Bariles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bariles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bariles lands with an uppercut that bounces Funkiunga off the cage and back into range.
Bariles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funkiunga has time to react.
Bariles scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funkiunga on the side of the head.
Bariles feints a jab promting Funkiunga to slip. Bariles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Funkiunga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bariles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Funkiunga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bariles lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bariles!
Jab from Bariles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkiunga.
Bariles misses with a combination

and Funkiunga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bariles breaks the clinch.
Bariles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Bariles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles lunges at Funkiunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkiunga's hand.
Bariles stuffs the takedown.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roshihiro Funkiunga.
Bariles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bariles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bariles connects with a jab.
Funkiunga throws a jab when Bariles was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bariles blocks the low kick.
Bariles sizes up Funkiunga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erik Bariles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bariles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bariles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Bariles.
Funkiunga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bariles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bariles lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles tries to bum rush Funkiunga with a series of wild strikes but Funkiunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkiunga fails with the takedown
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Bariles.
Funkiunga closes the distance but Bariles moves to the side
and Bariles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bariles cracks a nice hook into Funkiunga's ribs.
Bariles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bariles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bariles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funkiunga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bariles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkiunga can do to turn this around?
Funkiunga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Bariles blocks the low kick.
Bariles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bariles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Bariles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkiunga doesn't seem phased though.
Bariles lands with a nice body punch.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bariles works Funkiunga's body with a nice hook.
Bariles jabs at Funkiunga's body.
Funkiunga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bariles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bariles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Bariles scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Bariles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles lunges at Funkiunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkiunga's hand.
Roshihiro Funkiunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bariles.
Bariles is working the combinations to good effect here.
Funkiunga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bariles counter with a right hand.
Bariles punishes Funkiunga's body with a nice straight punch.
Erik Bariles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Funkiunga back to the cage. Bariles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bariles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bariles duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bariles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bariles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bariles!
Erik Bariles took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.