PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Barros is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anderson
vs
Barros

183 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

1337 ANZAC

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barros.
Barros misses with a head kick.
Barros cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Barros checks it.
Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Barros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Barros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barros misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Barros slips the punch.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Barros had a free shot at his head there.
Leo Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Barros circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Barros moved away.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Barros moves his leg out of the way.
Barros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Barros circles away.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barros throws a head kick that misses.
Barros misses with a wild body shot.
Barros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Barros drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson is trying to control Barros's posture but Barros avoids it.
Barros working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Barros happy to just control the position for now.
Barros working the body and head with strikes.
Barros is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Barros to regain half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Barros is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Barros wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barros missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Barros is very close to passing his half guard.
Barros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leo Barros will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barros misses with a straight right.
Barros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barros scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Barros slips the punch.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barros darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Barros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barros up against the cage.
Barros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barros is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Barros's head.

Anderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barros can't fight it off and eventually Anderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Barros looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to control but Barros is working from the bottom.

Barros has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Barros performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to kick Barros off but Barros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barros trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barros.

Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barros wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Barros is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Anderson is trying to stand.
Barros working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pressing down on Barros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barros prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Barros throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Barros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leo Barros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Anderson moves away from the strike by Barros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barros.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Barros.
Barros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Barros thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Barros.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Barros's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Barros blocks the leg kick.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Barros off balance momentarily.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Barros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to wear down Barros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Barros finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barros has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Barros avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barros's elbow.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barros blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Barros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Barros blocks with his arms.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barros controls his hands.
Barros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Barros misses with a hook to the ribs.

Barros has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Barros manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Leo Barros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Barros is controlling him well.
Anderson gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Barros chips away with some ground and pound.
Barros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Apollo Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barros landing some decent shots from guard.
Barros throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to keep Barros in close.
Anderson wants to stand but Barros is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
Barros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barros trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Barros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Apollo Anderson.
I think Barros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Barros!