PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Satani. Gracie has chosen Boris Brejcha - Openminded as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barron
vs
Gracie

196 cm
24
221 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

194 cm
25
212 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Barron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barron to the ground. Gracie is now in Barron's guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barron is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Barron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barron is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Barron tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barron prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Barron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Barron landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
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!
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Barron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Barron is controlling well.
Barron is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Barron has passed into half guard.
Barron is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.

Barron wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Barron is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Barron sits in half guard.
Barron prevents Gracie from improving his position.

Barron wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barron takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Barron is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barron is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barron kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barron is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barron perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barron working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Barron is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Barron eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Barron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barron is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barron manages to get himself to full guard.

Barron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Barron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barron is just out of range.
Barron keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricardo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Barron scores with a four punch combination!
Barron keeps the fight on the outside.
Barron slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Barron lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.

It looks like Ricardo Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barron defends it nicely.
Barron throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colin Barron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie moves to clinch but Barron breaks away
and Barron counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie tries to clinch but Barron is having none of it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Barron counters with a head kick.
Colin Barron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie moves forwards but Barron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Barron is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into Barron's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Barron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barron working a defensive guard here.
Barron keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Barron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Barron is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barron gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barron misses with an elbow over the top.

Barron manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Barron looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Barron from getting back to his feet.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barron sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie breaks Barron's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Barron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barron counters with an inside leg kick.

Gracie has Barron up against the cage in a clinch.

Barron breaks the clinch.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Barron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Barron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barron circles away.
Colin Barron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch but Barron slips to the side
and Barron makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Barron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barron misses with a wild body shot.
Colin Barron is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Barron counters with an inside leg kick.
Barron thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Barron lands a jab.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barron.
A jab from Barron does it's job there.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron scores with a leg kick.
Barron is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Barron scores with a decent looking hook.
Barron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Barron circles away.
Barron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barron swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Barron keeps it at a distance.
Barron scores with a leg kick.
Barron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barron rushes Gracie with punches - Gracie moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Gracie goes down! Barron follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Barron!
Colin Barron retains his light heavyweight title!
Colin Barron thanked the fans post fight for their support.