PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Rolland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rolland
vs
Barbosa

172 cm
29
142 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Rolland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolland throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa 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.
Rolland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rolland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolland 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.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Rolland.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Rolland checks it.
Jab from Rolland.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Rolland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rolland's sensitive parts.
Rolland avoids a kick to the body.
Rolland checks a leg kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Rolland moves out of range.
Jab by Rolland.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolland checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Rolland avoids it.
Rolland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rolland pinned against the cage. Rolland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rolland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barbosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barbosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rolland is avoiding damage well.
Barbosa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rolland works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barbosa controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolland wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rolland defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rolland defending well though.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rolland sees it coming and defends easily.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Rolland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Rolland misses.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Rolland stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Rolland checks it.
Rolland walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Rolland avoids it.
Rolland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rolland defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolland misses the target.

Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rolland is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rolland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
Rolland is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
Rolland wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Rolland is working from the bottom.
Barbosa throwing shots but Rolland is blocking nicely.
Rolland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbosa throwing shots but Rolland is blocking nicely.
Rolland trying to hold on to Barbosa's head to control him but Barbosa postures up.

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Rolland is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbosa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rolland has his hands clasped together around Barbosa's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa trying to mount his opponent but Rolland defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rolland's head.
Barbosa wants to take a breather but Rolland is having none of it.
Barbosa throwing shots but Rolland is blocking nicely.
Hector Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Rolland is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rolland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rolland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rolland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rolland looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Rolland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolland.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Rolland.
Rolland keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rolland.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Rolland checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Barbosa clinches up with Rolland and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolland is defending well for now.
Barbosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolland.
Barbosa wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Barbosa.
Jamie Rolland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolland is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Rolland stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbosa. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Hector Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rolland pinned against the cage. Rolland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jamie Rolland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Barbosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolland parries the strikes from Barbosa easily there. Barbosa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rolland to escape.
Barbosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rolland is avoiding damage well.
Barbosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rolland regains half guard, as Barbosa was trying to land strikes.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolland is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rolland's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!