PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barreda
vs
Harris

178 cm
25
178 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

183 cm
24
181 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Barreda.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barreda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barreda throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Barreda lands a jab-cross combination.
Harris misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.

Barreda drops Harris with a beautiful combination! Harris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barreda is looking for the KO!

Harris is rocked!
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Barreda finish him?
Barreda misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Barreda misses with a wild body shot.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Barreda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barreda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barreda looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Barreda misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Barreda.
Barreda is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barreda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Barreda's head.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Barreda moves out of range easily.
Barreda misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris tries to clinch there but Barreda circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Barreda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barreda moves out of range of the strikes.
Barreda takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Barreda dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a hook
and Barreda counters with a straight right hand.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barreda to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Barreda.
Harris avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Barreda throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Barreda 's knee.
Harris throws a body punch but Barreda moves out of range.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barreda.
Barreda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barreda lands with a shot to the body.
Barreda throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barreda doesn't seem phased though.
Barreda looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Barreda misses.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris wants to slow Barreda down by chopping away at his legs.
Barreda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreda lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris throws a body punch but Barreda moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barreda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Barreda moves out of range easily.
Barreda scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Barreda blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda blocks a jab.
A cross from Harris lands.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris has Barreda pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Barreda has double underhooks.

Barreda manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Barreda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barreda is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Barreda circles away and we're back to standing.
Barreda swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris slips a jab from Barreda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris tries a low kick but Barreda avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Barreda.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Barreda's belly button to the back.
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!
Barreda throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barreda.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away.
Barreda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barreda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
A swing and a miss from Barreda.
Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barreda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
Barreda defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Barreda walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda falls off balance throwing a combination

so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Barreda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barreda scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cliff Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barreda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.

Barreda lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Barreda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Barreda misses.
Harris slips under a jab from Barreda.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barreda.
Barreda throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Barreda throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
A slow jab from Barreda misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Barreda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Harris.
Barreda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Barreda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Barreda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris feints and then cracks Barreda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barreda down.
Barreda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Barreda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings for the body but Barreda moves out of range.

Barreda drops Harris with a beautiful combination! Harris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barreda is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris motions for Barreda to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barreda swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Barreda.
Barreda jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barreda lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Barreda blocks the leg kick.
Barreda takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barreda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barreda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barreda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
Barreda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Barreda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Barreda.
Barreda scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barreda scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barreda counters with a big right hand! Oh Harris is in trouble here! Barreda follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Barreda!
As Jesus Barreda got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm a bad man from FIGHT GONE BAD! My thanks to Jesus for watching over me, my fans....you're the best!, and to mi madre. Te amo. Gracias.'.