PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barac
vs
Red

195 cm
29
250 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
288 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Red!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barac misses with a head kick.

Red looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Red missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barac is looking to improve his position.
Red trying to pass the guard but Barac defending well.
Red thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Red looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Red not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Red not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Red is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Barac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barac wants to sweep but no luck.
Red throws an elbow that misses. Barac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red's guard. Nice move by Barac!

Red looking for a guillotine here but Barac defends easily.
Barac stopping the sweep attempt from Red.

Red has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barac wants to get up but he can't break Red's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Red can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barac controls the pace.

Red working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barac has passed into half guard!
Red slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red keeping moving, preventing Barac from controlling successfully.
Barac stopping the sweep attempt from Red.
Barac wants to stand but Red is controlling his posture from full guard.
Red looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Red is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Red is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Red working a defensive guard but Barac manages to pass into side control anyway.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Red tries to bench press Barac off him but Barac keeps the position.
Barac is looking to take a break and control but Red is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red is trying to improve his position.
Red can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Red 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.

Red scores with the left hand. Barac knows he should have avoided that one.
Barac is looking to slow Red down with leg kicks.
Red tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Barac clinches up with Red and pushes him back against the cage.
Red blocks an uppercut.
Red misses with some punches.
Red tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barac smiles and moves away.
Red takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Mr Red has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down.
Red takes a jab right on the kisser.
Red looks to land a right hand but Barac moved out of range.
Red throws a lazy uppercut
and Barac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Red.
A cross from Barac lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barac connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Red tumbling to the canvas! Barac pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Red was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Barac!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Barac started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.