PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cigano Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out-LL Cool J as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barry
vs
Da Silva

182 cm
26
262 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

CEC Nutrition Q160
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cigano Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Barry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ethan Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barry swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barry thinking.
Barry jabs at Da Silva's body.
Barry takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Barry misses the target.
Barry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a body shot.
Cigano Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva blocks the body kick.
Barry scores with a push kick.
Barry tries to land a front kick but Da Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Da Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barry scores with a leg kick.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Barry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barry is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barry throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Barry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barry lands an overhand right.
Barry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barry misses with a wild body shot.
Barry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barry.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Da Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barry - the referee stops the clock and Da Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barry. Da Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Barry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Barry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barry connects with a solid leg kick.
Barry is looking to wear down Da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Barry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Da Silva looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da Silva has time to react.
Barry tries to land a front kick but Da Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Barry dominated that round.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Da Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barry ducks right into an uppercut from Da Silva.
Ethan Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
Barry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barry shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barry throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barry moves out of range as Da Silva strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barry dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
Barry cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry fails with the takedown
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barry. Da Silva shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barry 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 Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Barry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Silva takes a step back to recover.
Barry lands a glancing blow to the side of Da Silva's head.
Barry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Da Silva throws a combination. Barry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Good shot there by Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barry. Barry obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Barry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is looking to land body kicks.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Barry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Barry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
Barry throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Barry.
Da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Da Silva really felt that one!
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Barry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Da Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Barry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Barry with a jab.
Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barry wants to land a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva throws a jab when Barry was well out of range.
Da Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barry. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Barry.
Da Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry.
Barry wants to land a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Barry dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Barry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Barry with a nice cross.
Da Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barry. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
Barry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barry defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry connects with a body shot that sends Da Silva's belly button to the back.
Barry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Barry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Barry as he connects with a hook.
Da Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barry.
Barry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws the kick towards the body but Da Silva avoids it.
Barry cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
Barry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barry throws a leg kick which misses Da Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Da Silva tries to avoid it.
Barry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barry moves out of range as Da Silva strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Barry. That snapped Da Silva's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Barry.
Barry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barry feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
Da Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barry throws a front kick that sends Da Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Barry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry scores with a nice body kick.
Barry cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
That kick from Barry tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Barry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Da Silva under the eye.
Barry cracks Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barry.
Barry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cigano Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Barry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Barry!
Ethan Barry thanked the fans post fight for their support.