PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bodhidharma
vs
Barbos

180 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

196 cm
26
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bodhidharma under the eye.
Barbos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bodhidharma circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbos stalks Bodhidharma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bodhidharma's face. Bodhidharma staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbos misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Bodhidharma misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bodhidharma.
Barbos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbos slips a jab and a cross from Bodhidharma.
Nice defenses there by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bodhidharma.
Barbos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bodhidharma counters with a two punch combo.
Barbos tries to clinch but Bodhidharma is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bodhidharma working aggressively here.

Bodhidharma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Barbos.
Bodhidharma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bodhidharma scores with a nice head shot.

Barbos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bodhidharma gets underhooks to prevent Barbos's takedown attempt.

Barbos breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodhidharma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses
and Barbos counters with a two punch combo.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Bodhidharma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbos if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbos looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a nice looking combination but Barbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Bodhidharma wants to land a leg kick but Barbos is out of range.
Bodhidharma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Barbos has managed to clinch.
Bodhidharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbos won't allow it.
Barbos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bodhidharma manages to break the clinch.
Barbos moves in looking to clinch but Bodhidharma pushes him off.

Barbos gets a clinch.
Bodhidharma has Barbos pressed against the cage, preventing Barbos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bodhidharma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bodhidharma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bodhidharma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bodhidharma wants to land a leg kick but Barbos is out of range.
A head kick misses from Bodhidharma.
Barbos slips a straight right by Bodhidharma.
Barbos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Barbos clinches with his opponent.

Barbos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bodhidharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Barbos works over Bodhidharma's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbos connects with a body shot that sends Bodhidharma's belly button to the back.
Barbos moves out of range of the leg kick from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bodhidharma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbos tries to clinch up but Bodhidharma circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bodhidharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbos checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbos checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pes Barbos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barbos has closed the distance and engaged Bodhidharma in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma trying to control the position but instead, Barbos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bodhidharma into the cage.
Bodhidharma scores with a shot to the side of Barbos's head.
Barbos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbos jumps guard but Bodhidharma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bodhidharma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbos fails to pull guard.

Bodhidharma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbos is looking to clinch but Bodhidharma is avoiding it.
Barbos throws a shot to the body.
Bodhidharma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bodhidharma. Those never looked like landing.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Bodhidharma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barbos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bodhidharma connects with a high kick.
Damo Bodhidharma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Barbos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bodhidharma tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbos misses the shot to the body.
Barbos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodhidharma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbos tries to clinch up but Bodhidharma circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbos blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Barbos moves out of range.
Bodhidharma misses with a hook to the body
and Barbos counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbos connects with a jab.
Bodhidharma throws a nice looking combination but Barbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbos with a jab.
Bodhidharma misses with a wild combination.
Bodhidharma looks to land a body kick but Barbos moved away.
Bodhidharma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bodhidharma avoids the body shot from Barbos.
Barbos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbos jabs Bodhidharma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bodhidharma.
Barbos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bodhidharma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Barbos moves out of range.
Barbos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bodhidharma. That's going to slow Barbos down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Barbos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damo Bodhidharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbos catches Bodhidharma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bodhidharma rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barbos darts in and clinches Bodhidharma up against the cage.

Barbos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bodhidharma connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pes Barbos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bodhidharma throws a leg kick which misses Barbos's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbos tries to avoid it.
Barbos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Barbos moves out of range easily.
Barbos avoids the head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bodhidharma scrambles back to his feet.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
Bodhidharma keeps the fight on the outside.
Bodhidharma throws a series of punches but Barbos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bodhidharma.
Barbos moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
Bodhidharma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbos circles away quickly and effectively.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos tries to clinch up.
Barbos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bodhidharma has time to react.
Bodhidharma misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Barbos rushes Bodhidharma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bodhidharma stops a takedown attempt from Barbos.
Bodhidharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bodhidharma has Barbos pressed against the cage, preventing Barbos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bodhidharma tries to circle away but Barbos has him pinned against the cage.

Bodhidharma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bodhidharma throws a series of strikes that have Barbos backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbos works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos connects with a single shot there.
Barbos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbos blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bodhidharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bodhidharma looks to land a combination. Barbos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbos scores with a decent looking hook.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bodhidharma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bodhidharma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bodhidharma just misses with a punch to the body.

Barbos instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bodhidharma stalls.
Bodhidharma keeps control of Barbos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bodhidharma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damo Bodhidharma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.
Bodhidharma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbos's efforts to push away.
Barbos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bodhidharma can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbos tries to work over Bodhidharma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bodhidharma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbos wants to clinch up but Bodhidharma keeps it at a distance.
Bodhidharma throws a nice looking combination but Barbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbos cracks a nice hook into Bodhidharma's ribs.
Barbos tries to clinch there but Bodhidharma circles away.
Bodhidharma misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Damo Bodhidharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bodhidharma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pes Barbos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbos 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pes Barbos!