PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Ralek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ralek
vs
Barbossa

198 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

197 cm
27
281 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sparta Fightware

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Ralek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ralek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa swats away the attempt to clinch by Ralek.

Barbossa gets tackled into the cage by Ralek. Ralek maintains the clinch.
Ralek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ralek.

It looks like Xavier Barbossa has been cut.
Barbossa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbossa is trying to break free.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike.
Ralek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa tries to throw a body punch but Ralek avoids it by throwing Barbossa back against the cage.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike.
Ralek pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa wants to break free but Ralek has control.
Ralek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ralek misses with an elbow strike.
Ralek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ralek lands a body shot.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
Ralek misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbossa is trying to push Ralek away but Ralek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ralek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbossa's elbow.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ralek.
Barbossa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbossa looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ralek misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralek prevents a body shot from Barbossa.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ralek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbossa's brow.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ralek scores with a hook to the body.
Ralek lands a body punch.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Xavier Barbossa's cut even more.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.
Barbossa dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek is leaning against Barbossa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
Barbossa dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Barbossa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
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!
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ralek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbossa's brow.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek tries to throw a body punch but Barbossa avoids it by throwing Ralek back against the cage.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa blocks the elbow strike.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Xavier Barbossa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ralek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ralek struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbossa controls his hands.
Ralek can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
Ralek is working Barbossa over against the cage.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Ralek as the two fighters clinch.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ralek throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.

Xavier Barbossa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Ralek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Barbossa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Ralek tenderised Barbossa's leg. Barbossa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ralek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ralek misses with a left hand
and Barbossa counters with a straight right hand.
Ralek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ralek tries to clinch there but Barbossa circles away.
A combination from Barbossa does no damage.
Barbossa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ralek manages to avoid it.
Ralek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentin Ralek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbossa walks into a left hand.
Barbossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Barbossa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa throws a body punch but Ralek moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralek is looking to clinch but Barbossa is avoiding it.

Ralek closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
Ralek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ralek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Ralek.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ralek tries to work over Barbossa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xavier Barbossa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Ralek!
In defeat, Xavier Barbossa stepped up to the mic, saying 'i want a rematch immediatly so i can knock this chumps head off i promise all of you i will put him out cold on his back on the canvas next time'.