PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barcos
vs
Wright

165 cm
25
196 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Barcos off balance momentarily.
Barcos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barcos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a head kick. That will keep Barcos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Barcos feints and as Wright raises his hands in defense, Barcos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barcos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright pulls Barcos in close to his closed guard and prevents Barcos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barcos throwing strikes but missing.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barcos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barcos is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcos throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Barcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barcos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Barcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barcos postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Barcos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barcos postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barcos being controlled here momentarily.
Barcos distracts Wright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses.
Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright has control of Barcos's left arm, preventing Barcos from doing any damage.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barcos scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Barcos from controlling successfully.
Wright has control of Barcos's left arm, preventing Barcos from doing any damage.
Barcos stands up over Wright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright controlling Barcos's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Barcos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wright scores with a push kick.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wright counters with a head kick. That will keep Barcos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Barcos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Barcos persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barcos.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barcos. That did some damage!
Jermaine Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Barcos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Barcos was not able to check.

Barcos gets tackled into the cage by Wright. Wright maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright gets through Barcos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barcos wants a takedown.

Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright scores with a head kick. Barcos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jermaine Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barcos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barcos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barcos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barcos off to one side.

Wright instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wright breaks the clinch.
Nicolas Barcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a head kick. Barcos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Wright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barcos sprawling to the canvas! Barcos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wright finish him?!

Barcos is rocked!
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wright connects with a leg kick. Barcos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a head kick that wobbles Barcos - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Wright sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Wright! Jermaine Wright retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Jermaine Wright was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.