PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenner Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vinny Barbarino has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barbarino
vs
Chambers

193 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
246 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenner Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbarino.
Chambers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chambers missing with punches from the bottom.
Barbarino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chambers landing small, sideways elbows.
Chambers wants to control but Barbarino is keeping busy.
Chambers moves into full guard.

Chambers working for a triangle but Barbarino defends it easily.
Chambers controls Barbarino momentarily but Barbarino frees himself.
Chambers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Chambers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbarino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chambers is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers with a nice head shot there.

Chambers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Barbarino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chambers thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chambers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chambers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chambers connects with a couple of short punches.
Chambers postures up.
Barbarino will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chambers throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chambers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barbarino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chambers on the ground.
Barbarino striking off his back but it's not causing Chambers any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chambers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barbarino working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chambers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chambers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chambers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chambers landing with the ground and pound.
Chambers working some strikes from top position.

Barbarino is looking for a triangle but Chambers pushes his legs off easily.
Barbarino is breathing heavily.
Chambers cracks Barbarino with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbarino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chambers passes Barbarino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barbarino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chambers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chambers is nestled in close to Barbarino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Barbarino is defending against the submission attempts here by Chambers.
Barbarino is looking to improve his position.
Chambers working the head and body with strikes.
Chambers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chambers passes to side control.
Chambers is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barbarino could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chambers cracks Barbarino with a big elbow.

Chambers tries for a kimura but Barbarino is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers working the head and body with strikes.
Barbarino struggling a bit here.

Chambers is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbarino is defending well.
Barbarino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chambers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbarino throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Chambers trying to control the action but Barbarino is working from the bottom.
Chambers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenner Chambers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbarino shoots for a takedown but Chambers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chambers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Chambers clinches up with Barbarino and pushes him back against the cage.

Chambers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chambers working the head and body with strikes.

Chambers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Barbarino defend it? Chambers steps over the head and cranks it - Barbarino is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chambers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenner Chambers!