PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Racionais MC. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Barbosa
vs
Black

185 cm
20
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Black wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Jason Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Black throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Black throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Black misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa backing away here, and Black unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Jason Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a straight left.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Black misses.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Black swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Black misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Black misses.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Black misses.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Black throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Black lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.

Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Jason Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clayton Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Black.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Black!
A victorious Jason Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.