PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hutchinson (ranked 6192 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Barbarosa (ranked 5054 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hutchinson
vs
Barbarosa

179 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Barbarosa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbarosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hutchinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Barbarosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barbarosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchinson is just out of range.

Hutchinson drives through and clinches with Barbarosa against the cage.
Barbarosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hutchinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hutchinson.
A nice left hand lands by Barbarosa.
Barbarosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hutchinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbarosa has Hutchinson pressed against the cage.
Barbarosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hutchinson.

Hutchinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Barbarosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hutchinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hutchinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbarosa has his hands on Hutchinson's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson wants to stand but Barbarosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barbarosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hutchinson is one step ahead there.
Barbarosa keeps trying to improve his position.
Barbarosa trying to keep a closed guard but Hutchinson is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barbarosa misses.
Hutchinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alejandro Barbarosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Barbarosa moves out of range.

Hutchinson clinches.
Barbarosa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robbie Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Barbarosa.

Hutchinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Barbarosa.
Barbarosa thuds his right hand into Hutchinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hutchinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Barbarosa as Hutchinson shoots in.
Barbarosa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Barbarosa moves out of range.
Barbarosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hutchinson misses with a takedown attempt - Barbarosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbarosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hutchinson defends it nicely.
It looked like Hutchinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Barbarosa tries to keep at a distance but Hutchinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbarosa stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Barbarosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hutchinson looks to clinch

and Barbarosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hutchinson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A bit of stalling here from Hutchinson.
Come on Hutchinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barbarosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hutchinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbarosa prevents Hutchinson from breaking the clinch.
Hutchinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson is trying to force a seperation but Barbarosa has the dominant position.
Hutchinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hutchinson trying to control the position but instead, Barbarosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hutchinson into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbarosa manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Barbarosa misses.
That kick from Barbarosa tenderised Hutchinson's leg. Hutchinson is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hutchinson drives through and clinches with Barbarosa against the cage.
Barbarosa keeps control of Hutchinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hutchinson tries to stall but Barbarosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Barbarosa successfully pulls guard.
Barbarosa controls Hutchinson momentarily but Hutchinson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbarosa pulls Hutchinson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hutchinson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hutchinson wants to stand and escape but instead Barbarosa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Robbie Hutchinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barbarosa gets to his feet - Hutchinson follows without any prompting.
Hutchinson stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Hutchinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Hutchinson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barbarosa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hutchinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbarosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hutchinson looking to control.

Hutchinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hutchinson wants to control the position but Barbarosa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Barbarosa working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Barbarosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Hutchinson is staying active underneath Barbarosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hutchinson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Barbarosa manages to pass to side control.
Hutchinson is trying to control Barbarosa's posture but Barbarosa avoids it.
Barbarosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Barbarosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hutchinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbarosa's guard! Nice work there by Hutchinson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Barbarosa 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horrible takedown attempt by Barbarosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchinson, which made it look bad.
Hutchinson blocks a head kick by Barbarosa.
Barbarosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hutchinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbarosa.
Barbarosa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hutchinson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbarosa lands with a light punch inside.

Barbarosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hutchinson has closed the distance and engaged Barbarosa in a clinch.

Hutchinson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barbarosa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hutchinson was covering up waiting for the punch and Barbarosa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutchinson has his hands on Barbarosa's head, controlling the position.
Hutchinson can't keep his opponent in guard - Barbarosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Barbarosa seems to be looking for submissions.
Hutchinson is looking to control Barbarosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hutchinson avoid being mounted?
Hutchinson is doing well to control the position and prevent Barbarosa from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hutchinson keeps working.
Barbarosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Barbarosa stands up from half guard.

Barbarosa feints and as Hutchinson raises his hands in defense, Barbarosa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hutchinson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Barbarosa presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbarosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutchinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbarosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hutchinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hutchinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Barbarosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hutchinson moves into the clinch.
Barbarosa is working for takedown but Hutchinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robbie Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Barbarosa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hutchinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Hutchinson drags the fight down to the ground.
Hutchinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hutchinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbarosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbarosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hutchinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hutchinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbarosa is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbarosa stops Hutchinson from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hutchinson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbarosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Barbarosa sneaks out the side door and pushes Hutchinson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbarosa fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alejandro Barbarosa.
I've got Barbarosa 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Barbarosa!