PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Adams (ranked 5586 p4p, 6842 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 565 p4p, 629 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Adams
vs
Barnes

196 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
191
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams is out of range.

Adams pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes's coach down at Qube MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams is looking to score with low kicks.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes checks a low kick from Adams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Barnes 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.

Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adams wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Adams looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Barnes digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Adams down.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Adams fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a quick counter head kick but Barnes was just out of range.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
Barnes throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
After the big win, Sam Barnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.