PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Ravago (ranked 3627 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 481 p4p, 434 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrew Barnes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ravago
vs
Barnes

181 cm
26
180
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
176
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santiago Ravago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravago lands with a slapping head kick.
Ravago lands a jab.
Ravago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a low kick.

Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Ravago in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Ravago blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Ravago misses with a knee strike.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ravago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Ravago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Ravago's ribcage. Ravago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ravago as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ravago pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Ravago.
Ravago trying to land knees to the body.
Ravago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes is working Ravago over against the cage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravago taking a breather.
Ravago can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Ravago misses with a knee strike.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ravago tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ravago backwards.
Ravago misses with the head strike.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ravago seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ravago.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Ravago avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ravago misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Ravago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Ravago missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes Ravago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ravago throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Ravago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ravago looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Ravago takes a shot to the head.
Ravago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ravago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Ravago trying to land knees to the body.
Ravago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ravago wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes tries to work over Ravago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Barnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ravago tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Ravago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ravago's elbow.
Ravago misses with the head strike.
Ravago swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ravago trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barnes forces Ravago back against the cage and clinches.
Ravago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Ravago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ravago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ravago is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ravago has his back to the cage.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Ravago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ravago backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ravago blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ravago controls his hands.
Ravago letting Barnes take a breather here.
Barnes is working Ravago over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravago tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Andrew Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ravago is trying to stall.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Ravago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ravago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ravago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ravago tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Ravago slows down the pace here.
Ravago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravago tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ravago.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ravago swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ravago fails to land.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ravago or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is pushing Ravago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ravago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Ravago with a nice body shot.
Ravago missing with knees to the body.
Ravago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes leaning against his opponent.
Ravago can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Ravago misses with some punches.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Ravago missing with knees to the body.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ravago tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Ravago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ravago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ravago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ravago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ravago backwards.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ravago misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ravago is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ravago throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Barnes has managed to clinch.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ravago backwards.
Ravago tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Ravago back against the cage.
Ravago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Ravago throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Ravago tries to tie him up.
Barnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Ravago.
Barnes lands an uppercut.

It looks like Santiago Ravago has been cut.
Ravago misses with an elbow strike.
Ravago tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ravago.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Ravago's head.
Ravago misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barnes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ravago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ravago.
Ravago tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravago is trying to stall.
Ravago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes lands a body punch.
A short right from Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ravago struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes is pushing Ravago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Ravago is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ravago has his back to the cage.
Ravago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works on Ravago's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes avoiding damage as Ravago throws knees to the body.
Ravago taking a breather.
Ravago trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Ravago misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Ravago.
Barnes avoiding damage as Ravago throws knees to the body.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Ravago.
Barnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ravago managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ravago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes gets through Ravago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ravago tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ravago controls his hands.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes has Ravago pushed against the cage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is leaning against Ravago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santiago Ravago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Barnes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.