PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 1980 p4p, 2625 weight class) and Adam Barnes (ranked 251 p4p, 318 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Man Iii
vs
Barnes

182 cm
18
165
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
169
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE

MKFC
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

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 Man Iii, as that shot connected.

It looks like Adam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Man Iii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnes slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Man Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Iii throws out the jab.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Man Iii looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Man Iii moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Man Iii connects with the punch.
Man Iii jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Man Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man Iii checks a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii lands the left hand.

Barnes is rocked!
Man Iii throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Man Iii digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Man Iii throws a shot to the body.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man Iii rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
Man Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes works Man Iii's body with a nice hook.
Man Iii slips a jab from Barnes.
A little feinted left hand from Man Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a body shot.
Good work by Man Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Man Iii backs away looking to recover.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Man Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man Iii tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Man Iii.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Man Iii's body.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Man Iii's body.
Barnes with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Man Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Man Iii throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Man Iii's body. Man Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Barnes tests Man Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii backing away here, and Barnes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes slips under a jab from Man Iii.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Man Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man Iii.
Barnes throws a combination. Man Iii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Man Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Man Iii checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Man Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes cracks Man Iii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Man Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Man Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Man Iii was not able to check.
The crowd cheers as Man Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Man Iii moves away and avoids it.
Barnes ducks into an uppercut from Man Iii and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yip Man Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Yip Man Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.