PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 2775 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Cranky Weasel (ranked 275 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Weasel

170 cm
19
149
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cranky Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weasel thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Weasel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Weasel moved out of range.
Michael Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barnes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barnes lands in his opponent's guard.
Weasel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weasel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Weasel working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weasel wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Weasel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes trying to control but Weasel is working from the bottom.
Weasel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Weasel controlling the position.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Weasel is keeping the position.
Weasel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weasel can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Weasel!
Weasel wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes cracks Weasel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Weasel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Weasel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weasel is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Weasel is rocked!
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weasel is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Weasel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weasel seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes lands a big shot to the head and Weasel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Barnes!
An out of breath Michael Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.