PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Marchant (ranked 2202 p4p, 3006 weight class) and Trevor Barnes (ranked 242 p4p, 318 weight class). Marchant comes to the cage accompanied by gandagana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marchant
vs
Barnes

171 cm
28
154
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
162
3 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yves Marchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes has Marchant pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Marchant's ribcage. Marchant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marchant letting Barnes take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marchant's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marchant blocking some punches.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marchant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Marchant's head.
Marchant prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries a body shot but Marchant blocks it.
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 leaning against his opponent.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Marchant backwards.
Marchant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marchant's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Marchant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Yves Marchant has been cut.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Marchant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Marchant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marchant blocks a body shot from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marchant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Marchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marchant missing with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marchant tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Marchant prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Marchant controls the action.

Marchant pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marchant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marchant is keeping the position for now.

Marchant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Marchant blocks nicely.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Marchant keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.

Marchant looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchant throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Marchant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yves Marchant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marchant, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Marchant letting Barnes take a breather here.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Marchant controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchant wants a takedown.
Marchant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.

Barnes gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marchant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Marchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marchant's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marchant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Barnes clinches up with Marchant and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes stalling.
Marchant blocking some punches.
Marchant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trevor Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Marchant backwards.
A short uppercut from Barnes.

Marchant is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchant is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Marchant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Marchant.
Marchant seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.

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

Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Barnes.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Marchant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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

Marchant tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marchant prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Marchant can't break the clinch.
Marchant blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes has Marchant pressed against the cage.
Marchant is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yves Marchant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marchant.
Trevor Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Marchant shakes it off.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Marchant keeps it at a distance.

Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes is pushing Marchant 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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Marchant controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes has Marchant pressed against the cage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Marchant uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marchant has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barnes uses from the top position.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Marchant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.

Marchant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marchant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Marchant's legs - danger averted.
Barnes trying to control but Marchant is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marchant has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Marchant keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marchant, up you get!
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Marchant backs away looking to recover.
Marchant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marchant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Marchant seems unphased.

Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Marchant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barnes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Marchant! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Barnes is unloading with more strikes now! Marchant drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Trevor Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Yves Marchant spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger.'.