PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Barker (ranked 4755 p4p, 3017 weight class) and Blessed Barny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Barker
vs
Barny

170 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
167
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blessed Barny!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barker dives in for a single leg takedown but Barny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Barny jumps guard and drags Barker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barker wants to control from the top but Barny keeps moving.
Barny managing to control the position.
Barker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barker throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Barker stands up from Barny's guard - Barker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barker shoots in but no luck this time.
Barker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barny swivels and escapes.

Barny darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barker taking some punishment here, with Barny in his half guard.
Barker wants to control but Barny is keeping busy.
Barny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barny seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barny is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barny with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barny is working away from the top position though.
Barny content to control rather than advance.

Barker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barny is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barny scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barker is trying to get back to full guard.
Barker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barker won't allow Barny to pass to mount.
Barny controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barny lands a nice short elbow.
Barny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Barny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blessed Barny dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barny with the counter takedown but Barker avoids it easily.
Barny shoots and misses
and Barker counters with a head kick.
Barny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barker but Barker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barker is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barker.

Barker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barker lands in his opponent's guard.
Barny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker wants to stand but Barny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Barny postures up.
Barny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barny stands up over Barker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barker's head.
Barny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barny seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barny is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barker wants to stand up but Barny is controlling him.
Barny lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barny is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barker keeping moving, preventing Barny from controlling successfully.
Barker is trying to keep Barny in close.
Barker has momentary wrist control but Barny slips an elbow through the middle.

Barker looking for a guillotine here but Barny defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barny lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barny is in close to Barker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Barker is rocked!
Barny is in close to Barker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Barker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barker is trying to keep Barny in close.
Barker seems to have got his legs back now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barny cracks Barker with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blessed Barny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barker scores with a head kick. Barny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barny tries for a takedown but Barker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Barny manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barker on his heels. He'll look to pass Barker's guard now, I'm sure.
Barker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barny postures up and lands a big shot to Barker's brow.
Blessed Barny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barny trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Barny.
Barny drops an elbow to the side of Barker's head.
Barny is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barny lands strikes from half guard.
Barker taking some punishment here, with Barny in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barny slips a nice elbow through Barker's hands, connecting with Barker's forehead.

Barny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barny.
Barny stalling.
Barker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barny scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barker wants to improve his position but Barny is controlling well.
Barny slips a nice elbow through Barker's hands, connecting with Barker's forehead.
Barny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Barny lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Barker! More strikes land and this one is all over! Barny jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blessed Barny!
Blessed Barny was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.