PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 1402 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 192 p4p, 328 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
OShea

183 cm
27
176
17 - 9 - 0

210 cm
40
180
17 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OShea manages to avoid it.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OShea.
OShea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes 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.
OShea tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OShea tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and OShea ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
OShea tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
OShea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OShea fails to land with a series of punches.
OShea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OShea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes works OShea's body with a nice hook.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and OShea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
OShea scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes stalks OShea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into OShea's face. OShea staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes tries to bum rush OShea with a series of wild strikes but OShea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes lunges at OShea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by OShea's hand.
OShea shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea moves into range and connects with a jab.
OShea misses with a straight right.
OShea throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
OShea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! OShea scrambles back to his feet.
OShea lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
OShea shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OShea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea misses with a right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes moves out of range as OShea strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OShea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OShea circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
OShea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a body punch but OShea moves out of range.
Barnes misses with the combination.
OShea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OShea.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Barnes.

Barnes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. OShea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barnes is in OShea's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on OShea, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OShea takes one on the button.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
OShea misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
OShea throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes feints a jab promting OShea to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. OShea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
OShea misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShea avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
OShea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OShea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes 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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OShea.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but OShea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
OShea cracks Barnes with a good jab.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and OShea counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.

OShea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barnes is trying to defend but OShea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Barnes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Andrew Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
OShea shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes digs a good hook to OShea's body.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.

OShea shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OShea showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to stand.

Barnes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
OShea connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
OShea misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses OShea's front leg but catches the back leg as OShea tries to avoid it.
OShea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from OShea is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
OShea misses with a looping right.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps OShea's head back.
OShea tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes misses with the combination.
OShea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OShea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OShea throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from OShea misses its intended target.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
OShea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
OShea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
OShea throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces OShea back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
OShea misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from OShea misses its intended target.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OShea.

Barnes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but OShea sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Andrew Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OShea tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
OShea managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
OShea regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea wants to control the action here but instead Barnes manages to pass to full mount!
OShea is wriggling around trying to escape.
OShea is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but OShea bucks and avoids them well.
OShea is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barnes darts in looking for a takedown but OShea gets double underhooks and turns Barnes into the cage.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes presses OShea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but OShea improves position.
OShea tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.

OShea manages to break the clinch.
Barnes connects with a right hand. OShea shakes it off.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through OShea's defenses.

Barnes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

OShea manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OShea can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

OShea breaks from the clinch.
Barnes connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
OShea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
OShea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OShea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
OShea lands a high kick!
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OShea misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OShea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings OShea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by OShea.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnes shoots in and bounces OShea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

OShea kicks Barnes off and gets to his feet.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
OShea misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea fails with the takedown.
Barnes thinks about countering with a body kick.
A head kick misses from OShea.
Barnes thuds a left hand into OShea's body.
OShea tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by OShea or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
OShea blocks a head kick by Barnes.
OShea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
OShea throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
OShea dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on OShea's head and hops out.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.

Barnes scores with a takedown into OShea's guard.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OShea has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OShea's efforts to push away.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from OShea.
Conor OShea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OShea tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes avoids the head kick by OShea.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but OShea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes works over OShea's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
Andrew Barnes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.