PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 2716 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 336 p4p, 332 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Barnes
vs
OShea

183 cm
28
176
18 - 12 - 0

210 cm
41
180
18 - 28 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 18 - 12 - 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 18 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OShea tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes blocks a head kick by OShea.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

OShea pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OShea misses the shot to the body.
OShea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OShea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on OShea if he has to take too many more of those.
OShea connects with a single shot there.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. OShea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
OShea swinging wildly here.
OShea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from OShea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea tries to clinch up.
OShea fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OShea.
OShea misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
OShea walks into a left hand.
OShea shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from OShea. OShea gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
OShea throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by OShea.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OShea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

OShea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Barnes throws OShea to one side and escapes!
OShea slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
OShea throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
OShea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
OShea tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
OShea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. OShea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

OShea explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a combination but OShea avoids it well.
OShea walks into a jab.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes sets himself, and OShea steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnes avoids it this time.
OShea throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
OShea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
OShea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barnes.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes slips under a jab from OShea.

OShea gets caught napping as Barnes dives in and scores a takedown. OShea manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes stays in close to OShea's body and controls the position.
Barnes stops OShea from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but OShea is working from the bottom.

Barnes gets to his feet - OShea follows without any prompting.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from OShea. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
OShea shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by OShea!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Barnes.
OShea misses with an uppercut.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
OShea tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

OShea tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Barnes gets a double leg takedown into OShea's guard.
OShea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
OShea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barnes thows a huge punch but OShea dodges it nicely.

OShea looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Barnes pushes past his half guard into mount!
Barnes looking to finish OShea with some ground and pound. This is bad for OShea!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the pace for now.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OShea can do to turn this around?
Barnes trying to control but OShea is having none of it.
OShea felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
OShea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
OShea wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
OShea tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barnes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OShea is trying to escape the mount.
OShea bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
OShea wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. OShea manages to get himself to full guard.

OShea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes wants to control from the top but OShea keeps moving.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes wants to control from the top but OShea keeps moving.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes controlling from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes dominated that second 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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but OShea seems unphased.
Barnes avoids the head kick by OShea.
OShea cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
OShea throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from OShea misses its intended target.
OShea lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
OShea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes leaves OShea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a right hand that OShea ducks under and follows up with a left that OShea also avoids with ease.
OShea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes lunges at OShea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by OShea's hand.
Barnes scores with the left hand. OShea knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
A shot to the body from OShea misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has OShea backing up. OShea nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
OShea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but OShea manages to avoid it.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OShea tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for OShea on that attempt.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
Barnes works over OShea's head and body with a nice combination.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from OShea. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Andrew Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
OShea fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
OShea throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes thumps OShea with a low kick.
OShea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. OShea catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
OShea throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShea misses with a head kick.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
OShea wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barnes manages to pass to side control.

Barnes trying to control the pace.
OShea wants to control the action here but instead Barnes manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - OShea looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barnes wants to control but instead OShea manages to regain half guard.
OShea is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Conor OShea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Barnes decides to return to a standing position.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

OShea is rocked!
OShea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
OShea is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.

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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
Andrew Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.