PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 1043 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 146 p4p, 244 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McCrae
vs
Barnes

189 cm
29
197
16 - 8 - 1

187 cm
29
194
11 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and McCrae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae misses with the combination.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by McCrae.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes tries a low kick but McCrae avoids it.
McCrae throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a series of punches but McCrae moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. McCrae does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCrae.
McCrae misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCrae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes misses with the combination.
McCrae lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from McCrae.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrae throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from McCrae finds it's target.
McCrae connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrae misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from McCrae finds it's target.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for McCrae.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Barnes throws a right and a left that McCrae avoids nicely.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes punishes McCrae's body with a nice straight punch.
McCrae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
enabling McCrae to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCrae.
McCrae lands a nice looking body shot.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCrae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by McCrae.

McCrae gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
McCrae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCrae.
Barnes blocks a body shot from McCrae.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCrae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a hook but McCrae avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gus McCrae dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McCrae is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Barnes clinches with his opponent.

Barnes breaks from the clinch.
McCrae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from McCrae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gus McCrae is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab from McCrae.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes wants to counter the offense by McCrae and move into the clinch position.
McCrae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by McCrae.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCrae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes slips a jab from McCrae.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but McCrae bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCrae's sensitive parts.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but McCrae pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCrae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCrae looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! McCrae avoids it this time.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
The fighters circling - McCrae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
McCrae swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCrae cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has McCrae backing up. McCrae nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from McCrae finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
McCrae takes one on the button.
Barnes throws a body punch but McCrae moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves away from the strike by McCrae.
A jab lands there for McCrae.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCrae scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae connects with a body shot.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCrae staying out of range there.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to work over McCrae's front leg with a kick but McCrae checks it.
A jab from McCrae misses.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCrae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.

It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes tries to bum rush McCrae with a series of wild strikes but McCrae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCrae jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and McCrae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gus McCrae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
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. This is the final round!

McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a jab.
McCrae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCrae finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes looks to land a combination. McCrae sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like McCrae was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and McCrae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
McCrae lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCrae throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and McCrae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
McCrae comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae checks it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae checks it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCrae doesn't seem bothered though.
McCrae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCrae loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
McCrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCrae connects with a body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but McCrae sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Gus McCrae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes avoids the body shot from McCrae.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCrae checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McCrae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrae lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes swings for the body but McCrae moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
McCrae throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
McCrae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCrae rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
McCrae thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCrae. That did some damage!
Barnes throws a right and a left that McCrae avoids nicely.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCrae fails to land with a series of punches.
McCrae cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCrae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gus McCrae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCrae, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.