PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane BarnBurner (ranked 4487 p4p, 4425 weight class) and CJ Hallinan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

BarnBurner
vs
Hallinan

164 cm
23
154
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
165
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Helsinki, Kane BarnBurner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CJ Hallinan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

BarnBurner instigates a clinch.

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

BarnBurner darts in and clinches Hallinan up against the cage.
Nice elbow from BarnBurner.
BarnBurner misses with an elbow over the top.
BarnBurner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hallinan wants to break free but BarnBurner has control.
Hallinan has had enough of the clinch but BarnBurner keeps him there for the moment.
Hallinan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hallinan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BarnBurner walks away with a smile on his face. Hallinan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

BarnBurner has closed the distance and engaged Hallinan in a clinch.
Hallinan is trying to break free.
BarnBurner lands an elbow that stopped Hallinan in his tracks for a moment.
Hallinan is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallinan is trying to pull guard but BarnBurner has him pressed against the cage.
BarnBurner is pressed up against the cage. Hallinan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag BarnBurner down to the mat. BarnBurner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kane BarnBurner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Hallinan.

BarnBurner instigates a clinch.
BarnBurner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hallinan blocks the elbow strike.
BarnBurner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by BarnBurner.
Hallinan dodges an elbow strike from BarnBurner.
Hallinan trying to control the position but instead, BarnBurner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallinan into the cage.
Hallinan tries to pull guard but BarnBurner holds him up against the cage and eventually Hallinan drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallinan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BarnBurner.
Hallinan is looking for a takedown.
BarnBurner pushes off an throws an elbow but Hallinan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hallinan tries to pull guard but BarnBurner won't allow it.
Hallinan working hard to break the clinch.
BarnBurner lands an elbow just above Hallinan 's eye.
Hallinan tries to pull guard but BarnBurner holds him up against the cage and eventually Hallinan drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, BarnBurner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hallinan's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BarnBurner lands an elbow that stopped Hallinan in his tracks for a moment.
BarnBurner lands a damaging elbow.
BarnBurner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like CJ Hallinan has been cut.
BarnBurner lands a damaging elbow.
Hallinan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hallinan avoids a wild elbow strike from BarnBurner.
Hallinan wants a takedown but no success here.
BarnBurner lands a nice elbow.
Hallinan avoids a wild elbow strike from BarnBurner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BarnBurner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hallinan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but BarnBurner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
BarnBurner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BarnBurner blocking some punches.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside.
Hallinan fails to pull guard.
Hallinan takes an elbow to the temple.
BarnBurner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallinan avoids the elbow strike from BarnBurner, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kane BarnBurner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Hallinan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

BarnBurner closes the distance and clinches.
BarnBurner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hallinan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hallinan avoids the elbow strike from BarnBurner, against the cage.
Hallinan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but BarnBurner is defending well.
Hallinan wants to break free but BarnBurner has control.
Hallinan jumps guard but BarnBurner stands there with Hallinan around his waist. Hallinan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hallinan breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

BarnBurner closes the distance and pushes Hallinan back into the cage.
Hallinan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BarnBurner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kane BarnBurner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Hallinan.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BarnBurner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hallinan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hallinan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

BarnBurner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
BarnBurner sitting in guard here, content to control.
BarnBurner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hallinan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, BarnBurner throws an elbow but misses.
BarnBurner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hallinan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hallinan blocks an elbow strike.
BarnBurner prevents a takedown attempt there.
BarnBurner lands an elbow just above Hallinan 's eye.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside that Hallinan shrugs off.
Hallinan is trying to drag BarnBurner to the mat but BarnBurner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hallinan takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up CJ Hallinan's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallinan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
BarnBurner lands an elbow that stopped Hallinan in his tracks for a moment.
Hallinan is trying to break the clinch but BarnBurner has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
BarnBurner is pressed up against the cage. Hallinan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag BarnBurner down to the mat. BarnBurner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

BarnBurner has Hallinan up against the cage in a clinch.
BarnBurner prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BarnBurner lands an elbow that stopped Hallinan in his tracks for a moment.
BarnBurner lands an elbow just above Hallinan 's eye.
BarnBurner lands an elbow just above Hallinan 's eye.
Hallinan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallinan is trying to stall.
BarnBurner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hallinan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BarnBurner walks away with a smile on his face. Hallinan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

BarnBurner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kane BarnBurner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CJ Hallinan'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!

Hallinan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says BarnBurner as he avoids it easily.

BarnBurner rushes Hallinan and presses him up against the cage.
Hallinan blocks the elbow strike.
Hallinan tries to break the clinch but BarnBurner is controlling the position.
Hallinan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from BarnBurner.
BarnBurner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallinan's defenses.
BarnBurner misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallinan trying to control the position but instead, BarnBurner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallinan into the cage.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside that Hallinan shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BarnBurner has Hallinan pressed against the cage, preventing Hallinan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kane BarnBurner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
BarnBurner misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallinan misses with a knee to the head.
BarnBurner misses with an elbow strike.
Hallinan is trying to push BarnBurner away but BarnBurner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside.

The cut above CJ Hallinan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hallinan blocks an elbow strike.
Hallinan is trying to pull guard but BarnBurner has him pressed against the cage.
Hallinan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallinan is trying to break free.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside that Hallinan shrugs off.

Hallinan is rocked!

CJ Hallinan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
BarnBurner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallinan is still on wobbly legs! Can BarnBurner finish him?
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside.
Hallinan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BarnBurner smiles and moves away.
Kane BarnBurner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Hallinan.

BarnBurner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hallinan seems to have recovered his senses.
BarnBurner lands an elbow inside that Hallinan shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at CJ Hallinan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kane BarnBurner!