PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 608 p4p, 383 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 83 p4p, 46 weight class). Barnes 's entrance music is We Want The Funk. A fine choice. Marko Jankovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barnes
vs
Jankovic

180 cm
29
178
22 - 14 - 0

185 cm
30
174
11 - 2 - 0

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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jankovic in his tracks.
Jankovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jankovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic with a nice calf kick.
Jankovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Jankovic sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Jankovic slips the punch.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic throws a body kick that misses.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Jankovic moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes !
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Jankovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jankovic checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes .
Barnes is looking to slow Jankovic down with leg kicks.
Jankovic needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Jankovic slips a jab from Barnes .
Jankovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnes is wise to it.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Jankovic moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jankovic thinks about the counter body kick.
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 misses with a jab to the body
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Jankovic checks it
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic misses with a leg kick.
Jankovic misses with a hook

and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Jankovic didn't expect that.
Barnes stands up over Jankovic, 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Jankovic's brow.
Jankovic has his hands on Barnes 's head, controlling the position.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Jankovic keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Jankovic is controlling Barnes 's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jankovic is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jankovic prevents Barnes from moving into mount.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick 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.

Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jankovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes postures up in Jankovic's guard and throws a big left but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is really struggling to control Jankovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes is fighting to break Jankovic's control of his arms but Jankovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Barnes .
Jankovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jankovic's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a leg kick.
Jankovic misses the jab.
Derrick Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes .
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jankovic has his hands on Barnes 's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankovic's head.
Jankovic pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.

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.
Jankovic has control of Barnes 's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jankovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jankovic looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Jankovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes .
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jankovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Jankovic jumps back.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankovic defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws an off balance right hand

and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jankovic managing to control the position.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Jankovic pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Marko Jankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushing down on Jankovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Barnes not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Barnes .
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jankovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jankovic moves into full guard.
Jankovic is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jankovic seems keen to control Barnes 's posture.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Jankovic is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Derrick Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.