PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 2974 p4p, 3041 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 189 p4p, 194 weight class). Alex Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
Bottles

170 cm
29
145
12 - 14 - 0

181 cm
33
139
5 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Bottles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bottles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.

Bottles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bottles is defending well.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bottles after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottles lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Bottles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Bottles.
Bottles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Bottles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bottles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bottles to work.
Bottles lands a shot to the body.
Barnes fails to pull guard.
Bottles is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bottles has his back to the cage.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Barnes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Bottles struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing that Barnes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bottles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
I wouldn't like to be where Bottles is right now.
Bottles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bottles is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bottles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Bottles defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Bottles's temple.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottles gets back to full guard.
Bottles is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Bottles is retaining full guard.
Bottles looking for a sweep. Not yet Bottles, not yet.
Bottles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.

Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Bottles from controlling successfully.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bottles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Barnes trying to control but Bottles is working from the bottom.
Barnes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bottles manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bottles throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bottles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bottles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.

Barnes keeping moving, preventing Bottles from controlling successfully.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bottles manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Bottles moves out of range.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Bottles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bottles looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Bottles gets underhooks to prevent Barnes's takedown attempt.
Bottles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.

Barnes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bottles trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Bottles regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnes.
Bottles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Bottles is retaining full guard.
Barnes won't allow Bottles to get back to his feet.
Bottles trying to control the position here.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bottles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Bottles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Bottles!

Bottles throwing strikes but missing.
Bottles works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bottles.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bottles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bottles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Bottles is controlling well.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Bottles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Bottles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bottles won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pulls Bottles in to control the position.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bottles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bottles's guard.

Bottles pulls Barnes in to control the position.
Bottles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barnes has passed into side control.
Barnes working the ground and pound from side control.
Bottles parries the strikes from Barnes easily there. Barnes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bottles to escape.
Barnes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Bottles is rocked!
Barnes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bottles is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Barnes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
A victorious Alex Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.