PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Barnell (ranked 24631 p4p, 4351 weight class) and Drew Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnell comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize. Drew Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnell
vs
Moore

193 cm
23
175
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Shadow Realm Apparel

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Barnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Moore!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnell throwing strikes but missing.
Barnell pushes down on Moore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnell is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnell throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Barnell throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore wants to improve his position but Barnell is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnell trying to pass the guard but Moore defending well.
Barnell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moore's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Moore gets full guard.
Barnell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnell is one step ahead there.
Barnell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barnell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barnell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Barnell distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnell throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnell wants to get up but he can't break Moore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnell distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnell manages to get himself to full guard.

Moore trying to control but Barnell is working from the bottom.
Barnell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnell tries to get out of the position.
Barnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barnell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moore throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnell scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnell working over Moore with some ground and pound. Moore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Barnell seems to be looking for submissions.
Barnell winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnell scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Moore actively working from the bottom here.
Moore looks winded!
Moore taking some punishment here, with Barnell in his half guard.
Barnell is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moore trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
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!
Barnell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Barnell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnell.
Barnell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Bobby Barnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Barnell pushes him off.
Moore fails with the takedown

and Barnell counters by clinching up.

Barnell is trying to trip Moore. He has hold of a leg but Moore is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barnell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moore is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barnell dives into side control.

Moore is not content to let Barnell control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnell is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moore throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Moore looks to move to half guard but instead Barnell has passed into mount! Damn!
Barnell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barnell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moore?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnell controlling the pace for now.
Barnell looking to finish Moore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moore!

Moore is rocked!
Barnell lands a couple of good shots and Moore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moore is still in real trouble! Can Barnell finish him?
Moore is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barnell. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bobby Barnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore turns into Barnell and is now in his guard.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnell stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnell stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Barnell with a nice head shot there.
Barnell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnell is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnell lands a couple of digs.
Barnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Moore has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barnell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Moore.
Barnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Barnell taking a breather here.
Barnell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Barnell with shots to the head and body - Moore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barnell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Barnell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore misses with a takedown

and Barnell counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Barnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnell chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moore trying to control the position.
Barnell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnell is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnell trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Moore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnell is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Further stalling from Barnell.
Barnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Barnell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moore is trying to control the position but Barnell postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Moore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnell slips nicely into half guard.
Moore is trying to control but Barnell passes into side control!
Moore being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnell cracks Moore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moore is being controlled here.
Moore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Barnell landing strikes.
Moore is trying to buck Barnell off.
Barnell lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is not content to let Barnell control the position.
Barnell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Barnell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnell looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bobby Barnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnell controlling the position from side mount.
Drew Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnell scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Barnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnell, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Barnell!
Bobby Barnell managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel, into his post fight interview.