PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Decimal (ranked 1543 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 110 p4p, 179 weight class). Decimal comes to the cage accompanied by The Dewey Decimal Rap. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Decimal
vs
Barnes

150 cm
35
136
30 - 19 - 0

170 cm
29
145
13 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Decimal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Decimal scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes punishes Decimal's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes stuns Decimal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decimal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Decimal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Decimal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decimal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decimal blocks a jab.
Decimal scores with a hook.
Decimal connects with a looping right hand.
Decimal with the inside leg kick.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimal misses the jab.
Decimal works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Decimal as he connects with a hook.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Decimal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimal scores with a leg kick.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Decimal throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decimal staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Decimal misses the shot to the body.
Decimal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decimal throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Decimal misses the shot to the body.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Decimal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimal. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decimal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Decimal scores with a nice strike.
Decimal misses with a looping right.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Decimal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Decimal sprawls well.
Decimal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Decimal avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Decimal throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Decimal.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decimal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decimal scores with a shot to the body.
Decimal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Decimal back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimal with a nice calf kick.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Decimal connects with an inside leg kick.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Decimal. Decimal obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes slips under a jab from Decimal.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dewey Decimal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Decimal scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes tries a low kick but Decimal avoids it.
Decimal misses with a body shot.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Decimal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dewey Decimal is winning the standup battle so far.
Decimal throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Decimal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Decimal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Decimal moved away.
Decimal throws a leg kick that is checked

and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Decimal's guard.
Decimal wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Decimal is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.

Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes prevents Decimal from standing back up.
Decimal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes working over Decimal with some ground and pound. Decimal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Decimal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes stops Decimal from getting back to his feet.
Decimal taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Decimal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Decimal is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Decimal is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Decimal's hands, connecting with Decimal's forehead.
Barnes prevents Decimal from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Decimal defends it.
Decimal taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Barnes stops Decimal from getting back to his feet.
Barnes working Decimal over with strikes.
Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
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 Decimal's temple.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Decimal's hands, connecting with Decimal's forehead.

Decimal is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Decimal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Decimal is holding on for now.
Barnes moves into full mount! Decimal won't be happy about that!
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Decimal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barnes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Decimal badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barnes around the waist but Barnes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barnes is the winner by TKO! Barnes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
A very excited looking Alex Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.