PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rourke
vs
Barat

185 cm
23
193 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Barat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barat sizes up Rourke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Mickey Rourke has been cut.
Barat tries to bum rush Rourke with a series of wild strikes but Rourke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barat throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.

Rourke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barat is trying to defend but Rourke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rourke moves into full mount! Barat won't be happy about that!
Rourke looking to control but Barat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rourke controlling from the full mount.
Rourke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rourke won't let Barat get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barat wants to control but Rourke is having none of it.
Barat is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rourke content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rourke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Rourke.
Barat is squirming around, avoiding Rourke's attempts to control the action.
Rourke is really struggling to control Barat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barat tries to hold on but Rourke postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke raining down shots from the mount!
Rourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rourke punishing his opponent with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barat working to try and regain half guard.
Barat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rourke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rourke looking to finish with strikes here!
Barat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rourke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barat because Rourke loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barat blocking the ground and pound.
Barat can't escape the position.
Barat is bucking up trying to escape but Rourke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rourke throwing strikes here but Barat is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rourke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barat can't escape the position.
Rourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rourke avoids the attempt from Barat to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Rourke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rourke slips a jab and a cross from Barat.
Barat looks to score with a jab to the body but Rourke is just out of range.
Rourke lands with a shot to the body.
Barat throws a sloppy body shot
and Rourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Barat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
Barat wants to land a leg kick but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke looks to land a combination but Barat avoids it well.
Rourke throws a nice looking combination but Barat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Rourke.
Rourke lands a jab to the nose.
Rourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Barat.
Barat misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barat thows a body shot but no joy.
Barat wants to clinch.
Barat throws a hook but Rourke blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rourke.
Barat throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barat moves forwards but Rourke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rourke scores with a punch to the head.
Rourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barat circles away quickly and effectively.
Barat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rourke counters with a one-two to the body.
Barat misses with a looping left.
Barat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Barat.
Rourke swinging wilding here.
A jab from Barat misses.
Rourke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rourke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Barat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rourke.
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Barat is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Rourke. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Barat misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Barat misses
and Rourke counters with a nice body shot.
Mickey Rourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Rourke.
Barat misses with a double jab
and Rourke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke scores with a nice right hand.
Rourke throws a good cross that connects.
Rourke lunges at Barat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barat's hand.

Barat is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rourke! Barat is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Rourke!