PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by He-Man theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Man

188 cm
23
245 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Crippler's Corner
Adrenaline Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, He Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes working the ground and pound.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
Man wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barnes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Man works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Man is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnesis looking to pass into half guard but Man pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Man is in guard.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Barnes's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man wants to clinch.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Barnes's side.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Man.

It looks like Brock Barnes has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man steps into range and cracks Barnes with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Barnes flops backwards and Man dives into his guard looking to finish!
Man passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Man is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Man looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Man breaks from Barnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man breaks from Barnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnes hang on?
Man landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
He Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Man.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Man.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Man wants to clinch.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Brock Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man gets a clinch.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Barnes is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man working aggressively here.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man misses with some punches.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Man throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
He Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Barnes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnes somewhat.
Man swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man darts in trying to clinch

and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man manages to get to full guard.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Man's guard.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Man wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Man preventing the sweep.
Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Man keeps moving and retains side control.
Man taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
Barnes has Man flattened out and is raining down punches.
Barnes missing with strikes.
Barnes misses with a punch to the head.
Man tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Man is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brock Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Barnes.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!