PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan rovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rovi has chosen REAL as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that dan rovi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Barnes
vs
rovi

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dan rovi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to clinch but rovi is having none of it.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but rovi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
rovi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
rovi looking for a takedown.

rovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes closes the distance but rovi moves to the side

so rovi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rovi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rovi wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes trying to strike off his back.
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
rovi slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rovi blocks the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. rovi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
rovi blocks the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes wants to improve his position but rovi is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barnes clinches but rovi breaks the clinch
and rovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes tries to clinch but rovi moves away
and rovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes tries to clinch
enabling rovi to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and rovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes tries to clinch but rovi moves away
and rovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting rovi counter with a right hand.
Barnes tries to clinch but rovi moves away

and rovi counters by clinching up.
rovi tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
rovi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
rovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rovi tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
rovi is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
rovi jumps guard but Barnes stands there with rovi around his waist. rovi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
rovi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
rovi wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.

rovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes misses with a leg kick

and rovi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

rovi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
rovi shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed rovi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan rovi.
Barnes closes the distance but rovi moves to the side
and rovi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnes closes the distance but rovi moves to the side
and rovi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and rovi counters with a nice uppercut.
rovi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes closes the distance but rovi moves to the side
and rovi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dan rovi dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barnes tries to clinch up

and rovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

rovi drags the fight down to the ground.
rovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes distracts rovi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but rovi is retaining full guard.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnes looks to clinch

and rovi moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeps control of rovi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

rovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes closes the distance but rovi moves to the side
enabling rovi to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and rovi counters with a nice uppercut.
rovi tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by rovi as he connects with a hook.
Barnes darts in trying to clinch
and rovi counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
rovi wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and rovi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barnes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
rovi wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes trying to strike off his back.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but rovi is one step ahead there.
Barnes trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rovi preventing the sweep.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing rovi from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
rovi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and rovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and rovi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
rovi is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by rovi as Barnes tries to tie him up.
rovi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maybe Barnes would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
rovi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
rovi is trying to break free.
rovi working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dan rovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

rovi scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes wants to clinch

and rovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
rovi tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
rovi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
rovi is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
rovi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
rovi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rovi working hard to break the clinch.
rovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
rovi is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.

rovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and rovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rovi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on rovi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
rovi tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
rovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes keeps control of rovi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but rovi gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Barnes seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but rovi is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
rovi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
rovi is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.

rovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
rovi is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes misses with a combination

and rovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on rovi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
rovi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
rovi fails to pull guard.
Joe Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan rovi.
rovi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by rovi as Barnes tries to tie him up.
rovi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
rovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, rovi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
rovi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rovi tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
rovi is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
rovi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but rovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
rovi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes prevents rovi from breaking the clinch.
rovi is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes trying to stall but rovi improves his position.
rovi has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
rovi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. rovi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
rovi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
rovi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
rovi circles away from the clinch attempt

and rovi moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, rovi throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
rovi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Joe Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dan rovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
dan rovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well rovi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dan rovi!