PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mob Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mob Barley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barley
vs
Beater

178 cm
23
208 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

184 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Das Labor
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mob Barley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Beater!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beater as he avoids it easily.
Beater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barley is fending him off so far but Beater persists. Nope, Barley circles away and we're back to standing.

Beater moves into range and clinches up with Barley.
Beater drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barley pulls his leg out and moves away.

Barley scores a takedown into full mount!
Beater tries to hold on but Barley postures up.

Barley stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Beater misses with a head kick.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barley has his takedown stuffed

and Beater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beater.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mob Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barley trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barley kicks Beater off and gets to his feet.
Barley is breathing heavily.
Barley misses with a takedown attempt

and Beater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beater.
Beater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beater trying to control but Barley is working from the bottom.
Beater tries to free his leg and advance position but Barley is retaining full guard.
Barley is controlling Beater's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beater is fighting to break Barley's control of his arms but Barley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barley wants to sweep here but Beater controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barley as he avoids it easily.
Barley has his takedown stuffed
and Beater counters with a body kick.
Barley with a poor takedown
and Beater counters with a head kick. That will keep Barley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beater counters with a big head kick but Barley shrugs it off.

Beater shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beater showed some decent athleticism there.
Barley wants to get back to his feet.
Beater is looking to advance position but Barley won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barley is controlling Beater's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Beater is looking for a kimura but Barley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beater to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Barley manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Barley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Barley stands up and waves to Beater to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Beater counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barley tries to escape but Beater is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Beater dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beater throws a head kick but Barley moves out of range.
Barley shoots and misses
and Beater counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barley is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Barley scores with a takedown into Beater's guard.
Barley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jimmy Beater has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Barley gets to his feet - Beater follows without any prompting.
Horrible takedown by Beater or perhaps it was just good defense by Barley which made him look bad.
Barley misses with a takedown attempt
and Beater counters with a low kick, right behind Barley 's knee.
Barley dives in and grabs Beater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beater pushes down on Barley's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mob Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Beater.

Barley scores with a takedown into Beater's guard.
Beater is wriggling around but Barley manages to pass to half guard.

Barley stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beater sprawls well. Beater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barley gets slowly back to his feet.
Barley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barley somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Barley. No joy for Beater on that attempt.

Barley shoots in and bounces Beater off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Beater is working an open guard so Barley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley has his takedown stuffed
and Beater counters with a nice uppercut.
Barley misses with a takedown
and Beater counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mob Barley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater misses with a head kick.
Barley misses with a takedown attempt

and Beater decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barley's guard.
Beater controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beater manages to get himself to full guard.
Beater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater being controlled here, momentarily.

Barley gets to his feet - Beater follows without any prompting.
Barley shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barley misses with a takedown attempt
and Beater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barley thinking.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beater counters with a left and a right that stings Barley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barley fails with the takedown
enabling Beater to counter with a crisp jab.

Barley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mob Barley dominated that second round.
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!

Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Beater lands but Barley takes it in his stride.
Barley doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Beater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beater.
Barley is trying to control the position but Beater postures up.
Beater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barley wants to get back to his feet but Beater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Barley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley controls Beater momentarily but Beater frees himself.
Barley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beater is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beater controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Beater rushes Barley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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

Barley gets control of Beater's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barley has Beater pulled in close to control his posture.

Barley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Beater is pressed up against the cage. Barley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beater down to the mat. Beater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Beater counters with a single leg into guard. Barley didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mob Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Barley had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Beater is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Barley Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Beater's back instead.
Barley lands a shot to the head.
Barley avoiding Beater 's attempts to control his hands.
Barley controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Beater for as long as he can get away with.

Barley is looking for the choke from the back position but Beater is controlling his hands well.
Beater trying to control the action but Barley just sinks the hooks in.
Barley has good solid back control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Beater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beater 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Beater!