PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacho Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barsanti comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barsanti
vs
Dee

200 cm
20
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Barsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Dee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Barsanti.
Barsanti misses with the combination.
Barsanti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Pacho Dee has been cut.
Barsanti throws a sloppy head kick and Dee moves out of range easily.
Barsanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Barsanti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barsanti cracks Dee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dee looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barsanti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dee is looking to clinch but Barsanti is avoiding it.

Barsanti rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Barsanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barsanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barsanti misses with a few strikes there.
Barsanti looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Barsanti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barsanti works the jab nicely.
Barsanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Barsanti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Barsanti jumps guard.
Barsanti wants to stand but Dee is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti seems keen to control Dee's posture.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Barsanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dee prevents Barsanti from getting back to his feet.
Dee looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barsanti stalks Dee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dee's face. Dee staggers backwards, shaken.
Barsanti lands a nice hook to Dee's body. Dee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Barsanti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Barsanti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barsanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti digs a good hook to Dee's body.
Dee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barsanti stalks Dee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dee's face. Dee staggers backwards, shaken.
Dee slips a jab and a cross from Barsanti.
Barsanti throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Barsanti scores with a one two! Dee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barsanti lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barsanti misses with a double jab.
Barsanti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barsanti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dee's head.

Barsanti clinches.

Barsanti breaks the clinch.
Barsanti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barsanti stalks Dee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dee's face. Dee staggers backwards, shaken.
Barsanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barsanti is looking to wear down Dee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barsanti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barsanti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dee needs to keep his hands up - Barsanti had a free shot at his head there.

Barsanti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dee sprawls well initially but Barsanti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barsanti wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti lands strikes from half guard.
Dee is staying active underneath Barsanti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barsanti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dee manages to get to full guard.
Barsanti throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
Barsanti scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barsanti is one step ahead there.
Barsanti scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Barsanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pacho Dee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barsanti is looking to land body kicks.
Barsanti throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
Barsanti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barsanti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barsanti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barsanti.

Barsanti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barsanti showed some decent athleticism there.
Barsanti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barsanti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dee won't allow Barsanti to pass to mount.
Dee is breathing heavily.

Dee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barsanti pulls his head out easily.
Barsanti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dee on the ground.
Barsanti working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti lands strikes from half guard.
Barsanti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dee is refusing to be controlled, as Barsanti sits in half guard.
Barsanti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barsanti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee has hold of Barsanti's hands but Barsanti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barsanti drops an elbow to the side of Dee's head.
Barsanti seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Barsanti 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.
Barsanti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barsanti is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dee has hold of Barsanti's hands but Barsanti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barsanti stalling away here and it's allowed Dee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barsanti wants to stand but Dee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barsanti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dee can do to turn this around?

Barsanti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barsanti has managed to get both his arms back between Dee's legs - danger averted.
Barsanti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dee is trying to control the position but Barsanti postures up.
Barsanti scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Barsanti working some strikes from top position.
Barsanti connects with a couple of short punches.

Dee is looking for a triangle but Barsanti pushes his legs off easily.

Dee has his foot on Barsanti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barsanti works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barsanti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barsanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barsanti is looking to work some ground and pound but Dee has wrist control.
Barsanti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Barsanti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barsanti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dee is keeping the position for now.

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.

Dee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barsanti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barsanti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dee's guard.
Barsanti stands up over Dee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barsanti connects with a couple of short punches.
Dee looking for a sweep. Not yet Dee, not yet.
Barsanti postures up.
Barsanti wants to stand but Dee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barsanti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barsanti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Barsanti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pacho Dee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barsanti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Barsanti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dee.
Barsanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barsanti misses with a double jab.
Barsanti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barsanti lands a right hook to the body.
Barsanti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Dee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dee stops Barsanti from standing up.
Dee wants to get up but he can't break Barsanti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barsanti is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dee prevents Barsanti from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barsanti wants to stand and escape but Dee is having none of it.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Barsanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barsanti wants to stand up but Dee is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barsanti scores with a one two! Dee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two 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.
No joy there for Barsanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barsanti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barsanti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barsanti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Barsanti.
Danga de danga de dang - Barsanti scores with a four punch combination!
Barsanti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barsanti misses with a kick to the body.
Barsanti scores with a jab. Dee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barsanti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Josh Barsanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Barsanti.
Barsanti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barsanti duly obliges.
Barsanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barsanti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Barsanti does it's job there.

Barsanti instigates a clinch.
Josh Barsanti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barsanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barsanti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Josh Barsanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barsanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barsanti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barsanti digs a good hook to Dee's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Barsanti scores with a four punch combination!
Barsanti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barsanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barsanti works over Dee's head and body with a nice combination.
Barsanti lands a two punch combo.
Barsanti misses with a jab, cross combination.

Barsanti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Dee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barsanti wants to stand but Dee has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Barsanti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dee is defended easily by Barsanti.
Barsanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Barsanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barsanti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Barsanti!